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Feature Article

School Health Nursing: Framework for the Future, Part I

Carol C. Costante, RN, MA, NCSN, FNASN

Carol C. Costante, RN, MA, NCSN, FNASN', is past president of the National Association of School Nurses with 22 years of experience in school health. She is supervisor of school nursing with the Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland, a school system of 107,000 students, more than 200 professional and assistive health care personnel, and 14 school-system-managed school-based health centers with partnerships with various health care providers. Driven by her strong belief that school nurses support student success and make a difference in the health outcomes for school-age children, Ms. Costante continues to work extensively at the state and national levels to promote the specialty, strengthen its practice, empower school nurses, and shape the future of school health. She lectures widely to various state and national health and education audiences on topics related to school health and authors manulls, professional journal articles, and book chapters on her passion—the specialty of school nursing

Society has an emerging respect for the impact that school health nursing programs have on both the health and the education of school-age children. School nurses need to capture current opportunities by building on the richness of the past in order to remain viable, to advance the value of the specialty, and to meet increasing demands for health-related services in schools. Thriving in an increasingly complex and outcome-driven health and educational environment will require a broadening of perspectives, a modifying of paradigms, and an adjustment of attitudes and practices. This will involve building stronger program support, influencing external societal forces, forging new and expanded partnerships, and solidifying program infrastructures while addressing the specialty’s professional and practice issues. Such changes will allow school nursing services to remain available and relevant to the needs of the students and communities they serve. This is Part I of a two-part series on the future of school nursing.

Key Words: future issues • nursing practice • school health services • school nursing • trends

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 17, No. 1, 3-11 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/105984050101700102
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