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School
Nursing - 100 Years of Caring for America's Children
School Health Corporation and our business
partners are proud to sponsor the 100 Year Celebration of the School
Nursing profession.
October 2002 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the school nursing profession
in the United States. School Nursing emerged as a public health nursing
specialty following the experimental placement of a public health nurse
in a New York City public school in October 1902. The success of that first
school nurse, Lina Rogers Struthers, R.N., in reducing absenteeism due to
communicable diseases led to the employment of other nurses in New York
City and elsewhere. The role of these early school nurses quickly expanded
to include an emphasis on wellness and disease prevention, health education,
and a broadly defined client population including children, their families,
and the community.
In the past 100 years, school nurses have played a vital role in improving
the health and well being of our nation's children. According to a survey
done in March 2000 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there
are 57,954 RNs employed as school nurses. These nurses are charged with
caring for our nation's 52 million students.
To celebrate
the 100th year and to inform the public about the invaluable role of school
nurses, the National Association of School Nurses is planning a series of
events on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 followed by a year long promotion of
the school nursing profession. These events include:
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National press
conference and celebration event to be held at the Henry Street Settlement
in New York City, site of the first team of public health nurses to
provide care in public schools. |
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Regional and
local events to be held in cities nationwide. |
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100
Year Celebrations Across the Country
Let us know how you are celebrating by sending an email to rrogers@schoolhealth.com
Nebraska
School Nurse Honored
Plano
Independent School District
Richardson
Independent School District
Viola
Elementary School
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Definition
of School Nursing
School
nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances
the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students.
To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to
normal development; promote health and safety; 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.
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NASN
Mission Statement
The National Association
of School Nurses improves the health and educational success of children
and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school
nursing practice.
For more
information about the NASN, visit www.nasn.org.
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Historical
Information
Historical
information from: Wold, Susan J. (1981). School Nursing, A Framework
For Practice. St. Lous: Mosby.
100
Year Kick Off Event
Henry
Street Settlement
Lillian
Wald
Lina
Rogers
For more information
on the history of School Nursing, check out these wonderful books:
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Nursing 100 Year Celebration brought to you by:
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