Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates January 21, 2021 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message Yesterday I watched President Joe Biden's inauguration, as I'm sure many of you did as well. I was moved by many parts of the event, and of President Biden's speech. As we know, the NASN vision is that all students are healthy, safe and ready to learn. And, the NASN mission is to optimize student health and learning by advancing the practice of school nursing. As President Biden asked us all, "Will we master this rare and difficult hour? Will we meet our obligations and pass along a new and better world to our children? I believe we must. I’m sure you do as well. I believe we will." I look forward to working with all of you to make this a new and better world for our children. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights NASN Learning Center: New School Tools From CDC For a Healthy New Year CDC recently released toolkits for school personnel to use to consider and implement COVID-19 mitigation strategies in their K-12 schools. This course summarizes current COVID-19 data and statistics, reviews existing COVID-19 tools and resources, and describes tools that can be used to guide K-12 school personnel to reduce the risk of COVID-19 as in-person classes resume. LEARN MORE Paid advertisement School Nurses on Frontlines to Provide Grief Education Grief and trauma following a death is destabilizing for children and, when left unaddressed, can result in problems including increased anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress reactions, aggression, academic struggles, and relationship issues. This workshop is designed to provide grief and trauma education and awareness, along with suggestions that will assist school professionals in supporting students while fostering growth and resilience. 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 COVID-19 Updates Resources Considerations for School Nurses: Health Equity Implications During the COVID-19 Pandemic New CDC guidance for healthcare workers and COVID-19 vaccines and CDC guidance for schools 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 Schools Reopening Decision Tool Interim Guidance: Role of the School Nurse in COVID-19 Testing in Schools This new resource, Interim Guidance: Role of the School Nurse in COVID-19 Testing in Schools, provides consideration for school nurses in determining if school systems have the capacity to provide testing for COVID-19 internally, or if partnering with a community healthcare provider is a better option. See the resource. Cardiac Recommendation Post-COVID-19 in Student Athletes Resources are available for school nurses on cardiac assessment post COVID-19 and return to play recommendations. Check out these resources at AAP and the American College of Cardiology. New Ad Council YouTube Video for Nurses Nurses: Answers for COVID-19 Vaccine Questions for Healthcare Providers features nurses from several national nursing organizations, including school nurse Gloria Barrera, the president of the Illinois School Nurse Association. This video provides information to address questions from families and other school community members on the COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 Trends Among Persons Aged 0-24 Years CDC released an MMWR on COVID-19 Cases in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Trends among children and adolescents aged 0–17 years paralleled those among adults. To enable safer in-person learning, schools and communities should fully implement and strictly adhere to multiple mitigation strategies. CDC Vaccine data tracker CDC has a resource to quickly see how your state or territory is doing administering COVID-19 vaccines compared to others. Additional data is available at this CDC site. Improving School Community and Student Health More Comprehensive State Guidance Can Support the Whole Child during COVID-19 States have released recommendations for reopening schools, many of which address various aspects of student health and well-being. However, these recommendations include gaps in both the comprehensiveness and specificity of guidance with respect to how schools should support the whole child during the pandemic. RESOURCES Mark Your Calendar Bystander Intervention - Online Abuse 1 PM EST January 22, 2021 As more of our personal and professional lives go digital, online hate and harassment are on the rise. Each and every one of us can be an ally. Participants will receive the tools they need to intervene safely and effectively in online abuse using Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention. Learning objectives include: understanding what online harassment is and how to identify abusive tactics; the impact online abuse can have; and concrete strategies for how to distract, delegate, document, delay, or directly intervene in a way that is safe, effective, and centered on the needs of the person being targeted. 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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