{"title":"Secondary and Vicarious Traumas Experienced by School Nurses.","authors":"Brady Franklin, Karen J Foli","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261446278","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261446278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School nurses play a critical role in supporting students' physical and psychological health while simultaneously managing family dynamics and educational systems. Through this work, they are frequently exposed to students' adverse life events and trauma, placing them at risk for secondary and vicarious trauma with potential long-term consequences. Despite growing recognition of these risks among healthcare and school professionals, school nurses remain underrepresented in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to discuss secondary and vicarious trauma, present implications for school nurses, and provide resources and guidance on recognition and response to these traumas.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"141-145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147784288","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}
Karma E Wilson, Kelitah Armstrong, Robin Cogan, Leslie Helmcamp, Amy Park, Samaa Kemal, Karen Sheehan
{"title":"Advancing Youth Safety: How School Nurses Can Support Youth, Families, and Prevent Firearm Injuries.","authors":"Karma E Wilson, Kelitah Armstrong, Robin Cogan, Leslie Helmcamp, Amy Park, Samaa Kemal, Karen Sheehan","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261459582","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261459582","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Firearm injury prevention efforts play a critical role in addressing both morbidity and mortality associated with firearms among children and adolescents. School nurses, through their clinical expertise and trusted relationships with students and families, are uniquely positioned to contribute to and influence these prevention efforts. Nurses can engage in meaningful, respectful conversations during initial or brief encounters and through ongoing communication. This article provides an overview of firearm violence among youth and offers practical tools and resources for school nurses. These resources empower school nurses as trusted messengers, strengthening their ability to lead courageous, life-saving conversations around sensitive health and safety issues, including firearm injury prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"159-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148319615","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":"Evidence at Your Fingertips.","authors":"Catherine F Yonkaitis","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261459411","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261459411","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"139-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148219954","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":"Improve Vision Referral Completion by Implementing the Small Steps to Eye Care Action Plan.","authors":"Mary Noga","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261448503","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261448503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vision disorders are prevalent among preschool children and can significantly interfere with early learning, literacy development, and school readiness. Although vision screening is mandated in many states, referral completion following failed screenings remains inconsistent, particularly in underserved populations. School nurses are uniquely positioned to address this gap through structured follow-up and family-centered communication. This article describes a school nurse-led quality improvement process using the Small Steps to Eye Care Action Plan to improve referral completion for preschool students.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"164-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147989281","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":"Supporting Rural School Nursing in the United States.","authors":"Wendy Niskanen, Claire McKinley Yoder","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261455889","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261455889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rural school nursing is inherently different from suburban or urban school nursing. This article describes the processes involved in becoming a Special Interest Group and identifying the specific needs of rural school nurses. We developed an online group focused on rural school nursing, provided a network of school nurses who experience similar contexts for mutual support and learning, and identified priorities for scholarship in the setting of rural and frontier school nursing. Rural school nursing was defined; additionally, characteristics of rural school nurse practice and unique challenges in this setting were identified. Solution-focused discussions provided professional development for rural school nurses, prioritizing the issues that were the greatest challenges. Topics included resource mapping, orientation to the role, mentoring needs, and training unlicensed personnel in the context of limited resources. The online focus group has since become an official Special Interest Group of the National Associatoin of School Nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"169-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148102115","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":"Interventions for Adolescent Students With Autism and Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders.","authors":"Jonel Thaller, Constance McIntosh, Janelle Wendel, Lindsey Ogle","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261459045","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261459045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School nurses are often the forward-facing health care practitioner for youth, simultaneously managing mental health and medical care for their students while also interacting with students' families and navigating consequences of family dynamics, including health literacy, social support, and financial issues. Thus, it makes sense to train school nurses on how to best interact with and support adolescents diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Part one of this three-part series will include an overview of mental health diagnoses often co-occurring with autism, associated challenges for the autistic adolescent, and school nurse interventions that may be helpful. The second and third part of the series will address the medical health diagnoses, nursing interventions, and overall discussion on how to best care for autistic adolescents in the schools.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"146-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148260042","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":"Will You \"Act Now\"?","authors":"Catherine F Yonkaitis","doi":"10.1177/1942602X261441224","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X261441224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"100-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147699940","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}