School Nursing: Becoming Credible and Visible

NASN Sch Nurse. 2017 Sep;32(5):294-297. doi: 10.1177/1942602X17724419.

Abstract

A group of school nurses attending the innovation relay event at the NASN 2017 Annual Conference were asked to tackle the problem expressed by many school nurses: How can we increase the visibility and credibility of school nurses? The innovation relay allowed school nurses to look at the problem differently so that they could identify innovative solutions. This article shares more detail on each of the team's solutions and illustrates how school nurses can look at problems in a new light.

Keywords: community partnerships; data collection; professionalism; school nursing innovation; social media.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Clinical Competence*
  • Humans
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses'*
  • Program Development
  • School Health Services
  • School Nursing*
  • United States