In the NASN School Nurse March Podcast, Cynthia Galemore, NASN School Nurse Editor, interviews Donna Mazyck, Executive Director of NASN, about the article "Professional Identity in Nursing (PIN): A Narrative Essay." The essay describes Mazyck's school nursing experience and PIN formation, and introduces the PIN definition and domains.

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Schools are a vital part of the vaccination effort. Champions for School Health project fall grantee WA's Sea Mar Community Health has created a video in Spanish promoting COVID vaccines for school-aged children. Watch and share the video with your school communities.

NASN's Public Resource Library has materials on Champions for School Health project grantee initiatives, free resources for school nurses interested in hosting school-located vaccination clinics, and more – materials to build vaccine confidence and keep communities safe. You can find them located in the folders labeled Champions for School Health.

Join us at 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, for the next meeting in the Meet the Editor web series, Literature Reviews - Don't Go It Alone! The Journal of School Nursing Editor, Dr. Martha Dewey Bergren, will provide tips for authors and field comments and questions during this interactive meeting. For this specific meeting, attendees will be able to articulate the purpose and identify the types of literature reviews. Register now.

International HPV Awareness Day is March 4. School nurses frequently interact with school-age children and their parents/guardians regarding vaccinations, sharing vaccine information that may dispel myths and improve vaccination rates. The NASN School Nurse article, HPV Infection, and Vaccination: A Question and Answer Guide for School Nurses, provides school nurses with a quick reference question and answer guide to address common HPV-related vaccination questions.

• NASN members receive an online subscription to NASN School Nurse. Current and previous articles are indexed online.
• Consider publishing in NASN School Nurse. Read the manuscript submission guidelines.

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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.

• National SADD reps meet with Washington High student chapter (Source: baytobaynews.com)
• Fall Prevention Alliance of Northeast Wisconsin helps schools, police train for active shooter situations (Source: nbc26.com)
• CCSD Nurse Coordinator Sumner and nurse Cooper explain Lysol wipe shipment (Source: moultrieobserver.com)

Medication Administration in Schools

NASN’s School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Medication Administration in Schools, provides a uniform guideline for administering medication in schools, including evidence-based recommendations for the safe care of Pre-K-12 students who receive medications during the day. The School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Medication Administration in Schools Implementation Toolkit includes sample policies, training and delegation forms and templates, checklists and protocols, and more and will help school nurses implement those recommendations.

• See NASN's Skills-Based Approach to Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Schools, an interactive program geared toward helping school nurses apply the NASN Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice™ to the management of chronic health conditions in schools.

Children are more vulnerable than adults in disasters and public health emergencies and have specific needs for customized disaster planning. The AAP has developed numerous resources to help pediatric healthcare providers, families, and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and other emergencies. 

Prevention of targeted violence should remain a key goal of schools and communities. The Department of Homeland Security produced this awareness bulletin for local communities to raise awareness of potential risk factors and indicators for targeted violence in schools and provide resources to become an engaged bystander as part of a comprehensive local prevention framework.

• NASN Resources: See NASN's Violence in Schools page to find resources to assist in identifying the potential for school violence.

NASN holds the position that promoting continuous and initial Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage provides health benefits and supports health equity for eligible children and adolescents. Providing information about Medicaid unwinding and reminding families to update their contact information with Medicaid will enable them to respond to communications from the state Medicaid office during this unwinding.

National Nutrition Month^® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This year's theme, "Fuel for the Future," highlights the importance of fueling our bodies at every age and eating with the environment in mind. Learn more.

• NASN Resources: Visit NASN's School Wellness page to get information on school wellness policies and find resources for school nurses. 

• Maryland Association of School Health Nurses Annual Conference - School Nurse-Navigators "Remember the Past, Navigate the Present, and Prepare for the Future" - March 4, 2023 - Learn more

• Vermont State School Nurses Association Spring Conference - March 24, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Missouri Association of School Nurses Spring Conference - School Nurses Planting a Lifetime of Health - March 25-26, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• New Jersey State School Nurses Association Spring 2023 Conference - Reimagining School Nursing - March 25, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Overseas School Health Nurse Association Spring Conference 2023 - March 26-27, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• New Hampshire School Nurses Association Conference - Kids 1st on April 1st - April 1, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Delaware School Nurse Association Winter/Spring Conference - Save the Date - April 1, 2023 - Learn more

• Ohio Association of School Nurses 2023 Annual Conference - Good as Gold, Celebrating 50 Years of Ohio Nurses - April 14-16, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Louisiana School Nurses Organization: 53rd Annual LSNO Professional Growth Seminar - April 18-21, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Wisconsin Association of School Nurses Annual Conference - Improving the Inclusivity and Visibility of School Nurses - April 26-28, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• 2023 New England School Nurse Conference (Association of School Nurses of Connecticut) - School Nurses: Essential Anchors During Changing Times - May 6-7, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• Utah School Nurse Association Annual Spring Conference - May 11-12, 2023 - Learn more and Register

• 2023 Mississippi School Nurse Association Conference - Transformation Through Adversity: The Resilient School Nurse - May 31 -June 2, 2023 - Learn more and Register

NASN Calendar of Events

This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar.

National Health Observances Calendar

This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2023 calendar. 

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