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The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is an association of school nurses and state affiliated associations.

Originally founded by the National Education Association as the Department of School Nurses on July 4, 1968, the organization incorporated as a separate entity in 1979 under it's current name. The organization's stated mission is "To optimize student health and learning by advancing the practice of school nursing."