1 Advocates for the rights, health, and safety of the student and school community.
2 Promotes removal of individual barriers and pervasive systemic inequities to optimize well-being, health, and educational achievement.
3 Advocates for adequate school nurse staffing models to improve student, school, and community health.
4 Promotes safe and evidence-based care of students, positive school environments, and sufficient allocation of culturally appropriate resources to optimize health and educational outcomes.
5 Empowers all members of the school team to include the student and family in care decisions.
6 Promotes self-advocacy by students, families, communities, and populations.
7 Participates in healthcare initiatives on behalf of the student, family, school, and community.
8 Informs the political arena about the complex and holistic needs of the student, the role of the school nurse, and the vital components of optimal healthcare delivery in schools.
9 Embraces diversity, equity, inclusivity, health promotion, and healthcare for students and families of varied geographic, cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, and spiritual backgrounds.
10 Leverages the ANA and the NASN Code of Ethics to develop policies, programs, and services to improve educational and health care delivery and access for underserved and vulnerable populations.
11 Promotes policies, regulations, and legislation at the school, local, state, and national level to improve healthcare access, equity, and delivery of health care.
12 Advances policies, programs, and practices in the school and community that maintain, sustain, and restore the environment and natural world.
13 Incorporates societal, political, economic, and cultural factors to address social determinants of health.
14 Highlights the urgent need for a diverse and inclusive workforce as a strategy to improve outcomes related to the social determinants of health and inequities in the healthcare system.
15 Models personal commitment to advocacy for students, the school nursing profession, the school community, and the public at large.
16 Contributes to professional organizations to collectively advance advocacy efforts.