This week, I’m in Austin for the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) 2025 Annual Conference, and honestly? It feels a little like a camp reunion. There’s something special about being in a room full of school nurses from all across the country, people who truly understand. The long days. The impossible decisions. The quiet… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: A Camp Reunion – Honoring Mentors and Legacy at NASN 2025
The Relentless School Nurse: The Uphill Battle – Reflections and Realities as Another School Year Closes
Closing a Difficult Year As another school year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we carried personally and collectively. The weight, the worry, the moments of heartbreak, but also the connection, the quiet victories, and the fierce determination to keep showing up for our students, no matter what. Though I speak… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: The Uphill Battle – Reflections and Realities as Another School Year Closes
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The Relentless School Nurse: How Curiosity and Questioning Can Topple Tyrants
Tyranny doesn’t always arrive with a bang. Sometimes it slips in quietly, through orders made in the dark, rights gradually erased, and voices slowly silenced. But it can also come with startling speed, force, and deception, as the Trump administration continuously demonstrates by pushing through sweeping changes, bypassing laws and norms, and sowing confusion to… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: How Curiosity and Questioning Can Topple Tyrants
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The Relentless School Nurse: Why We Must Fight to Save Nursing Research—and the Future of School Health
As school nurses, we stand at the intersection of education and public health. We see firsthand how physical and emotional well-being affect a child’s ability to learn, grow, and thrive. Our work is rooted in evidence-based practice, and our actions are guided by science. Nursing Science is under threat. President Trump’s proposed 2026 budget calls… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Why We Must Fight to Save Nursing Research—and the Future of School Health
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The Relentless School Nurse: RFK Jr. Fired the Nation’s Vaccine Experts – School Nurses Must Not Stay Silent
On June 9, 2025, something unthinkable happened. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every single member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the very experts who shape the vaccine schedules that keep our communities healthy. The entire panel of 17 experts, gone in one stroke. Why? RFK Jr.,… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: RFK Jr. Fired the Nation’s Vaccine Experts – School Nurses Must Not Stay Silent
