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BETH JAMESON Joins the National Association of School Nurses As Epinephrine Resource School Nurse

By Beth E. Jameson
BETH JAMESON Joins the National Association of School Nurses
As Epinephrine Resource School Nurse 
(Hillsborough, New Jersey) Beth Jameson has joined the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) as an Epinephrine Resource School Nurse (ERSN). Beth Jameson is one of over 100 Epinephrine Resource School Nurses across the country to assist his or her community in providing training to unlicensed school staff to administer an epinephrine auto-injector.   
“Food allergies have increased in school-age children. Allergies that may result in anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, have a rapid onset and may be fatal without emergency care” said Jameson. “The school nurse is the leader in managing a comprehensive, collaborative team approach that ensures the safety of a student with life-threatening allergies.” 
ERSNs are school nursing leaders who will provide technical assistance to school nurses in their state as well as professional development to their school nursing colleagues. They will be present the epinephrine education program Saving Lives at School:  School Nurses Train Staff to Respond to Anaphylactic Emergencies for use by Epinephrine Resource Nurses at State Conferences.  Additionally, they will encourage the use of the NASN “Get Trained©” program.
Get Trained© is a program intended to be used as a tool and resource for scripted training of unlicensed school staff to administer epinephrine via an auto injector during an anaphylactic emergency.  The program recommendations and content are based on best practices.  Each school nurse exercises independent professional judgment when practicing and conducting training, and  because nurse practice acts differ from state to state, each school nurse will ensure before presenting the training that it is consistent with applicable state laws and regulations, including those governing delegation, as well as applicable school district policies and procedures. 
Working together, school nurses and school staff will be better prepared to respond to anaphylactic emergencies in the school setting. 
Beth E. Jameson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. She received her Master of Science in School Health Nursing from Monmouth University.  
Jameson has been interested in community health nursing throughout her nursing career. Prior to moving to New Jersey she was the Nurse Manager for the Monroe County Health Department Immunization Program in Rochester, New York. She became interested in school nursing while working as a Child Care Health Consultant for the Abbott Preschool Programs in Middlesex County. In 2010 she joined the North Brunswick Township School district as a Certified School Nurse at the Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. Her research interests include playground safety and the Safe Routes to School program. 
NASN
The National Association of School Nurses is a non-profit specialty nursing organization, organized in 1968 and incorporated in 1977, representing school nurses exclusively. NASN has over 15,000 members and 51 affiliates, including the District of Columbia and overseas.  The mission of the NASN is to improve the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance the school nursing practice.  To learn more about NASN, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasn.org/" href="http://www.nasn.org/">www.nasn.org or call 866-627-6767.