NASN's School Nursing Practice Framework™ (Framework) illustrates the key principles of professional school nursing practice. The Standards of Practice principle, depicted as the foundational layer, is crucial as it supports all activities represented by the four overlapping practice principles. This firm foundation is necessary to provide legally sound, evidence-based, clinically competent, quality care. View the Framework Handout and Framework Chart to improve your understanding of the alignment of competencies with Framework principles and to incorporate the Framework into your nursing practice.

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In this month's NASN podcast, NASN School Nurse Editor Catherine F. Yonkaitis interviews authors Andrea Tanner and Rodney La Point about their article, "A Contemporary Framework Update for Today's School Nursing Landscape: Introducing the School Nursing Practice Framework™." Listen here.

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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.

• Nurse Susan Sows Seeds of Joy at Woodcrest Elementary School (Source: fullertonobserver.com)
• Meet District Nurse Kristin Coronado (Source: machronicle.com)
• Kids First on Fox: Appreciating School Nurses (Source: yahoo.com)
• CPSD #SuperSchoolShoutOut – Certificated Staff Week (Source: thesubtimes.com)
• Gov. Josh Green Recognizes School Nurses With Proclamation (Source: spectrumlocalnews.com)
• Heart of Healthcare awards: Jen Thrower (Source: winonadailynews.com)
• NYC Schools Could Lose 400 Nurses as Federal Relief Funds Expire (Source: chalkbeat.org)

NASN's new no-cost NCPD program, School Nurse Epilepsy Clinical Practice Guidelines and Toolkit Training will describe the School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Students with Seizures and Epilepsy and Implementation Toolkit, both based on the most recent and highest-quality evidence available to help you identify a plan for implementation of the recommendations and resources for the upcoming school year.

Related Resources:

• Coordinated Support System for Students with Epilepsy [eManual] Free for NASN members and nonmembers!
• Epilepsy Care Considerations for School Nurses: Stigma and Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy [1.0 NCPD] Free for NASN members and nonmembers!
• Rare Seizure Disorders: Practice Considerations for School Nurses [1.0 NCPD] 

School-based suicide prevention programs often exclude school nurses. A national study is being conducted to better understand district/school-level practices that include or exclude school nurses. To participate, click here to complete a 10-minute survey or scan the QR code. By responding, you can have a significant impact on advocating for the inclusivity of school nurses in school-based suicide prevention programs. School nurses who participate will enter a drawing to receive a 1-year NASN membership. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Deborah Tyndall at [email protected].

Safe at School® recently concluded its seven-part live webinar series, which was attended by hundreds of school nurses from across the country and covered topics such as core diabetes concepts, CGM and insulin pump use, nutrition, and legal protections. These recorded one-hour webinars are now available from the American Diabetes Association’s Institute of Learning, which offers one free CEU for each webinar completed.  

Please join the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness for an informative webinar, Pathway to Diagnosis: Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Diseases, on Wednesday, May 29 at 2 PM ET. This webinar builds upon the inaugural webinar on Inherited Retinal Diseases held in 2023.

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 2024 calendar. 

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