2020 is starting out in a most unexpected, but an exciting way for The Relentless School Nurse. American Nurse, the official journal of the ANA has a special feature called “My Nurse Influencers,” and I have been chosen as one of the monthly contributors. To say I am honored, thrilled, humbled, and a bit stunned is a huge understatement. The fact that school nurses are being recognized as the specialty practice we all know that we have been for more than 110 years, fills me with a sense of pride and added responsibility.
For the next twelve months, I will have a feature in American Nurse that will include highlighting the work of school nursing. As always, I would love feedback from the readers of this blog. If you have a specific topic you would love to see addressed, please reach out to me at relentlessschoolnurse@gmail.com.
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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