Nurses are confronting the gap between what we do and how federal policy chooses to see us. On the ground, nurses practice with advanced knowledge, independent judgment, and deep accountability for the lives in our care. Yet in this administration’s Department of Education rulemaking process, our graduate education is being treated as something less… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: It’s Go Time! Let’s Be Sure Our Voices Are Heard.
The Relentless School Nurse: This Is Not Public Health
The news coming out of our Federal public health agencies is arriving so fast and so full of spin that it barely gives anyone time to ask the most basic question: Does any of this still resemble evidence‑based public health? In the span of two days, HHS and CDC turned what should have been a… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: This Is Not Public Health
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The Relentless School Nurse: A Federal Invitation for More Guns Near Our Kids
Disclaimer: Yes, this post is political. School nurses are duty-bound to confront policies that threaten kids’ health, using the tools of public health: prevention, harm reduction, and evidence. School nurses are frontline public health professionals. We assess, intervene, educate, prevent, advocate, and respond—often all within the same school day. We are the bridge between health… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: A Federal Invitation for More Guns Near Our Kids
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The Relentless School Nurse: A Summer Without Homicides, But a Future at Risk
Camden, New Jersey, achieved a milestone: a summer with zero homicides for the first time in 50 years. This isn’t just a statistic; it is proof that when community-based programs, public health initiatives, and community policing work together, real change is possible. As highlighted in What Camden’s homicide‑free summer reveals about community safety and health… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: A Summer Without Homicides, But a Future at Risk
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The Relentless School Nurse: Together, We Uphold Nursing’s Future
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has added its voice to the growing unified voice of national nursing organizations strongly objecting to the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) proposed changes to the definition of “professional degree” programs. This proposal, which excludes nursing from professional degree status and imposes restrictive loan limits of $20,500 annually and… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Together, We Uphold Nursing’s Future
