December 12, 2019; Vol 2, Issue 15
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Wishing MA School Nurses a restful winter break with family and friends . . .
& plenty of time for self-care as well as care for others!
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Find out more about benefits of nominating a colleague for School Nurse of the Year or School Nurse Administrator of the Year!
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Deadline is Jan 20th, 2020!
Awardees will be recognized at the 50th MSNO anniversary celebration on April 4th at the Chocksett Inn, Sterling, MA, and at the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) conference the end of June in Las Vegas.
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Postural Screening Bill Update: It's moving!
Your calls have made a difference! MSNO has heard that the postural screening bill will be moved favorably out of the Joint Committee on Public Health! When we know what committee will review the bill next and what steps we can take, we will let you know!
Thank you to the following
114 Nurses
who let us know that they 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
be released favorably out of their committee:
Susan Almquist
Jenna Brady Arakelian
Maureen Archambault
Judy Aubin
Christine Babicz
Rita Bailey
Joanne Balduf
Maureen Battcock
Lisa Breault-Gulbicki
Sara Brooks
Janice Brown
Vanessa Brown
Kellie Butts
Elizabeth Canavan
Jennifer Capece
Cheryl Carpenter
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
Sandra Dickie
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
Susan Haigh
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'Connell
Joyce O'Connor
Margaret Preston
Marette Power
Jen Puhalski
Jeri Quirck-Carr
Linda Renault
Cathy Riccio
Heidi Richardson
Martina Ryan
Donna Rush
Ashley Santospago
Maureen Searl
Christine Serejczyk
Callie Shanahan
Caroline Shanahan
Janet Shea
Chris Shiels
Jennifer Silva
Barbara Singer
Lisa Slattery
Nancy Small
Maureen Spillane
Georgie Sullivan
Laura Sullivan
Terri Sweeney
Nancy Thorsen
Maureen Tiberio
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!
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Qualtrics Survey of experience with Postural Screening, closed Nov. 11.
MSNO is grateful to assistance by the MA School Nurse Research Network (MASNRN) to analyze the results! Dr. Laura White, President of MASNRN and Judy Aubin, MSNO Board member liaison to MASNRN, will be sharing results with us soon. If questions, please contact
Judy Aubin at rayjuda@comcast.net.
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News from Tremont Strategies, MSNO's lobbying firm, about recent work of our MA legislators:
Last week the Legislature wrapped up formal sessions for 2019. Their attention was focused on passing several large policy initiatives including banning flavored nicotine products, education reform, a billed aimed at reducing distracted driving by banning hand held electric devices while driving, a children’s mental health bill, and a bill that requires more frequent campaign finance reporting for certain elected officials. An agreement on finalizing a supplemental FY2019 budget was not made leaving many state accounts underfunded for the remainder of the year. The Legislature will come back for informal sessions until January 1st. Bills will continue to be reported out of committees and can be passed during informal sessions but any large policy initiatives that could be controversial are typically not considered during this time.
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National Board of Certification of School Nurses
Certification Examination
The exam will be available to three testing windows in 2020:
- Spring Testing Window: March 5 – 18, 2020. Registration: November 14, 2019 – February 5, 2020
- Summer Testing Window: July 9 – August 5, 2020. Registration: March 19 – June 9, 2020
- Fall Testing Window: November 5 – 18, 2020. Registration Window: August 6 – October 5, 2020
Please remember as of January 1, 2020, Eligibility Requirements changed.
Eligible candidates must:
- Submit a copy of their license as a registered nurse (RN) in one of the United States.
- Submit an academic transcript or proof of current certification, demonstrating attainment of one of the following: *A bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing or the equivalent in other countries OR current certification by NBCSN as an NCSN.
- Meet the clinical practice requirements of a minimum of 1,000 hours that have been worked within the three years prior to taking the test. 1000 hours is roughly equivalent to the hours worked by a full-time school nurse who works at least 6 hours/day for a school year of 180 days documented by a note on letterhead from your supervisor or district official. See below for more information about clinical practice requirements.
- Complete the online application to take the certification examination for school nurses.
- Pay the required fee.
A Six Week Online Study Group is offered through School Nurse Net.
Candidates for the online study group have to be MSNO members. To join the study group, sign into School Nurse Net through NASN website, use the drop down on upper right to go to Communities and find “National Certification Exam Candidates”.
The next online study group will begin on Friday, January 31, 2020! Please pass the word on to your colleagues who are interested in sitting for the exam in the Spring of 2020.
Any questions contact
Pat Hoban, NBCSN MA. Liaison
patchoban@gmail.com
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MSNO will post jobs on our website at no cost to MSNO members. Non-member cost to post a job is $100. To learn how to post a job, please scroll down to "Post a Job Listing on our Website" on this web page:
https://msno.org/resources/#jobs
Click
here
for job postings.
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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,
MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN
Co-Chair NESNC Liaison & Region 8
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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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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What we do
MSNO promotes and advances quality school health services throughout the Commonwealth and promotes the rights, interests and professional growth of our members.
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Marlboro, MA 01752
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