November 13, 2019; Vol 2, Issue 13
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Greetings!
Since Thursday Oct. 17, the following
101 Nurses
have contacted their Senators and Representative to ask them to call the Co-Chairs of
Joint Committee on Public Health
, Senator Joanne Comerford and Representative John Mahoney, to request that the
postural screening bill
, which
if passed
, would reduce the frequency of mandated postural screening from 5 grades to 1 grade, be moved out of their committee:
Susan Almquist
Maureen Archambault
Judy Aubin
Christine Babicz
Rita Bailey
Joanne Balduf
Maureen Battcock
Sara Brooks
Janice Brown
Vanessa Brown
Kellie Butts
Elizabeth Canavan
Jennifer Capece
Loren Catrambone
Rita Casper
Deborah Cerone
Kathleen Charette
Roberta Cobbett
Diane Coletti
Mayrellen Concannon
Patricia Cooney
Doreen Crowe
Karen D'Allesandro
Donna Deane
Susan DeBenedictis
Jordan DeLucca
Marybeth DeRuvo
Denise DiGiuseppe
Cathy Draghetti
Jill Driscoll
Mary Ellen Duggan
Deborah Egan
Mollie Ehrlich
Deborah Egan
Jane Ferrara
Alex Flett
Christine Flynn
Betty Foster
Noelle Freeman
Helen Fuller
Kathi Garvin
Diana Gerbick
Jo-Anne Gibson
Jenny Gormley
Terry Grimm
Cathryn Hampson
Kathy Harris
Kathy Hassey
Mary Homan
Kristin Houlihan
Andrea Huwar
Corinee Jackman
Meredith Johnson
Beth Jordan
Trish Kenney
Bonnie Kowalsky
Joyce Kozol
Susan Lofquist
Victoria MacDonald
Georgie Marks
Anne Mastrotaro
Janelle Moroney
Patty McCaffrey
Debra McGovern
Paula Melchin
Denise Moore
Janice Morello
Lindsay Moyes
Nicole Mullon
Jessica Murphy
Diana Newnan
Emily O'Cnnell
Marette Power
Jen Puhalski
Jeri Quirck-Carr
Linda Renault
Cathy Riccio
Martina Ryan
Donna Rush
Christine Serejczyk
Callie Shanahan
Caroline Shanahan
Chris Shiels
Jennifer Silva
Barbara Singer
Lisa Slattery
Maureen Spillane
Georgie Sullivan
Laura Sullivan
Terri Sweeney
Nancy Thorsen
Nancy Tierney
Kathleen Torraco
Justine Uhlenbrock
Denise Valois
Margaret VanCleve-Rocchio
Lee Waingortin
Marie Washington
Toni Wray
Michelle Wright
Carol Zichella
Thank you for your advocacy efforts!
We need more school nurses to make calls to their legislators about this opportunity to update an antiquated law!
If your
Physical Education Teachers
assist you with postural screening and are in favor of reducing the mandated frequency, please ask them to call their legislators. You may forward this email to them.
You'll find more specifics on what to say when contacting your Senator and Representative
after information below about 2 polls available in prior weeks newsletters.
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Poll #1: More than 1/4 nurses responding said PE Teachers assist them with Postural Screening
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Poll #2 = Qualtrics Survey of experience with Postural Screening, closed Nov. 11.
As of Nov 10th, 98 people had completed the Qualtrics survey!
We will share out results in the coming weeks.
If you'd like to assist with evaluating the results, please contact
Judy Aubin at rayjuda@comcast.net
at by Thurs. Nov 13th at 9am!
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We need you!
Your calls are still needed
to help the postural screening bill move along in the legislative process, which can take many months! School Nurses are a persistent and patient group; we need to continue to inform our legislators about doing what's best for our students.
Once you call your legislators, please email MSNO President Jenny Gormley,
president@msno.org
, to let her know who you contacted and the response. Thank you!
You will need to continue to do postural screening per the law until we can get the law changed.
Legislators need to hear from you that this change in the law is important to students and to you!
To find your legislators and the telephone #s, click on
Find My Legislator
, and enter your home street address.
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Oct 22nd Public Health Joint Committee Public Hearing, included oral and written testimony for the Postural Screening bill.
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MSNO President Jenny Gormley provided testimony with Rep Kay Khan to the Public Health Joint Committee
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About the postural screening bill:
You may recall that MSNO asked Sen. Cyr to file a bill in the Senate and Rep. Khan to file a bill in the House on MSNO's behalf to reduce the frequency of postural screening from 5 grades to 1 grade.
MSNO supports this legislation to reduce postural screening frequency in schools because:
- Routine postural screening is not recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, *
- Critical time on learning is lost over 5 grades,
- Many parents/guardians opt-out each year,
- Most Primary Care Pediatric Providers oversee postural screening as part of the physical exam,
- School Nurse time is better used for other screenings, such as the universal SBIRT substance use screening in two grades as required by the 2016 STEP Act.
References
Jakubowski T, Alexy A (2014). Does School Scoliosis Screening Make the Grade? NASN School Nurse, 29(5), 258- 265.
Jinn J (2018). Screening for Scoliosis in Adolescents. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 319(2), 202.
Magee J, Kenney D, Mullin E (2012). Efficacy of and Advocacy for Postural Screening in Public Schools. Orthopaedic Nursing, 31 (4), 232-235.
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Our December 2018 survey showed that 93% of members were in favor of the proposed legislation to reduce the frequency of postural screening from 5 grades to 1 grade for all students.
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Introducing New Board Member:
Jamy Gaynor, EdD, MS, RN, NCSN
Jamy works at the Marlborough Public Schools High School. She was voted in as Secretary beginning July 1, 2020. Welcome, Jamy, we appreciate you volunteering to support MSNO's mission!
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Jenny Gormley, DNP, RN, NCSN
Director, Northeastern University School Health Academy
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Carilyn Rains, MEd, RN
Director of School Health Services
Plymouth Public Schools
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Doreen Crowe, MEd, BSN, RN
NASN Director
Director of Nursing Services Wilmington Public Schools
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Jane Ferrara, MA, BSN, RN
School Nurse
Wilmington Public Schools
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June Kazes, MSN, RN, NCSN
School Nurse Leader
Beverly Public Schools
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Lee Waingortin, MSN, RN, NCSN
Health Services Coordinator
Hudson Public Schools
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Roselaine Charlucien-Koech
MEd, BSN, RN
School Nurse
Boston Public Schools
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Terry Grimm, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Nurse
Belmont Public Schools
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Adria Pavletic. MSN, MS, RN, NCSN
Director of Health Services
St. Mark's Schoo
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Barbara Hedstrom, MSN, RN, NCSN
School Nurse
No. Andover Public Schools
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Kathy Hassey, DNP, MEd, BSN, RN
Director, Northeastern University
School Health Academy
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Dorothy Keeney, MA, BSN, RN
Retired School Nurse
Boston Public Schools
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Denise Schwerzler, MSN, RN, NCSN
School Nurse, Weston Public Schools
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Patty Wright, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN
Retired School Nurse & Administrator, Weston Public Schools
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Karen Rufo, MSN, RN
Region 7 Co-Chair
School Nurse Administrator
Natick Public Schools
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Cathryn Hampson,BSN,RN,NCSN
Regional 6 Chair
School Nurse & Nurse Co-Coordinator
Spaulding Memorial School
No Middlesex Regional School District
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Marette Power, BSN, RN, NCSN
Region 5 Chair
Lead Nurse
Cape Cod Collaborate School
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Cathy Riccio, MSN, BSN, RN
Safe & Supportive Schools DESE Liaison
Supervisor Health Services & Safety
Newburyport Public Schools
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AnneMarie Schroeder, BSN, RN, NCSN
Region 1 Co-Chair
School Nurse Educator
Plymouth Public Schools
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Karen Roberto, BSN, RN
NESNC Liaison
School Nurse
Medford Public Schools
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Judi McAuliffe, RN, NCSN
Region 1 Co-Chair & NESNC Liaison
School Nurse, retired
Pembroke Public Schools
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