Weekly Digest

NASN news & updates

February 20, 2020

President's Message

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death on school campuses, and the #1 killer of student athletes.

During American Heart Month, it's important to check that your school has a written and well-practiced Cardiac Emergency Response Plan.

Learn more about how you can implement a plan from Parent Heart Watch. And check the NASN website for more information that will help you address a variety of topics with students in your school.

Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN

NASN President

BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™

NASN News and Highlights

Share Your School’s Every Student Counts! Data

Once you have collected your annual data, it is important to share your findings with stakeholders (administrators, parents, staff, legislators, etc,). A variety of tools are available in the NASN library or you can develop your own report, one-pager, infographic, or presentation.

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NASN Members Get Discount on HIMSS20 Registration

Are you planning to attend HIMSS20 Global health Conference? As an official collaborator, NASN members receive the member discount to attend this health information and technology conference! To receive the discount, go to the conference website and select “Register Now.” Select NASN from the “Conference Collaborating Organizations” drop down in the registration process, and enter the code H20COLLAB.

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Managing Chronic Health Conditions

Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Schools Involves Data

The Network for Public Health Law has added two new resources to help navigate data sharing in school nursing:

1) Data Sharing Guidance for School Nurses (Part I)

2) Fact Sheet: Data Privacy in School Nursing: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Data Privacy Laws (Part II)

Improving School Community and Student Health

#ComeAsYouAre to Build Awareness About Eating Disorders

Building off last year’s success and continued relevance, national Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2020 is from February 24-March 1. During this week, this year’s theme is Come as You Are: Hindsight is 20/20. This refers to reflecting on the positive steps individuals have taken — including those stemming from setbacks or challenges — toward accepting themselves and others.

Learn more and get resources you can use to talk to students in your schools.

Opportunities & Networking

Author Marc Brackett is NASN2020

Opening Keynote Speaker

Emotions matter. What we do with our emotions is especially important.

Join Marc Brackett, author of "Permission to Feel," for the opening keynote at NASN2020.

The goal of this presentation is to inspire a new mindset around the power of emotions to transform our lives, describe the five key underlying skills of emotional intelligence, known as the “RULER” skills, and provide innovative strategies and tools for developing emotional intelligence so that our emotions help, rather than hinder, our well-being and success at home, in school, at work, and in everyday life.

Mark Your Calendar

Using Telehealth in School Health Services

A three part webinar series with CNEs!

This webinar series will provide information on how telehealth can be leveraged in school health services and key policy considerations for program development. Developed for Maryland school districts, the content is still applicable across the country.

Session 1: Workflows for Telehealth in School Health Services Starts with the Nurse

Session 2: Augmenting Delivery of School Health Services Using Telehealth

Session 3: Understanding Strategies for Success: Lessons Learned from a Local Telehealth Initiative

Emotion Management K-6

March 3, 2020 3:30 pm ET

1 CNE. Free to NASN Members

This webinar will present an interdisciplinary approach to managing somatization in our schools. Given the attention of emotional health in children leading to academic success and the importance of attending to the whole child, this program has been developed to increase K-6 students’ abilities to cope with school stress in healthy and effective ways.

The participant will leave with a better understanding of the frequent flyer, and tools to utilize in their health suites to assist the students they serve.

NASN Calendar of Events

This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar.

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National Health Observances Calendar

This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2020 calendar.

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