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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 back from Spring Break! I hope that you had an enjoyable and restful time. It's amazing that our pseudo winter has passed and now we're looking toward the end of the year.
Now is the time to advocate for LSN staffing ratios and to support your student's health needs for the 2012/2013 school year. If you haven't done so, talk to your administrators now about the critical need to continue and/or add LSN time to your site and your district.
If you are looking for resources, go to the member section of NASN. Within the School Nurse Advocacy Toolkit section, there are many resources: Schools + School Nurses = Safe and Healthy Student (2011) and The Case for School Nursing (2010), included are point presentations, handouts and a guide for support for funding – it is literally a prepared 'how-to' for your discussion with your administration.
Or, email them the National Public Radio clip on, No, the School Nurse Is Not In (January 3, 2012) in order to set the stage for your discussion. Watch the SNOM list serve for discussion related to this also.
Mark your calendars for SNOM's educational events, a save-the-date postcard will be mailed to you.
- School Nurse Orientation on August 14th and 15th at the MN Department of Education.
- School Nurses on the Cutting Edge annual fall conference will be on November 2nd and 3rd at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington. NASN President, Linda Davis-Alldritt will be the keynote speaker in addition to other relevant topics, poster presentations, awards for School Nurse of Year & School Nurse Administrator of the Year, vendors and networking.
Again, welcome back from Spring Break. Stay focused and positive as you progress toward the end of the year and as you prepare for the summer sessions. The health of our MN students depends on your support.
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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