Robin Cogan
@robincogan.bsky.social
Nationally Certified School Nurse (NCSN)
Fellow National Academy of School Nursing (FNASN)
Fellow American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
School Nurse & Blogger
relentlessschoolnurse.com
Still standing for democracy, gun violence prevention & public health
Fellow National Academy of School Nursing (FNASN)
Fellow American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
School Nurse & Blogger
relentlessschoolnurse.com
Still standing for democracy, gun violence prevention & public health
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The Relentless School Nurse: Degrees at Risk of Losing Professional Classification – Now What?
This post is a follow-up to The Relentless School Nurse: The Department of Education’s Policy Shift Undermines Nursing as a Profession, drilling deeper into the scope and seriousness of the Departm…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
I felt compelled to write a follow-up blog post after a deeper dive into the many other professional advanced degrees under threat by the US DOE of changing classification...we must all take collective action: relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/21/t...
The recognition of my blog, in the Advances in Nursing Science Journal’s Opinion Paper: Revisiting Speaking Truth to Power: A Return to Its Roots by Mary K. Canales, PhD, RN, is an honor & a powerful call to rethink how nurses engage politically.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/25/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/25/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Grassroots Democracy in Action – Nursing’s Political Power
The recognition of my blog, The Relentless School Nurse, in the Advances in Nursing Science Journal’s Opinion Paper: Revisiting Speaking Truth to Power: A Return to Its Roots by Mary K. Canales, Ph…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The recognition of my blog, in the Advances in Nursing Science Journal’s Opinion Paper: Revisiting Speaking Truth to Power: A Return to Its Roots by Mary K. Canales, PhD, RN, is an honor & a powerful call to rethink how nurses engage politically.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/25/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/25/t...
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No child should experience this kind of terror! Scene from Charlotte where parents and the bus driver are helping kids escape during #ICE raid. I do not recognize America‼️
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
No child should experience this kind of terror! Scene from Charlotte where parents and the bus driver are helping kids escape during #ICE raid. I do not recognize America‼️
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Bono on Donald Trump: “America is the best idea the world ever came up with. But Donald Trump is potentially the worst idea that ever happened to America. He’s trying to hijack the idea of America. Wise people of conscience should not let this man turn your country into a casino”
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bono on Donald Trump: “America is the best idea the world ever came up with. But Donald Trump is potentially the worst idea that ever happened to America. He’s trying to hijack the idea of America. Wise people of conscience should not let this man turn your country into a casino”
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
No, Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism—Here’s the Proof Parents Need to See
Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. But some parents still hold onto that belief.
www.parents.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
Immediate action needed, public comments close Monday, November 24th at 11:59 PM.
ACIP will meet virtually on December 4-5, 2025, to discuss and make important decisions regarding vaccine schedules that affect millions of children and adults nationwide.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
ACIP will meet virtually on December 4-5, 2025, to discuss and make important decisions regarding vaccine schedules that affect millions of children and adults nationwide.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
The Relentless School Nurses: Your Voice is Your Power – Defend Science-Based Vaccine Policy Now
In a time when science and public health are under unprecedented scrutiny, the role of school nurses in safeguarding student health has never been more critical. Vaccines remain a cornerstone of pu…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Immediate action needed, public comments close Monday, November 24th at 11:59 PM.
ACIP will meet virtually on December 4-5, 2025, to discuss and make important decisions regarding vaccine schedules that affect millions of children and adults nationwide.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
ACIP will meet virtually on December 4-5, 2025, to discuss and make important decisions regarding vaccine schedules that affect millions of children and adults nationwide.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/23/t...
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✊🏽 People power.
a purple sign says the will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians
Alt: a purple sign says the will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
✊🏽 People power.
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Standing with my #Interprofessional colleagues #Nursing, #Counseling #PhysicalTherapy #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechLanguagePathology PLUS!! #CollectiveAction @robincogan.bsky.social @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @aptaofficial.bsky.social @nationalnurses.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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Well Said Lt. General Hertling......
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Well Said Lt. General Hertling......
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The most pressing issues in school nursing right now center around staffing shortages, inadequate funding, the rising complexity of student health needs, and growing mental health and public health crises.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/22/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/22/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Today’s Pressing Issues in School Nursing
The most pressing issues in school nursing right now center around staffing shortages, inadequate funding, the rising complexity of student health needs, and growing mental health and public health…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The most pressing issues in school nursing right now center around staffing shortages, inadequate funding, the rising complexity of student health needs, and growing mental health and public health crises.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/22/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/22/t...
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We did it on the Epstein petition, and we can do it again for healthcare:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We did it on the Epstein petition, and we can do it again for healthcare:
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Every impacted PROFESSIONAL DEGREE must join together for #CollectiveAction
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @robincogan.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @aptaofficial.bsky.social @acacounselors.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @apha.org
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @robincogan.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @aptaofficial.bsky.social @acacounselors.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @apha.org
You Have Questions; We Have Answers: Making Sense of the Student Loan Changes from OBBBA’s RISE Committee | Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick DBH MSW LCSW ACSW CCM CCTP CRP FCM
This is absolutely appalling! #Nursing now joins #SocialWork #Counseling #PhysicalTherapy #OccupationalTherapy #SpeechPathology and other #PublicHealth degrees as NO LONGER PROFESSIONAL DEGREES per th...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Every impacted PROFESSIONAL DEGREE must join together for #CollectiveAction
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @robincogan.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @aptaofficial.bsky.social @acacounselors.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @apha.org
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @robincogan.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social @aptaofficial.bsky.social @acacounselors.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @apha.org
I felt compelled to write a follow-up blog post after a deeper dive into the many other professional advanced degrees under threat by the US DOE of changing classification...we must all take collective action: relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/21/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Degrees at Risk of Losing Professional Classification – Now What?
This post is a follow-up to The Relentless School Nurse: The Department of Education’s Policy Shift Undermines Nursing as a Profession, drilling deeper into the scope and seriousness of the Departm…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I felt compelled to write a follow-up blog post after a deeper dive into the many other professional advanced degrees under threat by the US DOE of changing classification...we must all take collective action: relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/21/t...
I felt compelled to write a follow up blog post after a deeper dive into the many other professional advanced degrees under threat by the US DOE of changing classification...we must all take collective action: relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I felt compelled to write a follow up blog post after a deeper dive into the many other professional advanced degrees under threat by the US DOE of changing classification...we must all take collective action: relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/21/t...
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Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
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Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
Despicable
The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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Thanks for including @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social interview on @opb.org Think Out Loud @robincogan.bsky.social
This is a meaningful and important story. #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreEffective and MOST IMPORTANT #VaccinesDoNotCauseAutism
#VaccinesAreSafe -- spread the word.
This is a meaningful and important story. #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreEffective and MOST IMPORTANT #VaccinesDoNotCauseAutism
#VaccinesAreSafe -- spread the word.
The CDC is no longer the scientific and public health authority it was since its inception in 1946.
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Pretzel Logic at the CDC: A Dangerous Twist in Public Health Communication
When it comes to public health, clarity and trust are everything. So what happens when the agency entrusted with that clarity—our own CDC—releases a statement so muddled it fuels confusion instead …
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks for including @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social interview on @opb.org Think Out Loud @robincogan.bsky.social
This is a meaningful and important story. #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreEffective and MOST IMPORTANT #VaccinesDoNotCauseAutism
#VaccinesAreSafe -- spread the word.
This is a meaningful and important story. #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreEffective and MOST IMPORTANT #VaccinesDoNotCauseAutism
#VaccinesAreSafe -- spread the word.
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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
CDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.
The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The CDC is no longer the scientific and public health authority it was since its inception in 1946.
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Pretzel Logic at the CDC: A Dangerous Twist in Public Health Communication
When it comes to public health, clarity and trust are everything. So what happens when the agency entrusted with that clarity—our own CDC—releases a statement so muddled it fuels confusion instead …
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The CDC is no longer the scientific and public health authority it was since its inception in 1946.
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
Included info from @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @pauloffit.bsky.social @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/20/t...
Thank you to my friend & colleague Amy E. Dark DNP, MSN-PH, BA, RN for sharing the article featured in my most recent blog post! @sonalirajan.bsky.social thank you & your colleagues for all you do to support the safety of our nation's children & teens.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/17/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: When the Final School Bell Rings, Danger Rises for Our Kids
Each day, as the final school bell rings and children stream out of buildings, their risk of gun injury spikes dramatically. This alarming reality was spotlighted in a new Boston University School …
relentlessschoolnurse.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Thank you to my friend & colleague Amy E. Dark DNP, MSN-PH, BA, RN for sharing the article featured in my most recent blog post! @sonalirajan.bsky.social thank you & your colleagues for all you do to support the safety of our nation's children & teens.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/17/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/11/17/t...