The Overseas School Health Nurses Association (OSHNA) encourages all school nurses to join! OSHNA is an affiliate organization of the National Association of School Nurses, Inc. (NASN). When you join, you are a member of OSHNA and NASN with full benefits in both organizations. Membership dues are collected and managed at NASN.
Who Joins OSHNA?
Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) Nurses
DoDDS nurses are employed outside of the United States.
Note about DDESS nurses: DDESS nurses work inside the United States at military base schools. Both DoDDS and DDESS school nurses are DoD nurses and service military students. DDESS school nurses should join or affiliate with their state school nurse association where the base school is located
Nurses at International Schools
Schools located outside the United States that attract students who might be temporarily residing in a foreign nation, service students coming from multiple nations, offer a curriculum that differs from the national curriculum of the host country, and are characterized by a commitment to international education. Schools are usually part of one of the regional organizations that oversee international education, such as The Association for the Advancement of International Education:
AASSA – South America
AISA – Africa
CEESA – Central and East Europe
EARCOS – East Asia
ECIS – Europe
MAIS – The Mediterranean
NESA – Near East and South Asia
The Tri-Association – Central America, the Caribbean, Columbia
These schools differ from schools that are for children of American military dependents residing outside of the United States (DoDDS).
Join online
Choose OSHNA in the online application pick list labeled "Where is your primary place of employment located?"
All major credit cards are accepted. Use the online form to start a new membership or re-start a lapsed membership.
Join with a purchase order or check
Print a membership application. Send the application with the purchase order or check to NASN, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 925, Silver Spring, MD 20910 - FAX: 301-585-1791. Contact membership@nasn.org if you have questions.