Thank you, journalist, Linda Childers for amplifying the voices of nurses and our role in gun violence prevention and firearm safety. There are more than four million nurses across the country, imagine our collective power if we focused on educating families, patients, students, and communities about the urgency for safe storage. We could have an immediate impact on saving lives, today!
The term ‘gun control’ instantly creates polarization and leaves little room for finding common ground,” said Cogan. “But when we talk about gun safety measures — not controlling guns, but keeping our kids safe — that’s a shared value we can all agree on.
Nurses Spread the Word About Gun Safety
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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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I appreciate the attempt to not alienate nurses by emphasizing gun safety. That may have had more appeal to me some time prior to the last years of gun violence outrage.
I think we are past that time. NASN needs to adopt a position that encourages a ban on assault weapons and sensible gun control . It is time to take a stand as other healthcare organizations have.
I am a retired school nurse and feel compelled to speak out .
Thank you for your message Adriana. I encourage you to continue speaking out, we need all voices in this issue.