Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates November 19, 2020 Publishing Notice The NASN Weekly Digest will not be published on Thursday, Nov. 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. Enjoy the holiday! NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. President's Message NASN has been providing a number of COVID-19 resources over the past nine months to help you in your schools. As part of those resources, we have recently unveiled the COVID-19 Tracking Tool, which provides an approach for school nurses to document the number of students and staff identified with COVID-19 symptoms at school and report to the designated local health department, school building/system leadership, and health services director/supervisor. In addition, we also have added a COVID-19 Symptom Screener for Students. We hope both of these resources, along with all the others, will help as you move into 2021. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights JOSN December 2020 Podcast: A Model for Developing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for School Nursing Join Editor Martha Dewey Bergren as she interviews authors Robin Shannon and Angela McPhillips about their article, “A Model for Developing Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for School Nursing.” The model, designed under the auspices of the National Association of School Nurses, offers school nurse scholars, school health leaders, and pediatric clinical experts a standardized structure and systematic process to create rigorous evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. LEARN MORE Paid advertisement Emergency Medications Toolkit Now Available Emergency or rescue medications are an important life-saving tool in the school nurse’s office. NASN’s new toolkit supports school nurses in implementing evidence-based practice for emergency medication administration and includes resources for policy development, model protocols for medication administration, algorithms for management of medical emergencies, and checklists for practice concerns, medication management and delegation for medication administration. LEARN MORE Back-To-School Toolkit Updated NASN’s Back-to-School Toolkit has been updated to include new resources specific to COVID-19 including a flowchart for prioritizing school nursing activities; 2020-21 school year suggested school nursing practice activities; and links to NASN’s COVID-19 symptom screener for students; COVID-19 Sample Tracking Tool; and Return to Video Series. LEARN MORE Workplace Bullies and Their Affect on the School Nurse The call to action to “Stop the Bullying” epidemic has been primarily focused on STUDENT school‐wide programs. But ... what do we do when the bully is another faculty member, supervisor, a fellow nurse, or even a parent? Become equipped with some never‐seen‐before strategies for detaching, confronting unacceptable behavior and disengaging from power struggles. This course was originally presented at Virtual NASN2020 and is now available in the NASN Learning Center. Learn more or enroll in Toppling the Tyrant - The Bully at Work. 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. What Does a School Nurse do Amid COVID-19? How They’re Helping Your Kids as Schools Prepare to Reopen (Source: Visalia Times-Delta) Crush the Curve Idaho Works with 20 Idaho School Districts Providing Testing Materials (Source: Idaho News 6) 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 Updated Resources: COVID-19 Symptom Screener Flowchart for Prioritizing School Nursing Practice Activities 2020-21 School Year Suggested School Nursing Practice Activities Sample Tracking Tool CDC has released a COVID-19 Diagnosis Screening Flow Chart New CDC Guidance New CDC guidance for School Nurses and Other Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Working in Schools and Child Care Settings CDC has released new guidance on holiday gatherings to share with families. Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination CDC updated FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccination on November 4, 2020. NEW CDC Webpage on Schools and Childcare NASN received news from CDC DASH staff on the Community Interventions & Critical Populations Task Force. The task force pulled together cleared information and resources for school nurses and other healthcare personnel working in schools and childcare settings for the purpose of creating a new informational webpage that will be added to the landing page about Schools and Childcare. Please see the new webpage here. U.S. Department of Agriculture Extending Free Meals Did you know the USDA is extending free meals to children for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year? Regardless of household income, all children can access free and nutritious school breakfast and lunch each day. Participation in school meal programs is important for several reasons: School meals help address the increased food insecurity many families are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. School meal programs allow children to have access to nutritious foods Students who eat school meals have better overall diet quality than students who do not. More participation in school meal programs means more funding for school nutrition programs. Use the USDA’s toolkit to help spread the word. It contains additional background about the USDA waivers, sample social media posts, graphics, and newsletter text. Managing Chronic Health Conditions Panel Discussion Supporting Families & Schools in Addressing Student Health Take part in this 45-minute discussion on adolescent and whole child health during COVID-19 featuring Dr. Chelsea Clinton at 12 p.m. EST November 20. The program, hosted by Healthier Generation and UNITY, will explore how educators, public health experts, children’s health advocates, and community members can support schools and families during this time of crisis to address critical child and adolescent health issues, including nutrition, physical activity, immunization, mental health, and more. Registration is required to join this event. REGISTER NOW New Tobacco-Free Schools Initiative Schools and districts nationwide are challenged with creating vape-free and tobacco-free campuses that support the health, well-being and academic success of the next generation. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, in partnership with the CVS Health Foundation and the American Heart Association, launched the Tobacco-Free Schools Initiative to strengthen school policies that support tobacco-free environments and the use of restorative practices to curb tobacco use. Access the Tobacco-Free District Model Policy and Tobacco-Free District Assessment. Improving School Community and Student Health Resource for PPE in Schools GetUsPPE is a nonprofit organization working to get PPE to schools that are open or plan to reopen in the coming weeks or months. GetUsPPE is the largest national nonprofit delivering PPE where it is needed most, free of charge. So far, the organization has delivered more than 3 million units of PPE to people in need. Indicate the average weekly PPE needs of your school and/or school district, even if you are currently closed or possibly closing soon, by filling out this form. Opportunities & Networking School Nurse Input Needed Allergy & Asthma Network is working with the CDC to develop a communication and education campaign to support their CCARE- Controlling Childhood Asthma and Reducing Emergencies objective. This objective works to prevent 500,000 ED visits and hospitalizations due to asthma in children ages 0-17 in the U.S. One of the key components is to create a tailored resource package for school nurses and school personnel. Please complete this 5-minute questionnaire by November 26 to help us understand more about your schools. Mark Your Calendar Commit to Clean – How Hygiene is Critical to Healthy Schools 12 P.M. EST Dec. 8, 2020 Join us at noon EST on December 8 for a PTA Learning Lab discussing the challenges schools and families are facing this school year when it comes to staying safe and healthy, as well as the latest cleaning, disinfecting and hand hygiene best practices, with actionable advice for school staff and parents. Join with experts, both from the health and school community and from companies who make the products we rely on to clean and disinfect. No matter how your child is learning this year (virtual, in-school or both), you won’t want to miss this critical conversation. REGISTER 2020 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change 2 P.M.GMT Dec. 3, 2020 Health and climate change are linked. Learn from 120 world-leading experts, including authors from 35 academic institutions and UN agencies spanning every continent who have looked at more than 40 indicators for the 2020 report. Join them online at 2 p.m. GMT December 3 to discover new findings. 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 2020 calendar. 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