Vicki L TaliaferroVICKI L. TALIAFERRO, BSN, RN, NCSN Vicki L. Taliaferro is a school nurse consultant and editor of School Nurse Digest (weekly electronic newsletter for school nurses) and Administrator's Risk Alert (bi-monthly electronic newsletter for school nurses,school administrators and school attorneys). She is the lead editor for the School Nurse Resource Manual - 2010, 2013, and 2016. She has authored articles, school nurse text chapters, position papers and state and local guidelines on school health topics and initiatives. She currently serves as a consultant to the National Association of School Nurses and works as their coordinator of professional practice documents. As a consultant to various agencies and professional organizations she provides reports, assists in developing policies, and conducts school health services program needs assessments. She has been a speaker at various school nurse conferences. As State School Nurse Consultant with the Maryland State Department of Education for 10 years, she provided technical advice to state school nursing leadership; developed state guidelines & policies and assisted with the development of Board of Nursing curriculums for delegation and medication administration. She served on numerous commissions and coordinated an annual School Health Interdisciplinary Program - a multi-state professional development weeklong training for school staff. Additionally, she is a member of the National Assn. of State School Nurse Consultants having served as president and in other officer positions. Read More Read Less