Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage September 28, 2023 New Naloxone Education Toolkit Get the toolkit. Presentation Submissions Submit your presentation by October 13, 2023. Latest from NASN See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive  See past issues.   President's Message September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to recognize and honor Hispanic Americans' remarkable contributions and achievements, inspiring others to reach their full potential. While Latinos represent 18% of the U.S. population, less than 7% of the nursing workforce is of Latino descent. See this DiversityNursing.com blog highlighting some of the many benefits Hispanic representation adds to the Nursing profession. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released a video commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month and shared how the U.S. Department of Education is raising the bar for an excellent, equitable, and more inclusive education for every Latino student, family, and community. You can check out the Initiative's Calendar to learn about in-person and virtual events hosted by the Initiative and partners during Hispanic Heritage Month. Kate King, DNP, MS, RN, LSN NASN President Better Health. Better Learning.™   NASN News and Highlights Safe and Supportive Schools for Students With Allergies NASN's School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Students with Allergies and Risk for Anaphylaxis is now available. This no-cost guideline is specifically designed to help school nurses improve the health and safety of school-age children with allergies and anaphylaxis. It provides evidence-based recommendations, while the new Allergy and Anaphylaxis Toolkit assists school nurses in implementing those recommendations. Paid advertisement NH NASN Director Meg Jenkins’ Blogs on the Benefits of Membership In a recent blog post, Meg Jenkins, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN, shares her 29-plus year school nurse journey and the advantages of being a member of NASN, the New Hampshire School Nurses Association, and the New Hampshire Nurses Association. "I truly believe that all school nurses should be members of NASN, as I truly believe the benefits are well worth the nominal investment." View the blog. Learn more about the value of NASN membership. NASN Members: Earn credits when you refer a new member! Learn How to Share Data in Compliance With the Law Join us next Wednesday, October 4, at 4 PM ET for the School Health Data Sharing Across Sectors webinar. Participants will better understand the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), important factors to consider when entering data sharing arrangements and partnerships across sectors, and apply learned material to real-world scenarios. Learn more and register. Free for NASN members! Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition: What's New Discover how the School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice can serve as a powerful advocacy or evaluation tool, a helpful guide for new school nurse orientation, a means to create accurate position descriptions, and a mechanism for quality improvement. A session new to the NASN Learning Center and presented initially at Virtual NASN2022 provides a comprehensive overview of the recently revised 4th Edition. Learn more and complete this NCPD program. Free for NASN members! A School Nurse’s Experience With Supraventricular Tachycardia Students visit school health offices with various complaints, and while some may be minor, others may be more pressing. The NASN School Nurse article, A School Nurse’s Experience With Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), features a case study of an elementary student who presented to the school nurse with a sudden onset of SVT, describes the student’s presentation, discusses the school nurse’s assessments along with SVT management techniques, and shares the student’s outcome and a sample individualized healthcare plan. NASN membership includes print and online subscriptions to NASN School Nurse. Members, do you need help activating your journal subscription? The following is a paid advertisement   Resources to Guide Vaping Prevention Discussions With Youth Use FDA’s educational materials to shape conversations with youth on the health risks of vaping. Find key information, including an interview with Dr. Susan Walley, also available in Spanish. Read the Interview     School Nurses in the News 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. Pelican Marsh Elementary Nurse Saves School Resource Officer After Heart Attack (Source: nbc-2.com) Hawaii Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn Designated as an American Academy of Nursing Edge Runner (Source: nursing.hawaii.edu) Marietta Elementary School Students Celebrate School Nurse With Big Surprise (Source: youtube.com) Penn State Scranton Nursing Faculty Educate Local Health Care Community (Source: psu.edu) Northwest Arkansas Schools Working to Be Heart Safe, Rise to Occasion in Cardiac Arrest Emergencies (Source: arkansasonline.com) Kimberly McClintick Enhances School Health with Nebraska School Nurse Mentor Program (Source: dailynurse.com) Get To Know Douglas Esd Nurses (Source: nrtoday.com) More Training for Nurses on Signs of Teen Suicide Dangers (Source: njspotlightnews.org) Fentanyl Education Targeted in Bipartisan Bill (Source: k12dive.com)   Managing Chronic Health Conditions School Health Data Supports the Well-Being of Children The records kept by school nurses provide a crucial insight into child health in our nation. These records encompass information on students in good health, those with chronic health conditions, and those outside the typical healthcare provider systems and rely solely on the school nurse for care. School health data provides the potential to determine the most effective interventions to support the well-being of children. See NASN's page dedicated to School Health Documentation for resources. ‌ Related Resources: The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! Learn about The Impact of School Nurse Access to Medical Records in an Electronic Health Record and earn NCPD. Free for NASN members!   Improving School Community & Student Health Now Recruiting: AAP and AFSP School-Based Health Care Suicide Prevention ECHO The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), is launching a six-month ECHO program for school-based health care clinicians and administrators to increase knowledge and self-efficacy regarding best practices to identify and support youth and young adults at risk for suicide. This ECHO program will meet monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12 PM – 1 PM ET from October 2023 – March 2024. Register online by October 6, 2023. Learn More Evidence-based Strategies for School Nutrition and Physical Activity In this special, open-access issue of the Journal of School Health, CDC draws on the last 10 years of research to identify evidence-based strategies schools can use to improve students' and staff nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. In these articles, the CDC identified low- and no-cost interventions for U.S. schools to maximize every student's potential for health and academic achievement. Town Hall on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services Is your school or local educational agency having trouble hiring enough special education teachers or other specialized instructional support personnel (such as adapted PE teachers, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, social workers, and/or speech-language pathologists)? The National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services (NCPSSERS) invites all interested in addressing school personnel shortages to a free town hall meeting on October 11 at 4:30 PM ET. Learn more and register. Communicating the Benefits of Influenza Vaccine Influenza severity varies from year to year, but flu season always brings serious consequences. Explore AIM's updated educational resources about the flu vaccine. Related Resources: See NASN's Seasonal Influenza and Immunizations pages. Diagnosis and Management of Alpha-Gal Syndrome A CDC report showed that between 2010 and 2022, more than 110,000 suspected cases of Alfa-Gal Syndrome, also known as alpha-gal allergy, red meat allergy, or tick bite meat allergy, were identified. You can learn more about how to spot Alfa-Gal Syndrome. Related Resources: School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Students with Allergies and Risk for Anaphylaxis Allergy and Anaphylaxis Toolkit.   Mark Your Calendar   Webinar: School Health Data Sharing Across Sectors October 4 Learn to utilize data collection to drive services delivered and to share that data to support student’s academic success. Learn more and register Deadline to Earn NCPD for Both In-Person and Virtual NASN2023 October 12 Assess and evaluate sessions you attended to earn NCPD contact hours. Assess/Evaluate In-Person sessions. Assess/Evaluate Virtual sessions. Deadline for NASN2024 Conference Presentation Submissions October 13 NASN invites you to submit an In-Person or Virtual oral or poster presentation for NASN2024. Learn more and submit. Application Deadline: NASN Scholarships October 15 NASN members are encouraged to apply for scholarships to support their continuing education goals. Find more information and apply online. Application Deadline: Research Grants October 31 NASN research grants advance and fund quality school nursing practice and school-affiliated delivery of healthcare. Learn more and apply. Application Deadline: Fellow/Honorary Fellow of the National Academy of School Nursing Nominations November 30 NASN is accepting nominations for Fellows. Learn more and nominate. State Associations of School Nurses' Conferences 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 and Register Save the Date: School Nurse Organization of Minnesota Fall Conference - November 3-4, 2023. Learn more and Register  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. NASN 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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