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NASN is classified under the Internal Revenue Code as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity.
Vision: NASN is the expert voice for optimal student health and for professional development of school nurses. Every child has access to a school nurse all day, every day.
Mission: The National Association of School Nurses supports the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice by specialized registered nurses.
Core Values:
Scholarship - NASN believes in continuous, critical exploration and utilization of knowledge.
Excellence - NASN exhibits high quality service, products, standards and practice.
Integrity - NASN values ethical, fair, and honest relationships.
Collegiality - NASN promotes respectful, accountable and responsible community and professional partnerships globally.
Diversity - NASN embraces a diverse membership and acknowledges that each member is inherently valuable and brings unique perspective and contribution to our mission.
Overarching Goal: NASN will strengthen and solidify a membership that is driven toward excellence in school nursing practice.
• Provide high quality member services
• Unify with affiliates
• Support affiliate organizational growth and development
• Increase NASN visibility
• Advocate for funding for school nursing in the realm of school health
Strategic Goals:
Advocacy: NASN will be an influential advocate for safe and effective school health services.
Member Programs and Resources: NASN will be its members' primary and indispensable resource for school health programs, services, and experiences.
Public Relations: NASN will be the recognized expert voice of school nursing.
Research: NASN will improve the reliability, quality, and accessibility of school health data to promote research and knowledge development in child health and school health.
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In this section:
• Officers and Board of Directors
• Affiliate School Nurse Organizations (Chapters)
• National Academy of School Nursing
• Endowment Fund
• Exhibitors and Advertisers
• NASN Press Room
• History
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact Us
Downloads
• Annual Report
• ByLaws
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The Definition of School Nursing:
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 (NASN, 2010)
Representation
NASN represents school nurses on national and federal committees which affect health services to children:
- American Academy of Pediatrics/School Health Committee;
- National Education Association (NEA)/Health Information Network;
- Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)/Partners for Children Coalition;
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)/Division of Adolescent and School Health;
- CDC/Immunization Division; and
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Asthma Triggers.
In addition, NASN supplies written and oral testimony to Congress about school health services on request and advises members of federal legislation affecting school health services. |
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