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If We Could Wear Magic Glasses…

October 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM Everybody can reply

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When school nurses and teachers cannot agree; what can you do to improve communication?
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would we see each other’s roles with more compassion and understanding?

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM Everybody can reply

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We remember a light in our lives that remains a glowing light in a liminal space. We celebrate her life and all the love she radiated to all she knew.

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#downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness
#disabilityawareness

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In Memory of our daughter with Down syndrome

October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM Everybody can reply

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Georgia School Nurse Staffing Data Reveals Need for More Full-Time Nurses

Citizen Portal News Georgia

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Georgia schools are facing a critical shortage of full-time licensed nurses, with only 37% having daily access to this vital support for student health and attendance.

Learn more here!

#GA #CitizenPortal #GeorgiaSchools #SchoolNursing #ChronicAbsenteeism #StudentHealth

Only 37% of Georgia schools have full-time licensed nurses available daily.

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September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM Everybody can reply

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Sleep Hygiene: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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Catching ZZZs by creating healthy sleep habits.

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Last week, I touched on the importance of getting enough sleep, and I discussed barriers that interfere with sleep.

Catching ZZZs at Night is Everyone’s Issue!

September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM Everybody can reply

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When is sleeping in class a school nurse's issue? Or is it really an issue for counselors or admin?

#SchoolNurses #schoolnursing
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This is an issue that comes up at every age level, in every grade, preschool through 12th grade.

September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM Everybody can reply

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Safety Tips for Parents and School

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It’s that time of year when keeping children safe is all about “it takes a village..."
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Hands On Nursing in a Germ Factory is a reader-supported publication.

September 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM Everybody can reply

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Cultural Competence and School Nursing Best Practices should drive how we work in schools.

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I believe in the importance of cultural competence and best practices in nursing, and I felt offended for every parent that might be triggered by an image included in this post.
#HealthPolitics #SchoolNurses #schoolnursing #culturalcompetence
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No Stickers Required

September 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Marking the Passage of Time

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Marking time, every school nurse I know does it. (There are 180 more days before the end of the new school year.) How do you mark the passage of time?
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Whether you use "mile markers" or "chapters" (or any other name) how do you mark the passages in your life?

August 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM Everybody can reply

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New School Nurses? Here’s Information to Get Started.

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Substack has a new Run a Title Test feature. Readers selected my alternate title.
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It would be nice if every new school nurse received some type of orientation, but that is not a reality for most.

August 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM Everybody can reply

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Finding cool ways to still have plenty outdoor time.
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Keeping Cool on Hot Days

Why it’s so important…

August 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM Everybody can reply

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And the Day Sheila Returned

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Part 2 of The Day the She-Devil Came to Visit

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And the Day Sheila Returned
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Part 2 of: The Day the She-Devil Came to Visit

The Day the She-Devil Came to Visit

July 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM Everybody can reply

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Parenting daughters and hormones.
#SchoolNursing #DownSyndrome #DisabilityAwareness
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July 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM Everybody can reply

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Sage Journals

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🏆 Winner of the Sage/NASN First Time Author Writing Award!

This powerful review explores how school nurses can play a critical role in screening for child sexual abuse (CSA). A vital step toward early intervention and support.

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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July 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM Everybody can reply

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The “eyes” have it this month. It’s their moment in the sun. Do they need protection from sun damage, too?
#SchoolNurses #SchoolNursing
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Ouchy, Wouchy, My Eyes Hurt, Momma

What are two things your young children need to wear when they are outside playing?

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July 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM Everybody can reply

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It’s Summertime but I Still Need to Feed My Children…

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The beginning of summer has truly arrived. With or without the usual “Independence Day” celebrations. How do 10-month school nurse employees stretch their dollars over the summer?
#SchoolNursing #SchoolNurse
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When Freedom Stopped Ringing...

I’m not washing anything at the moment; however, coming to the end of one school year and setting up for the next school years feels like a constant repetitive cycle—like a washing machine or dishwash...

July 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM Everybody can reply

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Dusting off the past school year. Preparing for the new school year.
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Wash, Rinse, Repeat

June 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM Everybody can reply

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School may be the only doctor some Black kids ever see

ProfessioNotion

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Losing a school nurse isn’t just losing a nurse. It’s losing the person who connects students to care—dental, mental health, chronic condition support. For some kids, it’s the only care they get. Cuts don’t just affect one role—they ripple through whole systems.
#FundSchoolHealth #SchoolNursing

New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · Jun 12

For some kids, the school nurse is there to put a bandage on a skinned knee or check for a fever. But for a majority of Black students, too often, that nurse is the only health care provider they’ll see all year.

For a majority of Black students, too often, a school nurse is the only health care provider they’ll see all year.

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June 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM Everybody can reply

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When Burnout Comes a-Calling

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Burnout can happen in any profession, including school nursing.
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🎼 I am calling yo-ooo-ooou…

June 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Dear Parents: Lets Talk About Shoes

Melanie Hayward

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Powerful insights on tackling chronic absenteeism through public health, trauma-informed care & #schoolnursing

School nurses are essential to student wellbeing. Lets act on the data

#PublicHealth #ChronicAbsence

June 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM Everybody can reply

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Keeping fun in summertime fun time.
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#DisabilityAwareness
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I have spent years working in a preschool.

June 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM Everybody can reply

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Having fun during the summer can be spoiled by bad sunburns. A few simple tips and fun in the sun can be unmarred.
#SchoolNurses #SchoolNursing
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Are We Having Fun Yet?

Fun in the Sun and more

May 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM Everybody can reply

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It’s School End-of-the-Year Field Day

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The number of days left in the school year are dwindling. Now come the field trips, the field days, the teddy bear picnic days and final exams.
#SchoolNurses #SchoolNursing
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Is it Fun in the Sun, or a Day of Dread?

May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM Everybody can reply

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MAHA and World Health Day campaigns

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Sheila started her day with yogurt, a banana and spinach salad with shredded cheese, cashews and cherry tomatoes. What did you have to break your overnight fast?
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World Health Day, which was celebrated on April 7th, kicked off a year-long campaign championing maternal and newborn health.

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May 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM Everybody can reply

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School Nurses and first aid care for stinging insects.
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Black Flies, Little Black Flies

And Other Biting, Stinging Insects

April 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM Everybody can reply

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