{"title":"School Nurse Primer on Gender Identity and Transgender Youth: Part I.","authors":"Janice Selekman","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251363966","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251363966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The issues of transgender youth have taken center stage in 2025. School nurses are essential in providing support and facts when questions arise from school administrators, school boards, families, and students.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"255-258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144856684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing Musculoskeletal Pain Associated With School Bag Weight in Schoolchildren.","authors":"Marwa Shafiek Saleh, Mostafa S Ali","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251361432","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251361432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Musculoskeletal disorders among pre-teen and adolescent students have been consistently documented in the literature, with numerous studies associating their prevalence with the use of excessively heavy or improperly designed school backpacks. School nurses regularly interact with students in these age groups and are therefore in a unique position to identify students at risk for musculoskeletal problems related to carrying heavy backpacks. They can provide vital education to students, staff, parents, and the community about the risks associated with excessive backpack weight and its impact on musculoskeletal health. The purpose of this article is to briefly discuss risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders linked to backpack weight and to offer recommendations for interventions school nurses can implement, including collaboration with other school and community leaders, to help prevent musculoskeletal pain and injury in pre-teen and adolescent students.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"238-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144785531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oxygen Administration in School.","authors":"Eileen M Moss","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251362837","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251362837","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School nurses are increasingly providing care to students with medical complexity. Certain health conditions require that a student receive oxygen during the school day, and without the appropriate support, their lives may be endangered. The school nurse is instrumental in creating the educational and health plans required to ensure the student's access to education. Although nurses are trained to administer oxygen, the school environment presents unique challenges to ensuring student safety. This article is intended to provide evidence-based guidance on care coordination for the student receiving oxygen in school.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"219-225"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144856683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gloria E Barrera, Bridget C Heroff, Catherine F Yonkaitis
{"title":"A Blueprint for School Nurse Advocacy.","authors":"Gloria E Barrera, Bridget C Heroff, Catherine F Yonkaitis","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251338603","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251338603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advocacy looks different for every school nurse. For the Illinois Association of School Nurses (IASN) advocacy means ensuring every student has an opportunity to be healthy and ready to learn. To achieve this, a goal was set for all students to have access to school nursing care all day, every day. This goal is in alignment with the NASN's own position that to optimize safety and learning a school nurse must be present. This article will describe IASN's advocacy journey, including its ups and downs toward that end.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"242-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144033388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jodi S Bullard, Angela J Preston, Jenifer M Chilton
{"title":"Development of a School Nurse Simulation Boot Camp.","authors":"Jodi S Bullard, Angela J Preston, Jenifer M Chilton","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251350104","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251350104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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. The 8 hr <i>School Nurse Boot Camp</i> program consisted of a keynote address on local pediatric health topics and a series of 30-min speed simulations focused on mental and physical health issues. A total of 62 school nurses attended the three boot camp offerings during the <i>2023/2024</i> academic school year and represented a student population of 78,275. Participants indicated satisfaction with the event and interest in future continuing education opportunities. The boot camp event provides a local continuing education offering, a record of competency for school nurses, and a regional partnership between school nurses, School of Nursing faculty, and Educational Service Center personnel.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"248-252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12426319/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144567964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What's on Your Bookshelf?","authors":"Catherine F Yonkaitis","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251361067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251361067","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":"40 5","pages":"217-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie H Alexander-Ruff, Sarah A Ruff, William G Ruff
{"title":"The Power of Breath: Enhancing Student Health and Well-Being With Deep Breathing in Elementary School Classrooms.","authors":"Julie H Alexander-Ruff, Sarah A Ruff, William G Ruff","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251341564","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251341564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes how the Health Education and Art for Resiliency Teaching (HEART) project facilitated the implementation of deep breathing exercises, led by school nurses, serving rural and vulnerable school-aged children. The project used the Health Equity Framework to enhance the benefits of interventions that provided teachers and students with a practical and effective adjunctive tool to manage anxiety. The breathing techniques were successful in reducing student referrals to the administrative staff and to the school nurse for acting out or feeling ill due to stress-induced anxiety. Students enrolled in grades 3 to 6 learned to differentiate between feelings of stress, nervousness, and illness. The article shares deep breathing tools and emphasizes how school nurses and staff can work together to create a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes mental health and improves the well-being of vulnerable students.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"231-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving School Nurse Confidence With Continuous Glucose Monitoring Technology.","authors":"Stacy Seiler, Rachel McClanahan","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251341902","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251341902","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) offers reliable glycemic measurements and improved health outcomes for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. With CGM use becoming the new pediatric standard of care for type 1 diabetes management, it is increasingly common for children with diabetes to arrive in school wearing CGM devices. School nurses' lack of familiarity with this new technology can lead to dangerous methods of assessment, interpretation, and treatment of sensor glucose results. An evidence-based, standardized CGM protocol and educational module were developed to increase confidence among school nurses in providing accurate and safe treatment decisions for students with type 1 diabetes. This project highlights the potential of a standardized assessment tool for school nurses to increase their confidence in caring for students with CGMs at school, informing future integration of CGM training into clinical practice guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"226-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"School Nursing and SchoolYard Gardening: A Tale of Mutual Symbiosis.","authors":"Bianca F Aniski","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251360002","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251360002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Working within NASN's <i>School Nursing Practice Framework</i>, this author proposes schoolyard gardening as an action oriented approach found in the \"Leadership\" principle of the Framework. Leadership references \"activities related to the mind-set of leadership, not a position.\" The author suggests that schoolyard gardening is an emerging topic with student health being the desired outcome, as well as, proposing a schoolyard garden is needed in every school. A basic overview of School Nurse Certification in New Jersey is shared along with a 15 year outline of an award-winning schoolyard garden and how a schoolyard garden relates to wellness and teaching health within the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251360002"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144856685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}