Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates December 17, 2020 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message As we wind down 2020 and look forward to 2021, I want to remind you that we at NASN see you, we hear you, and we are thankful for all you are doing. This year has been challenging to say the least, but it has also been inspiring to watch our school nurses lead the way for their students in times of crisis and uncertainty. I wish you happy holidays and good health as we turn the calendar over to a new year. This will be the last Weekly Digest for 2020, so I'll "see" you in 2021! Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights NASN Supports COVID-19 Vaccination The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) supports vaccination against COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in individuals 16 years and older. This vaccine, as well as others that may receive FDA EUA approval, provides an opportunity to put an end to this pandemic that has resulted in death, economic hardship, loss of educational progress, mental health challenges, and more. LEARN MORE Paid advertisement See Who is Running in the 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. Danatech Subscription Codes to Be Updated January 1 Danatech was developed to support the technology access and assessment needs of healthcare professionals who care for patients living with diabetes and other chronic conditions. NASN members get access to Danatech for free with a code. Each year on January 1, we send out a new code. You will get yours in an email. Don't forget to change your code when you first log in in 2021. LEARN MORE Are You Hiring? Let NASN Help Don't miss out on the best candidate for the job. Advertise your open positions in the NASN Employment 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. College campuses drove major COVID-19 outbreaks. Now, will they require the vaccine?(Source: USA TODAY) A school nurse finds the pandemic has her missing her sweet ‘frequent fliers’ (Source: Boston Globe) School nurses face mounting challenges to ensure the safety of students and staff (Source: Concord Monitor) COVID-19 school nurse education series (Source: News 4) KC metro school nurses provide free COVID-19 tests for students, staff (Source: KSHB) School nursing in a pandemic: a 24/7 job (Source: Boston 25 News) COVID-19 Updates Resources COVID-19 Diagnosis Screening Flow Chart MMWR report on early childhood and mitigation strategies COVID-19 Symptom Screener Sample Tracking Tool 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 CDC Updates Back-to-School Checklists For many families, school looks different this year than it has in previous years. Your school may offer virtual learning or have new policies and practices in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning. Whatever the situation, these checklists are intended to help parents, guardians, and caregivers, plan and prepare for the continuing school year. See the updated in-person instruction and at-home learning checklists. Study of Healthcare Workers Shows COVID-19 Immunity Lasts Month NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins released a blog post about a study among healthcare workers that shows COVID-19 immunity lasts many months. New findings from a study of thousands of healthcare workers in England show that those who got COVID-19 and produced antibodies against the virus are highly unlikely to become infected again, at least over the several months that the study was conducted. In the rare instances in which someone with acquired immunity for SARS-CoV-2 subsequently tested positive for the virus within a six month period, they never showed any signs of being ill. In-person Schooling and COVID-19 Transmission A review of current evidence, compiled by UNICEF and UNESCO, shows that in-person schooling does not appear to be the main driver of infection spikes, children in school do not appear to be exposed to higher risks of infection compared to when not in school when mitigation measures are in place, and school staff also do not appear to be at a higher relative risk compared to the general population. Managing Chronic Health Conditions JDRF Launches T1Detect Screening Education & Awareness Program The goal of T1Detect is to equip the T1D community and the general population with knowledge about the benefits of screening and provide a new avenue to get screened. It also provides support for those who, after screening, are determined to be at risk for T1D. This new program will also include important education for healthcare professionals who can support increased awareness among the T1D community. LEARN MORE Improving School Community and Student Health Supporting Grieving Students Podcast NASN has a new School Nurse Chat that focuses on Supporting Grieving Students for school nurses. One out of 20 children will lose one or both parents before the age of 15. Listen to this powerful message to add resources to your mental health toolkit. NASN SCHOOL NURSE CHAT School Nurses Play Key Role in Treating and Supporting Students with Cancer The sooner a student with cancer returns to school, or continues their learning outside school until they can return, the better his or her chance of academic and social success. It is imperative that the school team, including school nurses, understand what the child has experienced and their ongoing and future needs. By taking this course, you will get a brief overview of the effects of treatment, including medical, cognitive, and psychosocial challenges for survivors throughout their education, laws that protect children, adolescent, and young adult survivors’ rights, strategies to help meet the students’ education needs, and resources to support schools and families. This course was originally presented at Virtual NASN2020 and is now available in the NASN Learning Center. Learn more or enroll in Staying Connected: Facilitating the Learning Experience During and After Cancer Treatment. How to Implement and Maintain an AED Program in Your School Protecting children and adults in schools is an important public health and safety measure. The American Heart Association led a national collaboration of key stakeholders to develop a policy statement outlining the model to create, implement, and practice Cardiac Emergency Response Plans for schools. School nurses are often tasked with the creation and ongoing leadership of such programs. This course will equip the school nurse leader to systematically plan, implement, grow, and sustain an AED program with an efficient, effective sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) response, and strategies for ongoing quality improvement in SCA response. This course was originally presented at Virtual NASN2020 and is now available in the NASN Learning Center. Learn more or enroll in Cardiac Emergency Preparedness - The Role of the School Nurse in Leading a Multidisciplinary Team. Mark Your Calendar 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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