A LETTER FROM THE NEOASN PRESIDENT....

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Dear School Nurse Colleagues,

Welcome back to school!  As our 2010 -2011-school year gets started I hope that each of you found time this summer to relax, re-juvenate and re-energize.  Keeping our school children healthy and prepared to learn is a meaningful and challenging endeavor requiring you to be at your best.  Please remember to take care of yourselves. 

I had the opportunity to attend our NASN Annual Conference in Chicago this summer.  The experience was extremely inspirational and completely validating.  The OASN was well represented by 25 attendees.  We gathered in the heart of downtown Chicago at the Marriott……with school nurses from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, and various International schools.  This year’s theme was: Vision, Voice, Visibility: Charting the Course for a Healthy Future.  Every moment was packed with a broad range of topics and speakers.  We were encouraged to get some exercise every day (walking the Magnificent Mile), drink plenty of fluids, eat healthy and of course enjoy the collegial experience. The conference tracks included Global, Health Promotion, Leadership/Legal, Practice, and Research.  Our private dinner party on the boat “Spirit of Chicago” ended with fireworks over the city skyline.  WOW!

I came away feeling proud of my career choice and happy to be a part of something so meaningful, positive and rewarding.  I also (of course) came home with a signed “School Health” poster to add to my office collection.

You could possibly win a trip to the NASN event by attending our OASN conference and putting your name in the drawing.  Next year’s gathering is in Washington DC.

This year the NEOASN board members have organized a wonderful fall meeting providing you with CEUs.  Please make sure you send in your annual dues and application for the fall meeting ASAP.  Check our Website:  NEOASN.ORG  also linked from OASN.ORG

Bring a fellow school nurse with you to our meetings.  We learn so much from each other.

Sincerely,

Kristina Purdy RN, MEd, NCSN

President  NEOASN