In NASN's revamped School Nursing Practice Framework™ (Framework), the graphic illustration now consists of layers of support for school nurses and those we serve. The Standards of Practice principle is now depicted as the foundational layer of practice and performance standards necessary to provide legally sound, evidence-based, clinically competent, quality care. The school nurse and all activities represented by the four overlapping practice principles rest upon this foundation of Standards of Practice. Students, surrounded by their family and school community, remain the center focus of the Framework.

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You can use the Framework Presentation to introduce and explain the Framework in your work.

Listen to this month's NASN podcast, "A Contemporary Framework Update for Today's School Nursing Landscape: Introducing the School Nursing Practice Framework™," to learn about the history, development, rationale for updating, and the outcomes of a robust process for updating the Framework.

Together, school nurses are stronger! NASN offers essential tools and exceptional content for school nurses. Would you like to discuss the value of professional organization membership with your employer? You can use the Membership Guide to Share With Employers to discover and convey how NASN membership benefits your entire school community. Would you like to let your school nurse peers know about the value of membership? The Membership Guide for School Nurses can help you highlight the NASN resources that address their expressed needs.

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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.

• Are School Nurse Jobs in Jeopardy? As Pandemic Relief Expires, Some Are Worried (Source: usatoday.com)
• Celebrate School Nurses with Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon (Source: youtube.com)
• ‘Seconds Matter’: First Cincinnati Area Catholic School Receives Heart Health Certification (Source: wcpo.com)
• King William Schools Considers Policy to Stock Drug to Counter Opiate Overdoses (Source: dailypress.com)
• Recent School Nurse Conference Builds Collaboration (Source: media.healthecareers.com)
• First Responders Teach Middle School Students Life-Saving Skills (Source: spectrumnews1.com)
• Caregiver of the Year Award (Source: facebook.com)
• Teaching Columbus Middle Schoolers How to Save Lives (Source: nbc4i.com)
• New School-Based Clinic Aims to Improve Healthcare Access for CPS Students (Source: kbia.org)

Today's students face more medically complex conditions and chronic health illnesses that require the knowledge, assessment skills, and judgment of a school nurse to support the management of these lifelong conditions so they can be present and engaged at school. NASN's Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Schools: Model School Wellness Policy Supplement provides supplemental language that you can include in Local School Wellness Policies to address chronic health condition management in schools. The language, developed through the alignment of NASN's Framework, addresses components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model related to students with chronic health conditions.

Related Resources: NASN's no-cost Improving Care Coordination for Students with Chronic Health Conditions Toolkit.

CDC released consolidated, evidence-based guidance that includes everyday actions that schools can take to prevent and control the spread of respiratory and stomach viruses and illnesses, such as influenza and norovirus, as well as bacterial illnesses, such as strep throat. This guidance aims to maximize school attendance and its benefits for all students while preventing the spread of infectious diseases. See also:  

• Science Brief: Prevention and Control of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) Schools   
• CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance 

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].

Prevent Blindness will host the 13th annual Focus on Eye Health Summit as a FREE virtual interactive event on July 10-11, 2024. This year’s theme – “Being Seen and Heard” – emphasizes the importance of a person-centered approach to vision health interventions, research, communications, and care. Register today to attend.

Is your district or school interested in free access to an app to help them implement positive behavior supports to promote student behavioral health? A team of researchers from the University of Washington (UW) is looking for schools to test the efficacy of ibestt, a digital app to promote student behavioral health. Join the study and receive free professional development, ongoing support related to individualized student behavior interventions, and free access to a collaboration app designed by educators and researchers! Learn more.

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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