Oregon School Nurses’ Association

Illinois EMS for Children is hosting a virtual School Nurse Emergency Care course. The course is available here: publichealthlearning.com/course/index.p… The course has 17 modules, 5 skills demonstrations, an exam, and an evaluation, and offers 13 CE hours.

The OSNA Fall Conference 2023: At the Heart of School Nursing is this Friday and it’s not too late to register! The conference is only $38.27 and offers will offer 6.5 contact hours. For more information and to register: google.com/url?q=https://…

The video and presenter slides from this week's Mentoring Monday on revisions to the delegation rules in Division 47 of the Oregon Nurse practice Act are posted. You will find the materials on the OSNA website oregonschoolnurses.org/oregonschoolnu…...

OSNA’s Acting Executive Director, Wendy Niskanen, highlights the challenges and potential future of school Medicaid funding in Oregon in this NPR story - npr.org/2023/08/24/119…

@ILSchoolNurses @schoolnurses Employee wellness programs , now, more than ever, should be a priority in schools. This article providse EB resources for employee wellness program creation & implementation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19…

The AAP along with @ACEPNow, and @ENAorg call for systemic changes & strategies to improve mental health care for children and teens. Read the full statement: bit.ly/3qyLLIR

Great job @schoolnurses President @KateKing on @TODAYshow representing us beautifully on special segment featuring Teacher, coach, school nurse share tips for successful school year today.com/video/school-p… via @TODAYshow

Check out and ‘like’ our new OSNA Facebook Page -

Upcoming Mentoring Monday! August 28: Topic: Delegation: Updates on the Revisions to the Delegation Rules (Gretchen Koch, OSBN) and Delegation Toolkit Preview (OSNA Leadership) Go to the OSNA website under Events/Communities of Practice tabs to register!

Cardiac arrest and heart attack are not the same! With cardiac arrest, a person's heart stops unexpectedly. Call 911 and start CPR by pushing hard & fast in the center of the chest. #CPRwithHeart #HeartMonth

You have chance to have your voice heard about what school nurses should know and be able to do! It only takes 15 minutes and you could win a $20 gift card. lnkd.in/eJbHcZKP

All children in Oregon's public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified childcare facilities must have up-to-date documentation on their required immunizations or have exemption by Feb. 15, School Exclusion Day. To learn more, visit ow.ly/RHn050MG8g9

We’re tracking data to understand the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon. This dashboard is updated weekly. Data are provisional and subject to change. For more information, including COVID-19 data by county, visit ow.ly/36VP50MHlye

School nurses - are you fielding a lot of questions about cardiac arrest? Join the SADS Foundation and Project ADAM this Wednesday @7:00pm ET for the School Nurse Forum on #SCA: sads.org/schools/sads-s…. Get the resources you need & connect with fellow school nurses. @schoolnurses

Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy state health officer and deputy state epidemiologist, speaking at this morning's media briefing: "I want to share an update on #COVID19 in Oregon and the two other important respiratory viruses we're concerned about this time of year, RSV and influenza."

OSNA Fall Conference: Optimizing the Health of our School Populations is coming on November 4, 2022. whova.com/web/0TL48F9r0b…

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