School Nursing

The Relentless School Nurse: A Poem for School Nurse Day 2024

  I had the pleasure of meeting Jessi Woodman at the New England School Nurses Conference this past weekend! Jessi is the Secretary of the Maine Association of School Nurses. Jessi wrote "What's Up, Friend," a poem to celebrate School Nurse Day and I am excited to feature her as a guest contributor! Happy School… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: A Poem for School Nurse Day 2024

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The Relentless School Nurse: The New York Times is Asking About Your Experience with Gun Violence

The Headway team is a special projects initiative at The New York Times, funded by philanthropic grants, focused on investigating major societal challenges and progress through in-depth reporting and public engagement. Their tagline is: Exploring the world’s challenges through the lens of progress. As the United States grapples with a staggering rise in gun violence,… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: The New York Times is Asking About Your Experience with Gun Violence

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Power of Encouragement

Inspiration for my blog posts comes from many sources. Today's message was prompted by this LinkedIn post from Justin Wright, creator of Brilliance Brief. It caught my eye because it focused on the power of words in creating work cultures of caring through supporting and encouraging people. I read through the list of declarative statements that… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: The Power of Encouragement

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The Relentless School Nurse: West Virginia School Nurses Sue for Unjust Treatment by Board of Education

I have been blogging about school nursing since 2017 and am always searching for important stories to share with my readers. Today's post is about a courageous group of school nurses from West Virginia who filed a lawsuit against their board of education for unfair treatment. The implications should they win this groundbreaking legal action… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: West Virginia School Nurses Sue for Unjust Treatment by Board of Education

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The Relentless School Nurse: Creating a Culture of Gun Safe Ownership

Gun ownership is not the debate that anyone will ever win. We have a culture of gun ownership in our country, that is clear. But can we instill a culture of gun safe ownership? That is the question that we must answer with a resounding YES if we truly care about the well-being and safety… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Creating a Culture of Gun Safe Ownership