What a treat! I was invited by podcast hosts, psychiatrist Dr. Candida Fink, and educator Jo-Ann Berry to have a conversation about school health and safety. Mental Health Goes to School is a new podcast with an important mission, to bridge the gap in understanding the connection between home, school, and the mental health… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Mental Health Goes to School – A Teacher & A Psychiatrist Walk Into a Podcast!
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The Relentless School Nurse: How School Nurses Can Help Ourselves to Stay
The past few days have seen several disturbing headlines about the state of school nursing that do not bode well for our future. Here are some of the articles that prompted this blog post, as a counter-balance to the negative findings: Are School Nurses The Next Target of Moms For Liberty? A recent Twitter… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: How School Nurses Can Help Ourselves to Stay
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The Relentless School Nurse: School Safety from a School Nurse’s Perspective: A Public Health Approach to Stemming Gun Violence
I am thankful and excited to share that I will be presenting a general session at NASN 2023 Conference in Orlando this summer. My topic is: School Safety from a School Nurse's Perspective: A Public Health Approach to Stemming Gun Violence. NASN’s vision is that all students are healthy, safe and ready to learn. Couched… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: School Safety from a School Nurse’s Perspective: A Public Health Approach to Stemming Gun Violence
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The Relentless School Nurse: Let’s Get to The Crux of the Disconnect Between Health Services and Educational Services
Pat Hamilton, an Iowa School Superintendent, is choosing to reduce school nursing hours in order to "emphasize what our top priority needs to be, which is teaching and learning." I listened to the circular conversation several times and could not help but feel that the disconnect between health and learning is the crux of the… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Let’s Get to The Crux of the Disconnect Between Health Services and Educational Services
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The Relentless School Nurse: A Mental Wellness Message to Parents During COVID19
Maintaining mental wellness was the topic of the day when I interviewed two professionals on the front lines of providing behavioral health care to children and adults in my school district, Camden, NJ. The discussion is part of a series of public service announcements (PSA) to bring the messaging about COVID19 to the community… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: A Mental Wellness Message to Parents During COVID19
