WA School Nurses

WA School Nurses WA School Nurses Association inc. Connecting Supporting Educating and Promoting School Nurses in WA Membership with WASNA. AGM and Study Day held 4th Term. Inc.

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Membership is available to RNs ENs and First Aid Officers working in or interested in working in schools in Western Australia. We hold a General Meeting 1st, 2nd, 3rd Term with a guest Speaker. End of Year gathering 4th Term. Membership connects members via TEAMs and Email. Shared Resources are kept in our online Library. Members collaborate to improve standards, promote the role of school nurses, promote health in Western Australian schools, expose our school communities to evidenced based health information. Formally Independent School Nurses Association, we have changed our name to WA School Nurses assoc. This reflects the changes to our membership criteria, to include all School Nurses working in any educational setting in Western Australia. President: Kate Buffham Mercy College, Secretary Alana Coffey PLC, Treasurer Bev Simkin Scotch College. Education Officers Kirsty Bulloch Penrhos College, Colleen Steineck Carey Babtist College.

03/12/2025
Not all concussions are sports related. These new guidelines will assist in the development of a consistent approach to ...
24/11/2025

Not all concussions are sports related. These new guidelines will assist in the development of a consistent approach to mild traumatic brain injury. Concussion management for under 18’s requires a multidisciplinary team: parents, students, schools, health care professionals and community clubs, from time of injury to full recovery. These guidelines should be shared far and wide amongst these stakeholders.

Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the assessment and management of mild traumatic brain injury

24/11/2025

While no formal education pathways to become a school nurse in Australia exist, nurses are stumbling into the career path via a number of ways, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests. “The accidental school nurse; that’s almost a way to describe this career path,” says lead au...

24/11/2025
There is a School Nurse position at Lake Joondalup Baptist
20/11/2025

There is a School Nurse position at Lake Joondalup Baptist

Opportunity for a highly self motivated Registered Nurse to provide the first aid function to our Primary school.

There is a New School Nurse position being advertised at Ursula Frayne College in Victoria Park
19/11/2025

There is a New School Nurse position being advertised at Ursula Frayne College in Victoria Park

School Nurse

18/11/2025

Rates of child poverty in WA have doubled in a decade, but there is a severe lack of crisis accommodation, prompting experts to call on governments to do more.

A message from the International School Nurses Association.
15/11/2025

A message from the International School Nurses Association.

At ACEESE, we want to use 14 November – World Diabetes Day to remind everyone that schools are key places for health and care. When there is a school nurse, children with diabetes are safer and learn to manage insulin, sensors and blood glucose meters independently, while their classmates better understand what it means to live with the condition. From an early age, healthy habits – nutrition, physical activity and self-care – are built and reinforced with a nurse by their side. Raising awareness in the classroom means planting health for life.

On Thursday, Yipirinya School nurses Elise Daly and Madeleine Fasnacht warned the redundancies would entrench already de...
13/11/2025

On Thursday, Yipirinya School nurses Elise Daly and Madeleine Fasnacht warned the redundancies would entrench already deep health inequities, saying their roles were "not expendable" and their offices were "full every day for genuine and serious reasons".

"We are not just treating minor ailments — we are tackling the deep-rooted health disparities that exist in this region every single day," they said in a statement.

The future of an independent Indigenous school in Alice Springs is under a cloud after just 50 students turned up to class on Thursday, down from a peak enrolment of 360 in December last year.

There is a NEW school nurse position advertised for JSR in Mirrabooka.
12/11/2025

There is a NEW school nurse position advertised for JSR in Mirrabooka.

We are seeking a qualified and caring Nurse to oversee our Health Centre during school terms.

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