NASN provides scholarships and research grants to its members to support their continuing education goals and advance the school nursing practice and school-affiliated delivery of healthcare.

Applications are now open for the following scholarships:

• The new Diversity in School Nursing Scholarship
• Endowment Education Scholarship
• Advocacy Education Scholarship
• RN to BSN Education Advancement Scholarship

Please submit scholarship applications by October 15. Applications for NASN Research Grants are due by October 31.

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The NASN School Nurse article, Language Access for Families With Limited English Proficiency Why Does It Matter, guides school nurses in addressing the unique needs of U.S. school-aged students and families with limited English proficiency, highlighting the availability and importance of language access services, as well as tips for advocating for language access resources, training for effective communication, understanding the legal landscape, and addressing cultural beliefs that influence health behaviors. 

Additional NASN Resources: Have you purchased your copy of NASN's School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition, referenced in the article? You can also check out NASN's Cultural Responsiveness and Equity page. 

NASN membership includes a subscription to NASN School Nurse, and you can sign up for New Content alerts.

NASN is accepting evidence-based conference presentation submissions for NASN2024, Stronger Together. We will once again offer both a virtual conference and an in-person event in Chicago, Illinois, from June 28 to July 1, 2024. Presenting will allow you to advocate and educate on key practice areas, showcase practice, and interprofessional collaboration models, and raise awareness of your research to a global audience of school health leaders. The deadline for submissions is October 13, 2023, at noon ET. Learn more and submit your proposal.

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This section highlights news stories featuring NASN and school nurses. If you have a story about school nurses you'd like us to consider including, please send it to us.

• School Nurse Shares 5 Common Mistakes Parents Make Starting a New School Year (Source: today.com)
• School Nurses To Carry Narcan For Opioid Emergencies in SC (Source: nurse.org)
• The Relentless School Nurse: Encouraging NASN Membership for a Friend Who Joins Earns You $10.00 in E-Credit Too! Together We Are #NASNStrong (Source: relentlessschoolnurse.com)
• School Nurse Offers Tips on Preventing Illness (Source: ky3.com)
• Medical and Health Back to School Checklist (Source: facebook.com)
• Can School Nurses Prevent Shootings? These Nurses Think So. (Source: thetrace.org)
• 96% Of Rantoul Students Vaccinated, School Nurse Thanks Accessible Health Care Options for Record Ye (Source: youtube.com)
• Collier County School Nurses Get Simulator Training to Treat Uncommon Student Injuries (Source: youtube.com)
• School Nurse From Red Lake School District Named Minnesota Immunization Champion (Source: health.state.mn.us)

NASN's program, Evidence-Based Decision Making - "As-Needed" Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy for Pediatric Asthma, provides an overview of the prevalence of asthma among students, describes evidence-based treatment options for mild persistent asthma, and how the NASN Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice™ guides the school nurse role in promoting student health equity, with asthma as a focus. Learn more and complete this educational offering to earn 1.0 NCPD contact hour. Free for NASN members!

Additional Resources: 

• NASN collaborated with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Lung Association, Code Ana, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology to bring you the new Stock Inhaler Toolkit, providing a framework to de-escalate asthma emergencies in diverse school environments.

• NASN's free Improving Care Coordination for Students with Chronic Health Conditions Toolkit offers resources to help school nurses lead care coordination for students with asthma and other chronic health conditions.

Health-related absences are one of the top reasons students miss school days and can quickly add up when a child has an undertreated chronic health condition, lacks access to care, or experiences anxiety or other mental health issues. Families may also need clarification on when to send a child to school after being told to stay home. NASN partnered with Attendance Works and Kaiser Permanente to release Health Handouts for Families to help reduce health-related absences.

• Additional NASN Resources: The no-cost School Nurse-Led Active Surveillance Manual guides school nurses in addressing health-related absences and chronic absenteeism. 

The Immunization Champion Award, hosted by the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and funded by the CDC, recognizes individuals going above and beyond to promote or foster immunizations in their communities. We are incredibly proud to acknowledge these school nurse leaders honored as 2023 Immunization Champion Awardees: 

• Indiana - Deb Robarge, BSN, RN
• Kentucky - Eva Stone, DNP, APRN
• Pennsylvania - Crystal Perez, MSN, RN, CSN
• Minnesota - Charmaine Branchaud, RN, BSN, PHN, CDE, LSN
• Utah - Allison Landis, BSN, RN

Read more about the award and the awardees’ accomplishments.

K-12 schools, state and local departments, and agencies can use the CDC's Virtual Healthy School interactive tool to support students' health and academic achievement using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. Take the virtual tour.

Sleep is the power source that recharges students at night so they can thrive during the day. You can help share the “Sleep Recharges You” message with children and teens. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has compiled a collection of free lesson plans, classroom activities, and resources about sleep and health. Learn more.

• School Nurse Organization of Washington Fall Conference - Growth from Change - October 13-14, 2023. Learn more and Register

• Montana Association of School Nurses 2023 Fall Conference - October 19-20, 2023. Learn more

• Illinois Association of School Nurses 66th Annual Conference - Building for the Future: Emergency Preparedness, Advocacy, and Leadership - October 20-21, 2023. Learn more

• Save the Date: School Nurse Organization of Minnesota Fall Conference - November 3-4, 2023. Learn more



• Save the Date: Colorado Association of School Nurses 2023 Fall Conference - Mastering Self-Efficacy: A Key to School Nursing Success - November 3-5, 2023. Learn more

• Save the Date: West Virginia Association of School Nurses 2023 Fall Conference - November 9-11, 2023. Learn more

• Indiana Association of School Nurses Conference 2023 - THE TIME IS NOW - November 15-16, 2023. Learn more and Register

NASN Calendar of Events

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

National Health Observances Calendar

This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2023 calendar. 

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