NASN Radio- National Association of School Nurses

As we enter into what is typically the height of flu season, the risk is particularly severe this year. In this segment we disucss why students are more at risk and offer specifc additional precuations to share with staff, students and parents.

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Nichole Bobo is Director of Nursing Education for the National Associtiation of School Nurses and is the current Project-Manager of CDC three-year funded immunization project focused on determining knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of school nurses. Lorraine Schoenstadt, BSN, MS, RN, BC is a board certified public health nurse and has worked as a public health nurse for over twenty-nine years. She is the Immunization Education Coordinator and Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator for the Chicago Department of Public Health Immunization Program.

In this segment we talk about how to teach children and parents to adjust insulin based on their carbohydrate intake.

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Patricia "Tricia" McCarty, BSN, RN, NCSN, CDE, isa registered nurse and certified diabetes educatorfor the University of New Mexico Department of Pediatric Endocrinology. She is a NASN instructor for the H.A.N.D.S. program," Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School." Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDE, CDN is the owner of Susan Weiner Nutrition, LLC in New York, advisor and author of "The Complete Diabetes Organizer: Your Guide to a Less Stressful and More Manageable Diabetes Life". She is the 2015 Diabetes Educator of the Year awarded by the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

The legal issues around school nursing are complicated. What basic legal considerations should school nurses be familiar with and routinely contemplating. In this segment we look at some typical scenarios.

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Michelle C. Laubin, Esq., is a Senior Partner with the law firm of Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Cheryl Resha is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University with over 18 years of experience in school health. Prior to her faculty position, she was a school nurse supervisor for a large suburban district and the state school nurse consultant.

Cheryl has experience in policy development, research, professional development, and school nurse competencies.

Our guest today has started a breast health exam movement with support from school nurses. Listen in and find out why school nurses are so important to fighting breast cancer and what you can do to help in your school.

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Mary Ann Wasil is the inspirational founder, president and CEO of the non-profit Get In Touch Foundation. A breast cancer survivor and health activist, MaryAnn formulated the foundation with a cornestone mission--the Get In Touch Girls' program and Daisy Wheel.

Instances of enterovirus D68 are being identified across the country and impacting children at many schools.Tune in to learn what information school nurse should be prepared to share with staff, parents and children.

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Julia S. Sammons, MD MSCE is attending physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she serves as Hospital Epidemiologist and Medical Director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control and Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Supporting students of who are at risk of Hypoglycemia requires a team effort. In this segment we discuss what's required to ensure that all school staff can recognize hypoglycemia and know how to appropriately respond.

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Susan Hoffmann MSN, RN, NCSN, registered nurse for 33 years, school nurse for 19 years at WB Simpson Elementary School in Wyoming, DE. Past NASN Director, Delaware, NASN HANDS instructor. Volunteer medical staff at residential diabetes camp for 5 years, Sarah Butler, MS, RN, CDE, NCSN, is a nationally certified school nurse and certified diabetes educator. She is the Director of Diabetes and Nursing Education for the National Association of School Nurses. She is a member of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Children & Adolescents with Diabetes Stakeholder Group.

Our guest reviewed 122 well researched and peer-reviewed studies and concluded that the connection between student health and academic achievement is undeniable and well support. Her research is an invaluable tool to school nurses making the case for continued or greater support.

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Beverly Bradley has experience working in schools as a school nurse at elementary and high school levels, site administrator at two high schools and as a coordinator of health services and education at a County Office of Education. Dr. Bradley was Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego.

Increasing numbers of students are being impacted by food allergies. Allergies may be life threatening, but there are many things school nurses can do to increase awareness and prepare everyone to respond when needed.

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Andrea Tanner has been a school nurse for the past thirteen years and worked with Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School and Special Education Students in self-contained classrooms. She has served two years as President Elect of the South Dakota School Nurses Association and currently in her second year as the President of the SDSNA. School Nurse Sally Schoessler, RN, BSN, MSEd NASN, is a Director of Nursing Education for the National Association of School Nurses. She has over 20 years of experience in school nursing as a school nurse in both elementary and secondary settings in public and private school settings and served as the Executive Director of the New York Statewide School Health Services Center.

School Nursing is changing on many fronts. In this segment we review the results of a recent survey of school nurses for a glimpse of the road ahead.

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Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN is President-elect of the National Association of School Nurses and employed as an elementary school nurse in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr Erin Maughan is the Director of Research with the National Association of School Nurses.

Who should be involved in creating an individualized health plan for students? What are the key components that should be considered? What are the critical legal issues that should be understood? In this segment we offer a quick review and guide. Learn more...

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Carrie Clarke, RN, has been a school nurse for the past thirteen years. She is currently in her second year as the President of the SDSNA. Sally Schoessler, RN, BSN, MSEd NASN, is a Director of Nursing Education for the National Association of School Nurses. She has over 20 years of experience in school nursing.