The Topical Collection on Gun Violence has been published by Current Trauma Reports. Seeing the full breadth of the scope of contributors to this special edition of Current Trauma Reports brings me to a moment of pause and reflection on how far this journey has taken us all. I believe that the conversation around gun… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Twelve Perspectives on Gun Violence in America
Category: Gun Violence
The Relentless School Nurse: REFRAME – Changing the Conversation About Gun Violence in America
https://affirmresearch.org/2019/12/06/reframe-nyc/ I am thrilled to share that I will be participating in REFRAME, a unique evening of storytelling to change the conversation about gun violence in America. As a school nurse, family member survivor and blogger, I have a story to tell. If you are in the NYC area, please join me on Wednesday evening… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: REFRAME – Changing the Conversation About Gun Violence in America
The Relentless School Nurse: Learn How “Love Wins” and Saves Lives
Nelba Marquez-Greene and her husband Jimmy Greene December 14th marks the seventh anniversary of Sandy Hook. These anniversaries come fast and furious. Name the event and the date comes to mind. Sandy Hook - 12/14, Parkland - 2/14, Columbine 4/20 are just a few of the hundreds, yes, hundreds of mass school shootings that have… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Learn How “Love Wins” and Saves Lives
The Relentless School Nurse: Yes, Nurses Need to be Political!
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood spoke about the need for nurses to be political during her keynote speech at the American Academy of Nursing's annual conference. I often wonder why nurses and nursing organizations have shied away, even refused to speak publicly about nursing being a political act. Perhaps, there is a crack in the armor… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Yes, Nurses Need to be Political!
The Relentless School Nurse: Back-To-School Essentials from Sandy Hook Promise
The most recent PSA from Sandy Hook Promise will tear a hole in your heart as you watch how the back to school supplies we have all bought for our children are now being used. This is not hype, this is what it feels like in many schools. It feels like we are all preparing… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Back-To-School Essentials from Sandy Hook Promise