Weekly Digest
NASN news & updates
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School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition |
NASN is pleased to offer this premier one-volume guide to contemporary school nursing. Based on ANA’s Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice for all registered nurses, these standards are authoritative statements on the duties that school nurses should competently perform. Composed of two sets—the Standards of Practice and the Standards of Professional Performance—these standards delineate how outcomes for school nurse activities are measured. Come and see what is new in this edition.
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Healthy schools recognize and advance the mental, physical, social, and emotional well-being of students and school staff as a fundamental strategy for effective teaching and learning. An amazing group of over 25 health and education nonprofits—including NASN— has collaborated to craft a bold, comprehensive, and popular blueprint to create more healthy schools. The Healthy Schools Ten-Year Roadmap features hundreds of opportunities for action on the federal, state, and local levels.
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JOSN Article: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
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School Nurses in the News |
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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.
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Although COVID-19 vaccination has been recommended for children aged 5–11 years since November 2021, coverage among this age group remains low. CDC released a new MMWR on July 1st, showing that ensuring broad access to COVID-19 vaccines could help increase vaccination coverage among children aged 5–11. Learn more.
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Poor ventilation in schools plays a significant role in infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19. Substantial federal financial resources are available to improve ventilation in schools. CDC released a new MMWR on June 10th reporting on the varied strategies impacted by school characteristics, including poverty. Learn more.
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New CDC Recommends COVID-19 Spikevax for Ages 6-17 |
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On June 23, 2022, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine (also known by its trade name, Spikevax) be administered as a vaccination option for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years, in addition to its already recommended use in children 6 months through 5 years and adults 18 years and older. This recommendation expands options available to families, offering a second safe and effective vaccine. Learn more. |
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Resources About COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children |
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HHS’s public education campaign, We Can Do This, provides talking points with details on COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 6 months and up to help with your outreach efforts. The materials include a sample letter to parents, talking points, posters, flyers, and digital communications like social media posts and sample text messages, and they are also available in Spanish. Get the resources here.
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Toolkit: Addressing Decline of Vaccination Rates of U.S. Students |
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AASA, the School Superintendents Association, in partnership with the Merck Foundation, developed a comprehensive toolkit for educational leaders to address the decline in vaccination rates of students resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A major priority of this toolkit is to ensure that superintendents and other district leaders have the knowledge, skills, and resources to address this challenging national health issue. Learn more and share with your educational leaders.
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Article: Supporting Immunization Programs to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy |
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Immunization Action Coalition, Emory University, Vanderbilt University, and Association of Immunization Managers recently published an article in Vaccine, titled Supporting Immunization Programs to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Recommendations for National and Community-Based Stakeholders. The article focuses on effectively addressing the complex challenges of vaccine hesitancy, the value of community-based partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and the next steps.
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Know Your COVID-19 Community Level |
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COVID-19 Community Levels is a tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high. Hospital beds in use, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area will determine community levels. School nurses can use the map of the U.S. by county to track the community level of transmission for your school(s), which is updated weekly.
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Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker |
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School nurses are actively monitoring vaccine uptake for student populations. The Mayo Clinic has a resource to identify U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rates by state. This resource also reports U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rates by age. Learn more.
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NASN2022
Assessment and Evaluation
To receive the Certificate of Completion and be awarded Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) contact hours for the sessions for both In-Person and Virtual NASN2022, complete the assessments and evaluations on the Assessment and Evaluation Platform. Choose the event and the day of the session to locate assessments and evaluations for activities on that day. There you can also find the syllabus for each event (this includes the session handouts), event discussions, and instructions to complete NCPD. The deadline to earn NCPD for both events is October 14, 2022.
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Managing Chronic Health Conditions |
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Using the WSCC Model to Implement Wellness Policies and Sustain Chronic Health Condition Management in Schools
School nurse involvement with school wellness policies is critical to ensure the overall health and well-being of students are addressed – beyond nutrition and physical activity. The ‘gold standard’ model school wellness policy developed by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation was updated in June 2020. This course offers information on the updated model wellness policy that now includes recommended language to address all 10 components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model and the (2020) NASN supplemental language to address chronic health condition management – positioning the school nurse to be able to fully participate when schools review and refresh current school wellness policies. Learn more and complete the course.
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Improving School Community & Student Health |
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988 Launch for Suicide and Crisis Lifeline |
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In 2020, Congress designated the new 988 dialing code to operate through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s network of over 200 locally operated and funded crisis centers across the country. Beginning July 16, 2022, 988 is the number to use throughout the United States to receive 24/7, free and confidential support for people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress. Learn more. |
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Free Courses About Epilepsy |
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The Epilepsy Learning Portal is your one-stop shop to access the Epilepsy Foundation's online and on-demand trainings about epilepsy and seizures. These courses are CDC-approved, and many classes offer continuing education credits. Look for the purple section called Seizure Safe Schools Courses for courses designed specifically for the school nurse.
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Preparing for Medical Emergencies in Schools |
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention |
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Did you know children with lead poisoning usually do not look or act sick ? If a child may have been exposed to lead, parents/caregivers should talk to their child’s healthcare provider about getting a blood lead test. Learn more about blood lead levels in children.
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Establishing the Framework for Health Equity at CMS |
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Framework for Health Equity depicts how CMS will ope rationalize efforts to achieve health equity across CMS programs in the next decade. CMS is the nation’s largest health insurer and has a critical role in driving improvements in health equity over the next decade. Read this recent CMS blog post.
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Healthy Vision Month 2022 |
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This year, the National Eye Institute wants to inspire families to team up and learn how to protect their vision together! This year’s campaign is centered around people who are more likely to have eye problems because of barriers to accessing eye care. Use the resources here to join the conversation!
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NASN Annual Conference:
Deadline to Complete NCPD CNE
October 14
NASN encourages you to evaluate activities you attended while the information is fresh in your mind to provide the most accurate evaluation possible.
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State Associations of School Nurses' Conferences |
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Vermont State School Nurses Association (VSSNA): Working Together Conference - Sponsored by VSSNA & University of Vermont Medical Center Nurse Educators - August 24 - Learn more and Register
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Florida Association of School Nurses Face to Face 27th Annual Conference - Celebrating School Nurses in Supporting Student Success - October 14-15 - Learn more and Register
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NASN Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar.
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National Health Observances Calendar
This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2021 calendar.
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