A blog is born. Five years ago, I attended a blog writing workshop at the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) annual conference. It was led by Margaret Cellucci, the former director of communications for NASN. The hands-on workshop was a primer on blogging and included an assignment that the participants needed to submit a blog post about their conference experience before the end of the event. That is how The Relentless School Nurse blog was born. Five years, 818 blog posts, and almost 400,000 views later, I can say with confidence that school nursing is a vibrant and innovative specialty practice. Amplifying the voice of school nursing. My aim has been to amplify the voice of school nursing. At first, I focused on sharing stories from my health office. But soon I wanted to spotlight school nurses from around the country who were doing amazing things but did not have a national platform to share their experiences. As my readership grew, so did my reach and within a short time, I was highlighting school nurses from coast to coast. To tell our own stories—not to boast but to educate. Recognition in school nursing, like in most nursing, has been hard-fought, both within our own walls and outside as well. So many school nurses have said to me, “I don’t like to brag or boast about what I do,” when asked if they would contribute a guest blog. When I frame the request as a way to educate people about … Continue reading School Nurses: A ‘Hidden Health Care System’ Finds a Voice