The decision is final, and I want to be direct about what it means: the Department of Education has chosen to devalue nursing. The RISE rule is now official, effective July 1, 2026, and advanced nursing degrees, MSN, DNP, and PhD in Nursing, will not be classified as "professional" degrees. Not a proposal. Not a… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: The Department of Education’s Final Rule Undermines Nursing, And We Will Not Be Silent
The Relentless School Nurse: When the Words Don’t Come
I didn't post last week, and for those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you know that is not like me. Over 1,400 posts across more than a decade of writing about school nursing, showing up on this page the same way I show up in my health office, consistently… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: When the Words Don’t Come
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The Relentless School Nurse: When Grandparents Speak, the World Listens – A Conversation About Vaccines, Memory, and Love
There's a lot of noise right now about vaccines. You've seen the headlines, heard the debates, maybe even felt the uncertainty creeping into conversations at family dinners or in your doctor's waiting room. It can feel exhausting — and a little frightening. That's exactly why I'm so glad we participated in this webinar. In the… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: When Grandparents Speak, the World Listens – A Conversation About Vaccines, Memory, and Love
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The Relentless School Nurse: Your Job Description is Impossible. You Do it Anyway.
This blog post is a celebration of school nurses who were given an impossible task and turned it into something remarkable. Let's be honest about what we ask of school nurses. We place one clinician in a building or multiple buildings of hundreds of children, sometimes over a thousand, and expect them to be fully… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Your Job Description is Impossible. You Do it Anyway.
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The Relentless School Nurse: My Last Hill Day – A Reflection on Advocacy, Purpose, and the Work That Matters
There is something powerful about walking the halls of Congress with a clear purpose, knowing exactly why you’re there and exactly who you’re fighting for. I’ve had the privilege of doing that year after year as the National Association of Nurses (NASN) Director from New Jersey. This year, I did it for the last time in this… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: My Last Hill Day – A Reflection on Advocacy, Purpose, and the Work That Matters
