Today is the day! The NASN2018 registration, room block, and website are open and ready for you to sign up! Earn up to 19.25 CNE contact hours. Customize your learning with options from 32+ breakout sessions, eight workshops and six general sessions. Many special events are also planned to celebrate NASN’s 50th Anniversary! Register today!
2018 NASN Winter Board Meeting
Virginia’s NASN Director attends Winter Board Meeting Thank you to all VASN Members for giving me this opportunity as NASN Director to forward the good works of NASN and VASN, and bring the Virginia experience in School Nursing to the national conversation. I am looking forward to sharing the launch of new and revised NASN Read More
2018 General Assembly Session impacting School Nursing
The VASN Legislative Committee is happy to inform you that three bills have been introduced for the 2018 General Assembly session that would have an impact on school nurse staffing in Virginia. The main language affecting school nurses in each of these bills reads: “Local school boards shall employ at least one full-time equivalent school Read More
2018 VASN Legislative Updates
Legislative Day is January 24, 2018 During the coming General Assembly session, we anticipate the introduction of two bills regarding school nurse staffing similar to the legislation that was introduced last year by Del. Mark Dudenhefer. The patrons of these bills will be Del. Brenda Pogge (Yorktown area) in the House of Delegates and Senator Read More
VASN Distinguished Service Awards
VASN Distinguished Service Awards recognize those who have gone above and beyond as leaders in nursing. VASN presented this award to selected nurses in recognition for their dedicated servant leadership. Their exceptional professional school nursing practice and leadership have significantly benefitted school nurse colleagues, students, the community and our profession. 2013 recipients included Dianne Meek, Diane Allen, Read More
Janet Wright, VASN’s NASN Director
Janet Wright, VASN’s NASN Director, has been recognized as the Virginia Chapter of March of Dimes 2013 Community Health/Public Health/School Nurse. Congratulations, Janet! For details on her service and accomplishments leading to this award click this link.
New Social Media
Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN) is pleased to announce its new and updated online social media platforms. Understanding that social media plays a huge role in communicating within the organization as well as to others in the health care world, VASN can now be found on Twitter and Facebook. Follow on Twitter Like us Read More
VASN SOQ Position Statement
This is a very exciting time to be a school nurse in Virginia! I am grateful for those of you who have been passionate advocates for school nursing services in the Commonwealth. Your voices have been heard, and the BOE is currently considering a proposal to add School Nursing Services into the Standards of Quality Read More
2017 Governor’s Proclamation of School Nurse Day
Prince William County School Board approves Reclassification of School Nurses
June 7th, 2017 – The Prince William County School Board approved the Reclassification of School Nurses, with a Bachelor’s degree or above, to be moved to the teacher pay scale commensurate as teaching faculty are placed on that scale. The required funds, in the amount of $840,160, were approved to be drawn from the general Read More