NASN Radio- National Association of School Nurses

School nurses play a vital role in ensuring that schools are prepared to handle myriad emergencies of various kinds. In this segment, we review the basics every school nurse needs to know. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Christine Tuck MS, BSN, RN, NCSN has been a school nurse and Health Services Director for the Seaman USD #345 school district, in Topeka, Kansas for the past 25 years. She served on the Governor's Commission for Safe and Prepared Schools (KCSPS) whose advocacy efforts led to the creation of a Center for Safe and Prepared Schools in Kansas, in 2010. Linda Kalekas has 38 years experience in critical care, trauma, and school nursing and is currently a health services administrator for the Clark County School District, in southern Nevada, the 5th largest in the U.S. She earned a post-master's certificate in School Safety and Emergency Management in 2010, and served on the Nevada S.P.A.R.T.A.N Coalition to help all Nevada school districts develop an all hazards planning approach to prepare for school-based disasters.

Despite the legendary work historically done by school nurses to get students vaccinated, immunization gaps still exist. In this segment, we discuss how school nurses can help close the chasm among all populations. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Jean Grabeel is the Manager of Health Services for Springfield Public Schools, serving over 25,000 students in Springfield, MO. A graduate of St John's School of Nursing and Missouri State University with a bachelor's in nursing. Dr. William Schaffner is past president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and has served on the Executive Board of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is also Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy as well as Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

In this segment we discuss how school Nurses and public health nurses are collaborating to ensure that the health needs of the community are being addressed. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Brad Waid is an educator & educational evangelist. Global speaker, technology guru and educational change agent Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

School nurses are facing many changes in the policies and protocols for administering epinephrine at school. Laws have been passed in over 45 states that allow the use of stock epinephrine. Many school nurses now have the responsibility of teaching unlicensed persons to administer epinephrine in emergency scenarios. In this segment we look as sound policies to guide an emergency response. Carrie Clarke has been a school nurse in South Dakota's largest school district for over fifteen years. She is the past president of the South Dakota School Nurses Association, winner of the 2010 Voices of Meningitis Challenge and currently serving as one of the Epinephrine Resource School Nurses for South Dakota. Dr. Michael Pistiner is a pediatric allergist for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and a voluntary Instructor of pediatrics at Boston Childrens Hospital. He serves as a voluntary consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, School Health Services. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics where he is a member of the Council of School Health and the Section of Allergy & Immunology

This year we celebrate national School Nurses Day by reflecting on school nursing highlights, our growing importance, and wish lists of what school nurses need and want. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Lara Booth currently serves as the Float and Lead nurse for the Indian River School District, Sussex County Delaware and as the Secretary for DSNA. Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN is President-elect of the National Association of School Nurses. A school nurse for fifteen years, she is a Nationally Certified School Nurse employed as an elementary school nurse in Columbia, South Carolina.

April is the beginning of the season for higher exposure to tick bites. In this segment we look at a variety of uncommon tick borne diseases and identify the regions across the nation where children are most at risk. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Marjorie Cole, MSN, RN, is the State School Nurse Consultant at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. In this role she is responsible for providing consultation to Missouri's 1,500 school nurses. Gordon Christensen, M.D. is Professor and Infectious Disease Specialist in Tropical Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Tropical Medicine, and Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health. He has been elected by peers for inclusion in "Best Doctors in America"(1996 through 2010, consecutively).

Underage drinking at the elementary, middle-school and high school levels is a concern for parents and educators. In this segment we discuss the latest statistics and research. Finally, we point to educational resources created specifically for school nurses and school staff. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Shirley Schwartz has been Director of Nursing Education at NASN for the last 11 years. She has extensive experience in children's health and school health. Ralph Blackman is President and CEO of the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. The Foundation has transformed countless lives through programs that contributed to significant reductions in drunk driving and underage drinking. Funded for more than 23 years by the nationâls leading distillers, they bring individuals, families and communities together to guide a lifetime of conversations around alcohol responsibility.

Transitioning out of high school is a pivotal time in the life of a teen with diabetes. School nurses can play an important role in preparing students to assume more responsibility for their health care. In this segment we discuss the physical, social, cognitive and developmental issues involved and offer tips for how school nurses can offer support. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork 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. Dr. Weissberg-Benchell is a pediatric psychologist and certified diabetes educator with over 20 years of research experience and clinical work with children and adolescents with diabetes and their families. She is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

In this segment we discuss insulin types, insulin storage and the ways school nurses can help students manage their insulin during the school day. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Kim Higgins is a registered nurse and has been a diabetes educator for 30 years. She enjoys working with pediatric endocrinologists, families and children/teens with type 1 diabetes. Kim has been an NASN H.A.N.D.S. program instructor since 2008. Jean Grabeel is the Manager of Health Services for Springfield Public Schools, serving over 25,000 students in Springfield, MO. A graduate of St John's School of Nursing and Missouri State University with a bachelor's in nursing. She earned her master's in health education from University Missouri- Columbia.

Every hour approximately 48 people will have a cardiac event outside of the hospital. However, what is surprising to many is that 6,000 children and adolescents die each year from heart failure. In this segment we discuss the pivotal role school nurses play in limiting the number of student deaths due to heart attacks in school. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Kathleen Rose, RN, MHA, NCS, the NASN Director of Florida Association of School Nurses, she has been a school nurse for 30 years, working from Pre-K through 12th grade. During that time, she taught CPR, AED and first aid to students, staff and coaches. In addition, she created an educational unit, "Healthy Hearts - Now and Later" for elementary and MS students. Dr. Dianne Atkins is a Pediatric Cardiologist at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital and her research interests have centered around cardiac arrest in the Young, CPR training and defibrillation. An active volunteer for the American Heart Association, she worked with the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee.

After the declaration that measles had been eradicated in the US, the disease is making a comeback. In this segment we offer prevention tips to be shared with teachers, parents and students. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork Nichole Bobo is Director of Nursing Education for the National Association 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. Dr. William Schaffner is past president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and has served on the Executive Board of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is also Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy as well as Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

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. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork 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. Follow: @susangweiner @bamradionetwork 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. Follow:@MichelleLaubin @schoolnurses @schoolhealth @bamradionetwork 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.

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. Follow: @schoolnurses @bamradionetwork 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.