Mission

The mission of VSSNA is to advance the practice of School Nursing and provide leadership in the delivery of quality health programs to the Vermont school community.

The Goals of the Association:

• To operate exclusively as an educational organization on a nonprofit basis; to promote and advance the quality of school health services and health education throughout the State of Vermont.
• To encourage school nurse to serve as a resource person in the area of health to teacher and other personnel; to promote activities for the improvement of comprehensive health education.
• To assist members in obtaining and maintaining high professional school nurse practices within the total school program under the administrative direction of the superintendent and principal of the school or schools to which the nurse is assigned.
• To provide and to encourage its members to pursue continuing Education.
• To inform and advise members on matters that have a critical bearing on the professional status in relation to state nursing standards, laws and regulations.
• To cooperate with other professional organizations, civic groups, and community agencies for the improvement of provision of health services for school children.

What's New on the VSSNA Website?

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See the New CDC Guidelines on H1N1 Flu

Learn about the new
NASN Association Portal!

Check out Our New
VSSNA President's Notes!
Latest entry includes an update on the activities of the Joint School Health Team.

Read the new
VT School Entry Immunization Guidelines

VSSNA Survey

 

The Vermont State School Nurses' Association, Board of Directors appreciates the tremendous time constraints on School Nurses desiring to provide the best nursing services they can. The VSSNA would like to help you be one of the best advocates for school health services for Vermont's students and their families. You can help us help you, by filling out this 14 question survey. This is truly anonymous; electronic cookies have been removed.

 

The survey can be found at the following link:

Go To Survey

 

Thank you in advance for taking this survey.

 

Nancy Coleman, RN, BSN

Past President, VSSNA