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Today is a Historic Day for NJSSNA and a time for Celebration! Our
voices have been heard!
Today Governor Murphy signed the School Nurse Consultant Bill into =
law.
I am grateful to the NJSSNA Legislative team, Executive Board and to
all our NJSSNA school nurse members who stood tall and made our voi=
ces
be heard! Below is the press release that just went out to the medi=
a!
This is just the beginning of great things to come in the managemen=
t of
school health and for the students of NJ while reinforcing that NJ
Certified School Nurses are the experts in school health who will l=
ead
the way to wellness through this pandemic and into the future!
Creating a State School Nurse Consultant Position is a Win =
for
Schools and Families
Ewing, N.J. (Sept. 14, 2020) -- The New Jersey State School Nurses
Association (NJSSNA) applauds Governor Murphy's decision to sign bi=
ll
A4378 authorizing the establishment of a State School Nurse Consult=
ant
position within the N.J. Department of Education (NJDOE).
"We want to thank Governor Murphy and the legislature,
specifically sponsors Senators Ruiz and Codey and Assembly members
Karabinchak, Jasey, and Lampitt for recognizing the tremendous need=
for
a State School Nurse Consultant to bridge the gap between student
health and education," announced Dorian Vicente, President of
NJSSNA.
"School nursing services are vital to the health and safety of
students," said Vicente. "Having a highly qualified School
Nurse Consultant will serve as a centralized resource for informati=
on
and provide guidance and leadership for certified school nurses,
administrators, staff and parents. This key leadership role will
coordinate efforts to address the complex and changing health and
safety needs of New Jersey's 1.4 million students."
By enacting this law, New Jersey joins forty-four other states
throughout the country with similar roles in place. Vicente also
emphasized, "This critical leadership position will be a
tremendous resource to facilitate communication among NJDOE, NJDOH =
and
other stakeholders and the school districts to best plan, respond a=
nd
mitigate a variety of public health issues, which are complex in any
given year, but currently include COVID-19."
The New Jersey State School Nurses Association, which represents mo=
re
than 1,200 Certified School Nurses, seeks to improve health and
educational outcomes for children and youth by building the capacit=
y of
school nurses to promote school and community wellness and deliver
high-quality healthcare in the school setting.
Regards,
Dorian Vicente MSN, RN, CSN-NJ
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as well as deliver high quality health care in the school
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