PSNI Professional Development for School Nurses
School Nurse Webinars
February 20, 2025
Times
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- 2:00 - 2:30p - Eastern
- 1:00 - 1:30p - Central
- 12:00 - 12:30p - Mountain
- 11:00 - 11:30a - Pacific
- 9:00 - 9:30a - AK
- 8:00 - 8:30a - HI
The Effect of Stigmatizing Language on School Health
Join Kim as she delves into how derogatory language affects student health and educational outcomes. This webinar will highlight the consequences of stigmatization, share research insights, and offer practical tools for creating a more positive and empowering school culture. Learn how to shift from harmful labels to supportive language that encourages all students to thrive.
The speaker is Kimberly Garrett, BSN, RN, LSN, NCSN. Kimberly has been a nurse for over 25 years. She has served in a variety of healthcare roles including a Trauma Center Nurse, a Senior Quality Consultant, a Clinical Research Coordinator, and more recently for 8 years as the Director of Health Services and a School Nurse for a K – 12 school system. Kimberly passionately pursues opportunities to improve care coordination and clinical outcomes for students and productivity and job satisfaction for school nurses.
Nursing contact hours (0.5 contact hours for each workshop) are provided by Northeastern University School of Nursing, accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
