{"id":592,"date":"2018-07-20T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T19:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/shield\/?p=592"},"modified":"2019-04-10T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T16:15:43","slug":"july-7-2018-summer-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/shield\/2018\/07\/20\/july-7-2018-summer-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"School Health Services Update: July 7, 2018 – Summer Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colleagues,<\/span><\/p>\n

While some of you are away on vacation, many of you are still providing much needed services to our students over the summer months! Many of you are working in your offices, planning programs for the coming year, sorting through volumes of new physical exams and immunization records, cleaning and sorting offices, contacting families concerning much needed services\u2026and reaching out for consultation and assistance as needed!\u00a0 Thank you for all you do!<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope everyone is provided with some rest and relaxation and time to reflect and refresh this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

This email update is being sent now but some sections will be resent later this summer so no one misses any of the essential updates!<\/span><\/p>\n

Enjoy the summer!<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Ann, Janet and Alison<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” – -William James, philosopher and psychologist<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>SCHOOL NURSES IN THE NEWS!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Shanyn Toulouse, Regional Consultant for the Northeast, for being awarded the NASN Advocacy Scholarship Award at the recent NASN Conference in Baltimore!\u00a0 The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support for a school nurse to participate in an advocacy education program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DESE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW SCHOOL NURSE LICENSURE:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The below information will be posted in ELAR and the License Requirements Tool on the DESE website with relation to the orientation requirement for licensure as a School Nurse in Massachusetts:<\/p>\n

If you complete the school nurse orientation program through the Boston University School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD) prior to 7\/1\/18, please submit a copy of your certificate of completion for each one of the three following mandated trainings:<\/p>\n