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Get more involved and Lead the Change!!!

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 04-02-2026 09:41 AM
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We need you to lead us into the future. Please email or call me if you might be interested in making an impact.... rita.baszlerlanners@k12.sd.us or 605-353-8422.

2026 South Dakota School Nurse Association Annual Conference

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 11-03-2025 05:57 PM
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Save the date: July 14 and 15, 2025 Our conference will be in Chamberlain SD More information and forms to come in late March/April

Register for the 32nd SDSNA Annual Conference

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 04-30-2025 11:10 AM
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Grab your baseball cap and come to Hartford SD to join us as we strengthen our knowledge, skills, and network as a professional team of School Nurses 2025 South Dakota School Nurses Association Annual Conference Jul 15 - 17, (CT) The SDSNA annual conference is a productive time to come together ...

Afternoon Day 2, 2024

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 07-18-2024 04:26 PM
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Andrea Polkinghorn, BSN RN AMB-BC spoke to us about immunizations. A majority of the information was in regards to the HPV vaccine and the protection against cancer. We school nurses can save lives in many ways. Drugs in our communities - Updates from the field, presented by Ryan Pennock and Tyler ...

Day 2 of Conference 2024

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 07-18-2024 12:21 PM
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Carrie Clarke, Chief Wellness Officer, School Nurse, and our National Board of Director started our day off with great information and updates from NASN. Jenna Hieb and Robyn Knecht from St Joseph’s Indian School. They talked with us about the Transition ...

First Day of Conference

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 07-18-2024 09:38 AM
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First Day was started with lots of culture. We went to the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center. Next we listened to Dana Boraas, the Program Director of Lutheran Social Services of SD. We learned about the services LSS provide to our students and their families when they enter our country. ...

2024 SD School Nurse Association Conference has kicked off

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 07-18-2024 09:30 AM
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Our summer conference was started with a surprise. Dr. Jarod Larson, Brandon Valley’s Superintendent popped in before our board meeting to address us and to thank us for our tireless work as School Nurses. Take care of yourself. Do something that brings you joy each day. You can only be 3 things ...

2023 SDSNA Summer Conference

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 05-02-2023 02:10 PM
Found In Community: South Dakota School Nurse Association Events
SDSNA_Conference_Registration_2023__1_.docx   Conference Registration 2023_sdsna_conference_agenda__1_.docx   Conference agenda

2021 Conference Registration is Open

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 04-27-2021 12:13 PM
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Join us for the 2021 Annual Summer Conference in Sioux Falls.  On July 19th -21st be a star in the front line of information.   Learn best evidence-based nursing practices from a variety of health care professionals.   Learn the newest ideas in Diabetic Care.   Learn about services, products, ...

2021 SD School Nurse Association Annual Conference

Posted By Rita Baszler Lanners, BSN, RN, NCSN 04-27-2021 11:32 AM
Found In Community: South Dakota School Nurse Association Events
Join us for the 2021 Annual Summer Conference in Sioux Falls.  On July 19th -21st be a star in the front line of information.   Learn best evidence-based nursing practices from a variety of health care professionals.  Learn the newest ideas in Diabetic Care.   Learn about services, products, ...

Test Anxiety is Real...

I will be dropping out of this discussion because I took and passed (yay me!) the test in March. I want to say thank you to the staff that lead this group and for making the process so comfortable and informative. I, like many others, have severe test anxiety and a vision issue, like dyslexia. The computer ...

RE: Welcome to Week #4 of our Online Study Group

I love using the review book and being able to ask Siri information at the same time. I look up information and take a snap shot or voice record a note about it in my notes section of my phone. I figure I will reference these things I needed to learn more about when my test day gets closer. here ...

RE: Welcome to Week #3 of our Online Study Group

I would like to bring up one more question and hope I can understand the clarification. On page 169 number 16 the question is gonococcal infections differ in adolescent males and females. females may have: the answer is A: no symptoms, but I read in the notes that boys may not have symptoms either so ...

RE: Welcome to Week #4 of our Online Study Group

I am totally enjoying this process of learning and re-learning information and critical thinking in regards to test taking. I know that many of us are reading and appreciating all of the help that Pat, Janice, and Robin are giving us. After you read a note take the time to Like the discussion message. ...

RE: Welcome to Week #3 of our Online Study Group

I realize that this is not a good answer nor is it a solution, but test anxiety is real. My friend and I got through nursing finals in college 25 years ago by having 1/2 of a white russian before each exam. I was not a big drinker in college and I certainly am not a drinker now, but I am trying to figure ...

RE: Welcome to Week #3 of our Online Study Group

I just read that today. There is treatment, but can they cure it yet? Rita Baszler, School Nurse Madison 2-3 Center (605)353-7885 Washington 4-5 Center (605)353-7895 Students must be healthy to be educated and educated to be healthy CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments ...

RE: Welcome to Week #3 of our Online Study Group

I picked the same answer. Thank you for wording it well. Rita Baszler, School Nurse Madison 2-3 Center (605)353-7885 Washington 4-5 Center (605)353-7895 Students must be healthy to be educated and educated to be healthy CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may ...

RE: Welcome to Week #3 of our Online Study Group

Hi all I’m a little bit behind, and have a question regarding week two reading. On page 74 of the review book it talks about muscle mass increases from 1/4 total body weight at birth to 1/6 total body weight at adolescence. Will you explain how they get 1/6 being more body mass then 1/4. I am probably ...

RE: Online Study Group beings Friday 1/31/20

I can reply to this with experience. I think I have been apart of this discussion group for 3 years. Last summer I participated and this spring I just signed up to take the test. You are just fine to be in the group. Rita Baszler, School Nurse Madison 2-3 Center (605)353-7885 Washington 4-5 Center ...

RE: Online Study Group beings Friday 1/31/20

Thank you for that answer. That also helps us understand why it takes so long to get test results. Rita Baszler, School Nurse Madison 2-3 Center (605)353-7885 Washington 4-5 Center (605)353-7895 Students must be healthy to be educated and educated to be healthy CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail ...