When nurses share our expertise across sectors, it is called “outward-facing.” When we share within our profession it is called “inward-facing.” I have been on a mission to #AmplifyNursing by seeking more outward-facing opportunities to share the work of school nursing. This article is an example of reaching outside of school nursing by submitting a manuscript to a non-nursing journal.
I encourage my amazing colleagues to join me in this pursuit of sharing the true work of school nursing. If we don’t tell people what we do, they come to their conclusions. School counselors and school nurses have much to share to improve the health outcomes of students. We are on the same team!
Thank you to the American School Counselors Association for accepting this article for publication. Special appreciation to my co-author and editor, Jeanne Kiefner, our Head School Nurse!
COMPLEMENTARY COLLABORATORS: SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL NURSES
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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 (NCSN), currently in her 22nd year as a New Jersey school nurse in the Camden City School District. Robin is the Director for New Jersey to the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Board. She is proud to be a Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow and past Program Mentor. Robin is the honored recipient of multiple awards for her work in school nursing and population health. These awards include, 2019 and 2020 National Association of School Nurses President’s Award, 2018 NCSN School Nurse of the Year, 2017 Johnson & Johnson School Nurse of the Year, and the New Jersey Department of Health 2017 Population Health Hero Award. Robin serves as faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing, where she teaches the next generation of school nurses. She was presented the 2018 Rutgers University – Camden Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award for Part-time Faculty. Robin writes a weekly blog called The Relentless School Nurse. She also writes a monthly column in My American Nurse, the official journal of the American Nurses Association. Robin’s work is included as a case study in The Future of Nursing Report 2020-2030. You can follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinCogan.
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