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":"Value Added: Using School Nurse Expertise and Standardized Tools to Plan for Effective Health Education Programming.","authors":"Victoria Averill, Julee Waldrop, Anne Derouin","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251340985","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251340985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Providing recommendations for health education programming is a task well-suited for school nurses who are pediatric experts and well-trusted members of our communities. Using clinical expertise, national and community trends, emerging health risks, and their professional critical thinking skills, school nurses are key members of the team that plans, implements, and evaluates standardized health education curricula. This article highlights important guidelines and resources for school nurses and school health education teams to successfully and confidently conduct health education curriculum evaluations using a standardized feasibility evaluation approach. It emphasizes the importance of addressing the ever-changing risk behaviors of adolescents within health education curricula and the need for school nurses to offer evidence-based recommendations to academic teams based on their unique expertise.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":"40 4","pages":"194-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561445","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":"Practicing With a <i>Framework</i> Mindset: A Closer Look at the Principle of Quality Improvement.","authors":"Kimberly J Stanislo, Andrea Tanner","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251347287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251347287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting the practice principles of the refreshed</i> School Nursing Practice Framework. <i>The focus of each article is to provide an in-depth look at each of the principles and emphasize how school nurses can apply them to their daily practice through a</i> Framework <i>mindset. This article explores quality improvement as a core practice principle, reflects on its relevance to current practice, and identifies examples that illustrate quality improvement in daily school nursing practice. Each article in the series will build upon and explore the interconnections between the</i> Framework <i>principles.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251347287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327158","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":"State of the Data Initiative, Every Student Counts! 2024.","authors":"Ann O Nichols, Kimberly J Stanislo","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251347557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251347557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The NASN school health data initiative, Every Student Counts! (ESC!), experienced considerable growth during the 2023 to 2024 school year. ESC! is the working name for NASN's National School Health Data Set. Every school, school district and state that benefits from the collection and use of school health and school nurse data is reminded each year to share that data in a manner that demonstrates its value and encourages its use. When school nurses can see the product of participating in a state data initiative they are affirmed in their efforts and others may be motivated to participate. This article is a vehicle for the sharing of the aggregated National School Health Data Set (ESC!) progress for 2023 to 2024. These data are entered by State Data Coordinators who provide support to school nurses in their states and serve as liaisons to NASN for ESC! Opportunities for school nurses who are not yet engaged in the ESC! initiative are included.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251347557"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303139","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":"Change Is the Only Constant.","authors":"Catherine F Yonkaitis","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251348426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251348426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251348426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303138","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 the School Nurse's Voice in Advocacy.","authors":"Piper Largent","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251346422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X251346422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>School nurse advocacy is an essential role of the school nurse. To date, resources to support school nurse knowledge and action in the area of advocacy have been limited. The National Association of School Nurses has enhanced its efforts to support school nurse advocacy. This article describes the resources, including updated advocacy priorities, a state-specific toolkit, and a \"Take Action\" center.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251346422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303140","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":"Value Added: Using School Nurse Expertise and Standardized Tools to Plan for Effective Health Education Programming for Adolescents.","authors":"Victoria Averill, Julee Waldrop, Anne Derouin","doi":"10.1177/1942602X251340985","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1942602X251340985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Providing recommendations for health education programming is a task well-suited for school nurses who are pediatric experts and well-trusted members of our communities. Using clinical expertise, national and community trends, emerging health risks, and their professional critical thinking skills, school nurses are key members of the team that plans, implements, and evaluates standardized health education curricula. This article highlights important guidelines and resources for school nurses and school health education teams to successfully and confidently conduct health education curriculum evaluations using a standardized feasibility evaluation approach. It emphasizes the importance of addressing the ever-changing risk behaviors of adolescents within health education curricula and the need for school nurses to offer evidence-based recommendations to academic teams based on their unique expertise.</p>","PeriodicalId":39156,"journal":{"name":"NASN school nurse (Print)","volume":" ","pages":"1942602X251340985"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144259088","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}