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School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self advocacy, and learning.
--From the National Association of School Nurses
Vision
The School Nurse Organization of Minnesota envisions student health for student success.
Mission
The School Nurse Organization of Minnesota advances excellence in school nursing practice to promote student health for student success.
Goal One: Elevate the quality and practice of school nursing through research, education, and advocacy.
Goal Two: Increase and retain SNOM/NASN membership to broaden the impact of high quality school nursing practice.
Goal Three: Accelerate the leadership involvement of SNOM members.
From the SNOM President
Dear SNOM Members,
Welcome to 2012! Have you set a resolution intended to improve your professional school nursing practice or for how you might improve your leadership skills? When I thought about this, many thoughts came quickly to my attention. As SNOM President, I will continually attempt to recruit new members in order for SNOM to gain a larger voice. I wish to improve my communication and collaboration with SNOM members. I will read at least one article in each issue of the JOSN and share the pertinent content with SNOM members or the Minneapolis Schools health services staff. My good intentions continue in my mind, but as someone who likes to see the results of my work, I’ll stop right there.
What step or two can you make to improve your communication with and supervision of your health office staff and staff with delegated responsibilities? How will you improve your medication administration standards and training to delegated staff? What new member can you recruit to SNOM? What small school nurse practice "pearl" will you submit to the SNOM Listserve? Why not step out of your comfort zone and speak in front of your school board or district administration about your daily role. Whew – I hope this gives you some ideas.
The work to reach my set goals and intentions are only as good as my efforts. And, like my efforts to exercise daily, get more sleep and eat better, I know that my overall outcomes and well-being are improved when I am balanced between my professional and personal responsibilities. Have fun with your intentions, step out of your comfort zone in 2012 (at least once) and let people know the importance of our work. I hope to see you this year as more members begin to participate on SNOM committees. Please contact a board member if you have any questions.
Happy New Year and happy planning your 2012 professional school nursing intentions, it will be exciting.
Mary Heiman
New: School Nurses: Making a Difference in Children's Health and Learning brochure (available on the Members Only page).
100 Year Celebration of School Nursing
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SNOM celebrated 100 years of school nursing in Minnesota on November 6, 2009, which the Governor proclaimed as School Nursing Day. A copy of the official proclamation can be printed here [PDF]. Check the Newsworthy page for future pictures of the gala event. |
Learn about 100 years of school nursing on Minnesota:
The Next 100 Years of School Nursing
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