Jodi S Bullard,Angela J Preston,Jenifer M Chilton Jodi S Bullard

A school nurse continuing education program was developed by School of Nursing faculty at an East Texas university, providing school nurses with documented competence in nursing skills focused on equitable health outcomes....A total of 62 school nurses attended the three boot camp offerings during the 2023/2024 academic school year and represented a student population of 78,275. Participants indicated satisfaction with the event and interest in future continuing education opportunities.

Victoria Averill,Julee Waldrop,Anne Derouin Victoria Averill

Providing recommendations for health education programming is a task well-suited for school nurses who are pediatric experts and well-trusted members of our communities....Using clinical expertise, national and community trends, emerging health risks, and their professional critical thinking skills, school nurses are key members of the team that plans, implements, and evaluates standardized health education curricula....This article highlights important guidelines and resources for school nurses and school health education teams to successfully and confidently conduct health education curriculum evaluations using a standardized feasibility evaluation approach....It emphasizes the importance of addressing the ever-changing risk behaviors of adolescents within health education curricula and the need for school nurses to offer evidence-based recommendations to academic teams based on their unique expertise.

Sadie Bergen,Erin D Maughan,Molly Secor et al. Sadie Bergen et al.

Ylva Odenbring,Lisa Lindén Ylva Odenbring

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore how school nurses working in one of Sweden's largest regions reflect on their strategies and experiences of including children with refugee or migrant backgrounds in the school-based extended HPV vaccination programme.

Lisa Kühne,Faith Mugo Lisa Kühne

Implications for school health policy, practice, and equity: By implementing these activities, school nurses enhance students' health behaviors of nutrition, physical activity, toothbrushing, and nail-biting, among others....Conclusions: Primary schools are an ideal setting to engage students and their families in enhancing their health literacy, with school nurses incorporating significant potential for public health.

Deborah E Tyndall,Jessica C Reich,Mitzi C Pestaner et al. Deborah E Tyndall et al.

While school nurses are well-positioned to mitigate suicide risk in students, few studies have reported on their role in prevention....Using an online Qualtrics survey, school nurses (N = 1,283) from across the United States were surveyed to examine their role, practices, and interventions regarding youth suicide prevention. Findings reveal that varied and exclusive practices exist within K-12 schools....The majority of school nurses are not included in district suicide risk protocols or interdisciplinary mental health team meetings, and they also report a lack of communication and collaboration between them and other in-school clinicians....Despite this exclusivity, many school nurses identify students at risk and connect them to mental health services....District leaders are encouraged to leverage the skillset of school nurses as members of the mental health team by advocating for school nurse inclusivity in both district- and school-level suicide prevention and intervention policies and practices.

Nabeel Ahmad,Brooke Bartley,Stephanie Zhang et al. Nabeel Ahmad et al.

SSP strength was positively correlated with percentage of school nurses (ρ = 0.564, P < 0.001), community median household income (ρ = 0.431, P < 0.001), percentage of female students (ρ = 0.461, P < 0.001), and tax rate (ρ = 0.366, P = 0.0002).

Kimberly J Stanislo,Andrea Tanner Kimberly J Stanislo

The focus of each article is to provide an in-depth look at each of the principles and emphasize how school nurses can apply them to their daily practice through a Framework mindset.

Andrea A Pappalardo,Paige Hardy,Caroline Youssef et al. Andrea A Pappalardo et al.

Pre-implementation interviews revealed that school nurses were concerned about family asthma education (76%) and staff training (29%). One interviewee described the program as "a sturdy safety net… if you can't breathe, nothing else matters."

Ann O Nichols,Kimberly J Stanislo Ann O Nichols

When school nurses can see the product of participating in a state data initiative they are affirmed in their efforts and others may be motivated to participate. This article is a vehicle for the sharing of the aggregated National School Health Data Set (ESC!) progress for 2023 to 2024....These data are entered by State Data Coordinators who provide support to school nurses in their states and serve as liaisons to NASN for ESC! Opportunities for school nurses who are not yet engaged in the ESC!