Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates October 1, 2020 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message In an earlier message in the Weekly Digest, I talked about stress and COVID-19. We know that more and more people are living with stress and mental health issues, especially during this pandemic. In fact, each year, millions of Americans live with a mental health condition. Mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends and their school community. October 4-10 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, which culminates in World Mental Health Day on October 10. I urge you to take a look at the resources linked above and at NASN's resources on mental health to help you talk about mental health in your schools and personally as we face this unusual year. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights JOSN October 2020 Podcast Now Available In this October podcast, Julia Muennich Cowell, past editor of The Journal of School Nursing, and author J. Mac McCullough discuss the article, "Association of Presence of a School Nurse With Increased Sixth-Grade Immunization Rates in Low-Income Arizona Schools in 2014–2015". JOSN PODCAST Paid advertisement Meet the Candidates -- 2021 NASN Election Become familiar with the candidates stepping forward to lead NASN. All candidates have completed the nominating committee process. In the upcoming election, NASN members will select a president-elect, secretary/treasurer, and a nominating committee member. The election will be conducted online from March 15, 2021 to April 15, 2021. 2021 CANDIDATES Understand Stress Better with NASN's Emotion Management K-6 Course This course 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. (1.0 CNE contact hours) EMOTION MANAGEMENT Are You Hiring? Let NASN Help Don't miss out on the best candidate for the job. Advertise your open positions in the NASN Employement Center: your recruitment solution. We offer packages that include resume bank access, posting for 30 days, and email distribution of your job posting. Hire smarter. You don't need all the candidates, you need the right ones. NASN EMPLOYMENT CENTER School Nurses in the News NASN and school nurses have been widely represented in the news media over the past few months and we are now including a section in the Weekly Digest to highlight some of those stories twice a month. If you have a story about school nurses you'd like us to consider including, please send it to us. Member of N.H. Nurses Association speaks on CNN about the need for a state mask mandate with school reopenings (Source: boston.com) School nurses on the front lines as classes begin (Source: Union Leader) Some school nurses uncomfortable diagnosing children's symptoms (Source: wmur9) School nurses, "prepared for anything," get ready for unusual year (Source: SentinelsSource.com) Texas Already Had a School Nursing Problem. Then Came the Pandemic. (Source: reformaustin.org) COVID-19 Updates Resources Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers Considerations for School Nurses in Planning for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs in the Return to School. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Schools Reopening Decision Tool  Guidelines for Opening Up America Again NASN Return-to-School Video Series NASN developed a series of return-to-school videos on hygiene. School nurses can use these as a tool to educate the school community including students, staff, and parents as they return-to-school during COVID-19: Washing Your Hands Wearing Cloth Face Coverings Staying Home When you are Sick All the videos are available in English and Spanish versions. Considerations for School-Based Vision Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic Considerations for School-Based Vision Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic is a new detailed document with considerations for vision screening from the National Center for Children’s Vison and Eye Health. This document includes reviews from other national organizations, including NASN, who served as a member of the work group that developed the considerations and FAQs around specific vision screening questions during the pandemic. Managing Chronic Health Conditions Supporting Healthy and Active Students with Chronic Health Conditions NASN showcased the collaboration between NASN, Healthier Generation, and SHAPE America at the American School Health Association’s 94th Annual Conference September 30, highlighting the resulting resources from this collaboration to support students with chronic health conditions have a safe environment for physical activity both in school and out-of-school time: How to Recognize and Respond to Health Emergencies – What PE Teachers Need to Know poster series and Healthy Out-of-School Time Roadmap – Chronic Health Conditions Management. Improving School Community and Student Health AAP Gives Access to Bonus Chapter in New Book for Children, Teens Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, by Dr. Kenneth R. Ginsburg, integrates cutting-edge theory with insightful and compelling guidance for enhancing the lives of youth. The book provides recommendations on the communication strategies that will guide school nurses to assist students and their families bounce back from life’s challenges. They will learn detailed coping strategies to help children and teenagers deal with the stresses of academic pressure, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension. The AAP is offering a free online-exclusive chapter from Building Resilience in Children and Teens, which includes expanded information about building resilience during the current pandemic, including suggestions on how to create a safe haven within the home, be a calming presence for others, and find hope for a better future. Download the bonus chapter. Purchase the book. Flu Vaccine Critical During COVID-19 Pandemic The CDC continues to recommend that everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated every season -- but this year it is more important than ever to help reduce the strain on healthcare systems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. School nurses play a key role in getting the word out about the flu vaccine. Read key facts about the flu vaccine. Get resources and materials for your school community. Also see NASN's seasonal influenza web page. Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 4-10 The theme of this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week is, “What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know.” Throughout the week, the National Alliance on Mental Illness will be raising the voices of those with lived experience to talk about some of the conditions and symptoms that are most misunderstood. Learn more. Opportunities & Networking October 3 is Last Day to View Content, Complete Evals for NASN2020 Thank you for participating in Virtual NASN2020! If you have not already viewed content AND completed your evaluations, this is NASN's final reminder to do so before October 3, 2020. NOTE: If you require an extension on this deadline, there is a $60.00 processing fee. Below is the information you need to view content and earn CNE contact hours. Log into the virtual event site here. Use the icons or buttons on the event site to find content. Content for sessions presented on each day can be found by using the BLUE buttons. Content in the Poster Session can be found using the POSTER SESSION button. If you purchased Virtual NASN2020 PLUS, content can be found using the PLUS SESSIONS button. You must complete an assessment and evaluation for each session in order to earn CNE contact hours. Your CNE certificates are located here. If you want a transcript of all CNE contact hours earned, you can find one here. Submit Abstracts for NASN2021 by October 12 NASN is seeking abstracts for the NASN2021 annual conference. This will be the ONLY call for abstracts to fill these types of conference sessions: Preconference Research Panel Breakout e-Poster All submissions are due October 12, 2020. Learn more and submit. 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