Today another school shooting unfolded, this time in a suburb of Denver, CO. I heard about the shooting on Twitter, not on the national news. School shootings have become so commonplace that they are no longer covered on the national news. How can we continue to accept this as inevitable? I know I won’t and I am not alone!
Watch this video message from students and parents. Sadly, we have seen this before:
Here is a Twitter message from the Colorado School Nurses Association:
I would like to connect with school nurses who have been present in their schools during a shooting. If you have been in this situation or can connect me with school nurses who have been, please contact me at relentlessschoolnurse@gmail.com
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Published by Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN is a Nationally Certified School Nurse, in her 24th year as a New Jersey school nurse in the Camden City School District. Robin is the New Jersey Director for the National Association of School Nurses. She is proud to be a Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow and past program mentor. Robin has been honored by multiple awards for her work in school nursing and population health. She serves as faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing. Robin writes The Relentless School Nurse, a popular blog. Her extensive work in school nursing was included as a case study in the National Academies of Medicine Future of Nursing 2030 report. You can follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinCogan.
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2 thoughts on “The Relentless School Nurse: What Happened At School Today – A School Shooting”
We should be in the streets – this is not normal and should not be accepted as so. Call ANA Call your elected officails – we need to act
We should be in the streets – this is not normal and should not be accepted as so. Call ANA Call your elected officails – we need to act
You are right Jane! Let your outrage fuel your actions…that is what keeps me going.