By Amy Curtis | July 2025
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In this issue: Three cheers for school nurses, Research Committee is back!
This newsletter is 443 words long, about a 2-minute read.
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Spotlight on School Nurses
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Shout out to the Kansas school nurses who recently gathered for their annual conference in Wichita.
School nursing is a specialized practice of nursing that protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based practice, are the leaders who bridge healthcare and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potential. (NASN, 2017)
School nurses are responsible for the health care needs of children, families, and the broader community. With over 510,000 K-12 students last year, there is approximately one school nurse for every 667 students in Kansas and they often:
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Provide essential management and supervision of care for students with a chronic condition or disease (e.g., diabetes, seizure response, gastrostomy tube feeding)
- Teach health education
- Screen for and manage depression, anxiety, vision, and hearing disorders
- Oversee accessibility plans for students with accommodations (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
- Refer students to external health professionals
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As we gear up for another school year, be sure to high five your local school nurse when you next see them! 🙌
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Research Committee Meeting Resumes
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We’re back! After a short hiatus, the research committee is back with regular programming.
The next scheduled meeting is August 28, 2025 from 10-11 a.m. Our presenter is still to be determined.
Led by Shin Hye Park, PhD, RN, the Research Committee, facilitates and promotes collaborative nurse research activities across the state. The committee's goal is to leverage research talent to better serve the healthcare community of Kansas, advance the field of nursing and healthcare and strengthen the nursing workforce in Kansas.
Sign up here to receive the Research Committee meeting link. Please send to colleagues who may also wish to attend.
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Show of hands… who’s headed to the Kansas Hospital Association’s conference in Wichita, September 4-5? If you’re going to be there, we’d love to connect. Email us at nursingwill@kumc.edu if you'd like to set up a coffee or conversation.
We’ll have the State of Nursing in Kansas Volume 2 hot off the presses and would love to share it with you.
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—Barbara MacArthur and Amy Garcia
Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Helpful Resources and Links
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Watch our webinar series: Leveraging the Data to Guide Decisions for a Strong Nursing Workforce
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Have Kansas Nursing Workforce news, solutions, or kudos you’d like us to share?
Email nursingwill@kumc.edu
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