New Position Statements Posted

Good morning! It is with pleasure that I inform you that the eight (8) most recently approved position documents are now posted to the NASN website! The eight documents (and their authors) include:

Bullying Prevention in Schools- Marie C. DeSisto, Suzanne SmithCare of Victims of Child

Maltreatment: The School Nurses' Role- Lynnette Ondeck, Laurie Combe, Cindy Jo Feeser, Rebecca King

Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR)- The Role of the School Nurse - Christine M. Tuck, Alicia Jordan,Patrice Lambert, Jessica Porter

Electronic School Health Records, School Nurse Role in - Cynthia Hiltz, Katie Johnson, Julia Rae Lechtenberg, Erin Maughan, Sharonlee Trefry

Environmental Health in the School Setting, The Role of the School Nurse - Bernadette Moran McDowell, Janet Bryner, Elizabeth A. Chau

Marijuana and Children- Pat Endsley, Mary Louise Embrey

School-Sponsored Before, After and Extended School Year Programs:The Role of the School Nurse- Elizabeth Clark, Sue Ann Buswell, Judith Morgitan, Linda Compton, Georgene Westendorf, Elizabeth Chau

Transition Planning for Students with Chronic Health Conditions - Rita Baszler, BSN, RN,Laura Rochkes, Rosemary Dolatowski, Irene Mendes, Barbara Yow, Sarah Butler, Nina Fekaris

All of these documents can be found on the NASN website at: http://www.nasn.org/PolicyAdvocacy/PositionPapersandReports/NASNPositionStatements .  Please know that all position documents are also available in a printable version. To access the printable version just click on the title of the position document to access the individual PS and then click "printable version" in the upper left hand corner.