Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2025

The inspiration for integrating music into school health offices came to life during a conversation with Eileen Gavin, President of the New Jersey State School Nurses Association. And while, I did not do quantitative research, from an anecdotal perspective, it had a very positive impact on our school community.

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Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Finally, some positive news in emergency preparedness for schools: Maryland’s new active shooter drill guidelines , set to take effect in the 2025 school year, mark a significant shift towards prioritizing student mental health while maintaining effective emergency readiness. Clear communication is at the heart of these changes.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2025

I’m honored to share a recently published article in JAMA Health Forum, “ Role of School Nurses in the Health and Education of Children, “ co-authored with my esteemed colleagues Rosa M. Challenges facing school nurses, such as inadequate funding, overwhelming caseloads, and staffing shortages.

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Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

No one knows kids as well as they do; they are the best people to shepherd children through such a confusing time. She has organized a series of webinars for individuals who are navigating living/working and schooling under the same roof. Parents and caregivers share a strong bond and history with their children.

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Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 7, 2025

Sharing an important letter (linked here), signed by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) along with 64 organizations and allies of the Medicaid in Schools Coalition. By ensuring access to necessary healthcare, Medicaid helps students attend school regularly and perform better academically. It provides over $7.5

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 8, 2025

Or do we choose a different pathone of joy, health, and fulfillment, where we turn toward each other instead of away from each other; where we choose love over fear; where we recognize community as the irreplaceable foundation for our well-being? – U.S. Engage with students, staff, and faculty beyond the health office.

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Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As we wrap up 2024, Im grateful and amazed at how far we’ve come together through The Relentless School Nurse blog. Throughout 2024, our community has fearlessly confronted critical issues facing school nursing. We’ve also prioritized our well-being, recognizing its importance in sustaining our vital work.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 4, 2025

By adhering to well-established scientific criteria, the advisory provides a robust foundation for its conclusions. The Role of School Nurses in Public Education School nurses are uniquely positioned to help bridge the public awareness gap regarding alcohols link to cancer. Resources: Alcohol and Cancer Risk The U.S.

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. In March 2024, I was lucky enough to be named the 2024 SHAPE America National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year! No student should ever graduate high school without knowing how to swim.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2025

The landscape of education and community support is changing rapidly, and my school district, along with many others, finds itself at a critical intersection of policy, protection, and principle. My district’s response is clear: We will not allow fear to penetrate our school walls.

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Palo School nurse Mandy Palo, known on TikTok as Mrs. Palo , has carved out a unique niche for herself in the digital world, blending her professional expertise with the vibrant, engaging format of social media. From there I spent a few years in outpatient mental health and then made the jump to school nursing. Hi, I’m Mandy!

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This book, Courageous Well-Being for Nurses , sits on my bedside table and came just in time for the start of the new school year! I am enjoying reading the many stories shared by nurses who generously reveal their challenges and triumphs to reclaim their emotional well-being.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 31, 2025

Support networks, schools, and mental health services offer hope, but comprehensive reforms are essential. Protecting childrens well-being ensures theyre not trapped as silent victims of immigration enforcement. I feel the impact of ICE in my school district, do you in yours? Your leadership is needed now, more than ever.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Relentless School Nurse grew out of a desire to describe the scope of school nursing practice. Contributing to the newly released book, Taking Action: 10 Top Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing, has been an honor and professional highlight for me.

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Relentless School Nurse

MAY 29, 2023

Creator: Fokusiert Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Have you noticed newer educational titles in your school district that include Chief? I have seen the following titles: Chief of Talent, Chief of Schools, Chief of Staff, and many Deputy Chiefs too. What I have not seen is Chief Wellness Officer (CWO).

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

“Caring in Crisis,” an insightful essay on the current state of school nursing was written by Jill Yacu. Jill is a registered nurse and content creator for MacGill School Nurse Supplies. She is a regular contributor to The Pulse, MacGill’s weekly newsletter for school nurses.

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., Roger, however, arrives late, having dropped off his younger siblings at school. It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces. The bell rings at 9 a.m.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 22, 2022

On the heels of the recent release of NASN’s survey about the mental health of school nurses during COVID , comes an important publication from the U.S. Murthy, The Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being. What is adequate staffing in the school health office? Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 27, 2022

A school nurse was asked by a parent at her elementary school’s open house if she was trained to respond to COVID, Monkeypox, and an active shooter. I am skilled in infection control measures and have taught school staff over the past three school years what we can do to keep ourselves and our students safe.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? It might be a great fit for your school.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we dive into 2024 and gear up for a new year, the importance of connections in our school community cannot be overstated. As school nurses, we play a pivotal role in promoting this nurturing environment too! Her decades-long research in educational neuroscience is transforming schools across the country. And guess what?

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

. It has not been a figment of our imagination, or hyperbole that school nurses across the country have been struggling under the cumulative stressors of the pandemic. This was a collaboration between NASN, the CDC, and the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants. – NASN Executive Director, Donna Mazyck .

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Jill Yacu’s transition into a content creator role at MacGill School Nurse Supplies was driven by her extensive experience as a school nurse and her desire to make a broader impact on our profession. This realization fueled her passion to advocate for and support school nurses on a larger scale.

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Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Photo credit: CDC Protective Factors Protective factors are individual or environmental characteristics that promote the health and emotional well-being of children and adolescents. Here are the 5 protective factors for schools and their significance in promoting children’s well-being.

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

. School is back in full session. What is going well and where do you need support? What are you doing differently this school year? How are you taking a stand for your own well-being? The big question remains, what do we want school nursing to look like in this semi post-pandemic world?

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Every November, schools throughout Kentucky celebrate Kindness Across the Commonwealth , a week-long event started by KYSHAPE in 2020 to spread kindness throughout our state while promoting lessons and activities from SHAPE America’s health. such as teamwork, gratitude, kindness, wellness, and mindfulness. ® FUNdraiser.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 8, 2023

A six-year-old child is angry and dysregulated, has access to an unlocked and loaded firearm, and brings it to school. This is not a far-flung script for a crime show, this is real life and it happened this past Friday at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia. .

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2023

West Virginia school nurse, Sarah Arbogast stood before her school board meeting to explain her concerns as a district school nurse and a parent of a special needs child. We have three minutes to present our cases to our own school boards. Let’s be as proactive as Sarah and take meaningful action.

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Croakey Health Media School nurses are invited to participate in a foresight project led by Dr. Terri Hinkley, CEO of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). This survey is part of a research project Terri is conducting for a course exploring the future of school nursing in 2050. A big ask, I know, but doable.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

I came across this article, “North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting,” and my heart started racing. This is not school safety. It is dangerous and reactive which will turn schools into battlefields. . Hardening schools does not work.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 30, 2022

. The impact of COVID on school nursing is not yet fully realized, but what we do know is there are many open positions. The fall of 2022 looks rather bleak for some school districts. I have been on the faculty of Rutgers University – Camden School of Nursing for more than a decade. That was one sign of trouble ahead.

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The new “you do you” anti-public health approach to COVID has seeped into school classrooms and it is disheartening, to say the least. Welcome back to school is #COVID un Safe in the new 2022-2023 school year. . I have shared them with my schools with great appreciation.

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Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 29, 2023

School Nurse Day 2023 is May 10th. I wrote a blog post a few weeks ago that we should celebrate ourselves this year, because in the past so many school nurses felt left out. I was encouraged to find this thoughtful proclamation by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2023

There are many unsung heroes in schools across the country. I posted the news story on my Relentless School Nurse Facebook page and to my amazement, one of the school nurses commented: Jim saved not just a child but my child. I’m the school nurse there. ” We cross this main road every single school day.

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Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My last blog post focused on the Fayette County Public School board’s decision to privatize school nursing services by going to the lowest bidder, a nursing agency, and discontinuing the 50-year relationship with the local health department. Reference: School board reconsiders privatizing school nurses.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The first few months of school have been a whirlwind of confusion, missteps, and a complete lack of clarity. Meanwhile, ask most school nurses, and you will hear about cases growing, but they may not be counted because home tests are not being accurately reported. Outbreaks are happening in schools, but who is capturing the data?

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