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NASN Director's NewsThe NASN Affiliate Director is our liaison with the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). Although any officer or member has access to the personnel at NASN, the director receives regular reports from the president and Executive Director of NASN which are to be shared with FASN's Executive Board and stakeholders. In addition, each Affiliate Director is assigned to work on one or more task forces that look at school nursing trends and issues on a national level. Many of NASN's Position Statements are a result of these task forces. Twice a year, Affiliate Directors from all over the country meet together with NASN's President and Executive Director, as well as their respective Task Force Committees. After these meetings, the Affiliate Directors share the focus and direction of NASN with their states. Our Affiliate Director is Kathleen C. Rose and she is serving a four year term, from January 2012 through January 2016.
NASN Director This semi-annual meeting was held at the Westin in Alexandria, VA., on January 28 - 31, 2012. It is held to conduct the business of NASN according to NASN’s Vision and Strategic Plan. NASN’s Vision: Supporting Student Success NASN Mission: NASN improves the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance the practice of school nursing. Purpose of a Director’s meeting: NASN is a 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Silver Spring , MD. In addition to its employees, its business is conducted by an Executive Director, an executive committee and the NASN Board. The Executive Committee (EC) is composed of the Officers and representatives from the Board. The Board is comprised of one elected delegate from each state, D.C., and the overseas nurses. When a school nurse is elected to represent NASN as a Director, she brings her state knowledge with her as she goes to conduct the business of NASN. When she returns, she brings a global perspective with her. When decisions are made by NASN, they reflect the thoughts of nurses around the world, as well as the research which was done to reach the decision. Every Director’s presence is important, whether from a large or a small state, a state with many school nurses or just a few. Board members serve on one of five committees: Advocacy/Public Relations, Governance/Administration, Finance, Programs, Research. This committee assignment is changed at least twice, if not three times during a Board member’s 4 year term. The 4th year, the Board member is often the chair or co-chair of their committee or one of its subcommittees. This year, I serve on the Advocacy/PR Committee. NASN Information Membership - we have 15,012 members world wide Income - 30 % from membership dues 32 % from services provided 38 % from external funding (grants, etc.) Legislative Priorities for 2012: 1. Student to School Nurse Ratio Act 2. Language in the ESEA bill that includes “specialized instructional school personnel” which makes sure that school nurses are included. 3. Available stock epinephrine in schools for emergencies Upcoming Conferences: 2012 San Francisco 2013 Orlando 2014 San Antonio 2015 Philadelphia 2016 Atlanta 2017 San Diego 2018 Baltimore NASN Actions Elected 3 members to the Nominating Committee: Leah Wycoff - CO; Kendra Selser - MT; Lee Neill - MO Adopted the following new/revised Position Statements: ~ Chronic Health Conditions ~ Education Licensure Certification Amended the following Position Statements ~ Nursing Minimum Data Set ~ Diabetes Management in the School Setting ~ Sexual Orientation Sexual Minority Rescinded the following Position Statements ~ Advance Practice RN in the School Setting ~ Child Abuse and Neglect ~ Medical Services vs. Health Services ~ Preparing for Emergencies ~ Professional Development-Continuing Education ~ Animals in the Classroom ~ Medication Administration in the School Setting Approved the following Issue Briefs ~ Child Maltreatment ~ Concussion ~ Service Animals in the Schools ~ Emergency Equipment and Supplies Rescinded the following Issue Briefs ~ Chronic Health Conditions Adopted the FY 2012-13 Budget Reports Received NBCSN: School nurses with this accreditation are widely recognized and highly valued. ~ 3396 Currently Certified ~ 34 states have an NBCSN Liaison with 4 states having 2 ~ NBCSN will be doing a role delineation study ~ NBCSN will be hiring an Executive Direction for 32 hours a month, the application is on their web site and must be done online, the deadline is 3-1-12. A copy of the job description is on the NBCSN table. State School Nurse Consultants ~ Developed a Strategic plan ~ Are now an ad hoc member of the NASN Board ~ Created a new web site: Stateschoolnurseconsultants.org ~ They are looking at the school nurse to school ratio Voices of Meningitis (VOM) ~ The campaign has created over 2.5 billion contacts, people seeking info on meningitis or obtaining the vaccine ~ The individual and state winners of the VOM Campaign will be announced in February ~ Every time you “Like” VOM on Facebook, NASN earns 25 cents to go toward NASN’s educational programs (e.g. SETT or HANDS) Future Events National Conference ~ June 23 - 26, 2012, with a June 22nd Pre-conference Day ~ It will be held in San Francisco at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis NASN Endowment Fund ~ President’s Challenge to go for the Gold: a prize for the Affiliate that brings in the largest donation ~ Endowment Committee presents “Rush for the Gold: Purses for Nurses” Each Affiliate donates on purse to place in the silent auction bid MY “Take Away” Info (Stuff I didn’t know before, but I know now!) ~ NASN makes sure their info is as up-to-date as possible with constant review of Position Statements (PS) and Issue Briefs (IB). Some that are now longer necessary are rescinded. Some that are redundant are merged into a new PS or IB. Some PS’s that were once written to address an immediate problem are developed into a more thorough, comprehensive IB. NASN seeks the most current information and thought and if Board members are aware of expertise outside the Board, the PS or IB may be submitted to those persons for consideration. NASN has used Shirley Gordon, Carole Kain and Kelly White, all FASN members, as part of this process. ~ NASN encourages college students to come to NASN and be a part of different initiatives, such as the annual Trip to the Hill that the Board members make every January. Charlotte Barry has consistently made this an event she invites her college students (BSN, MSN, PhD) to become a part of. This year I had the privilege of taking several students with me to Senator Nelson’s office. College students and their instructors are strongly encouraged to inform their Board member when a visit to NASN or the Hill is planned, in addition to the contact they make with NASN. ~ I have always wanted to see NASN Headquarters at 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD. As part of Board Night Out, we were bussed there for a reception and tour. The offices are small compared to the huge activities that take place - and when you look out the windows, you can see the national headquarters of the ANA! Look for pictures from the National Office on our web site.Important notice about the NASN Web site login: The Web site login scheme has been changed. You will now login as follows: Let me also point out that your lastname is NO longer in all lowercase letters. |
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