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NASN School Nurse (Print) Mar 2020When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the National Academy of Medicine announced the Town Meeting discussions of the Future of Nursing 2030, the...
When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the National Academy of Medicine announced the Town Meeting discussions of the Future of Nursing 2030, the president of the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants felt that the voice of School Nursing was crucial to informing the national discussion on health equity and health promotion. Sharonlee Trefry, State School Nurse Consultant, wanted to be sure that the leadership team of the Future of Nursing 2030 heard about the needs of the nation's 56.6 million elementary and secondary public and independent school students. Serving in an even greater role today with regard to promoting equity in healthcare and educational access, school nurses recognize and address social determinants of health every day all day working to grow the next generation of healthy citizens.
Topics: Forecasting; Humans; Leadership; Nurse's Role; School Health Services; School Nursing; Societies, Nursing; United States
PubMed: 31752590
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The Journal of School Health Nov 1995
Topics: Humans; National Health Programs; Organizational Objectives; School Health Services; School Nursing; Societies, Nursing; United States
PubMed: 8801366
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The Journal of School Nursing : the... Oct 2004School nursing is notable for autonomous practice and independent decision-making. School nurses practice within a complex school health services environment that is...
School nursing is notable for autonomous practice and independent decision-making. School nurses practice within a complex school health services environment that is subject to constant change, the influence of multiple stakeholders, and a chronic state of uncertain resources. Other professional challenges faced by school nurses are a lack of standardized entry education requirement, inadequate theoretical research with practice application, and expanding role responsibilities. Administrative restructuring of school nursing services using a differentiated practice model could be a method to address the challenges of school nurse practice. A model of differentiated school nursing practice is proposed as a starting point for the national school nurse audience to consider this alternative to the master's entry requirement. School nurse role responsibilities are divided among three levels of practitioners: generalist, master's prepared, and school nurse policy analyst. Each level features an increased scope of responsibility based on higher educational attainment. Research regarding how differentiated practice has been implemented in other health care settings is described. Implications for the implementation of differentiated practice in school health services are discussed, including the need for cooperation among stakeholders, possible cost considerations, and how school nurse education might be affected.
Topics: Humans; Models, Organizational; Nurse Administrators; Nurse's Role; Resource Allocation; School Nursing; Task Performance and Analysis; United States
PubMed: 15469374
DOI: 10.1177/10598405040200050201 -
The Journal of School Nursing : the... Oct 2014
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Humans; Nursing Staff; Philosophy, Nursing; School Nursing
PubMed: 25224217
DOI: 10.1177/1059840514548191 -
NASN School Nurse (Print) Jul 2011School nursing is a specialty that requires nurses to provide holistic health care to a diverse population. Federal disability laws make it necessary for the school...
School nursing is a specialty that requires nurses to provide holistic health care to a diverse population. Federal disability laws make it necessary for the school nurse to maintain and competently perform higher level technical skills--outside the home or hospital setting. Skills include tracheotomy care, gastric tube care, urinary catheterizations, central line care, oxygen delivery, ostomy care, and advanced assessment skills. How do school nurses maintain these skills if they are not used frequently enough to assure competency? The authors' college of nursing and a school outreach department have partnered to offer an annual school nurse conference. One option for participants is to use the simulation laboratory to refresh these skills and to review newer equipment and technology. The simulation laboratory staff and pediatric faculty are available to demonstrate and assist participants with skills technique. Participants have responded positively to this collaborative effort.
Topics: Clinical Competence; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Humans; Manikins; Patient Simulation; School Nursing
PubMed: 21877634
DOI: 10.1177/1942602X11409419 -
Nursing Mirror Jan 1982
Topics: Child; Curriculum; Humans; Nursing Assessment; School Nursing
PubMed: 6915566
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The Journal of School Health Jan 1998This is a report of the outcomes of an invitational meeting convened in 1996 by the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and...
This is a report of the outcomes of an invitational meeting convened in 1996 by the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DASH/CDC) and the National Center for School Health Nursing, American Nurses Association, Participants reviewed progress made on seven critical needs identified in 1994 at the School Health Nursing Services: Exploring National Issues conference. Priority actions were updated, consensus was reached for specific strategies to move towards achievement of goals and organizations and agencies were suggested to assume leadership. Participants and current membership of the National Nursing Coalition for School Health are listed as well as examples of related activities occurring in the interim. Collaborative partnerships are encouraged to assist school nurses in meeting the school-related health needs of all students.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Forecasting; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Male; Program Evaluation; School Health Services; School Nursing; United States
PubMed: 9553901
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Contemporary Nurse Oct 2008School nursing was introduced a century ago as part of a range of public health measures. However, the roles and responsibilities of school nurses varied considerably...
School nursing was introduced a century ago as part of a range of public health measures. However, the roles and responsibilities of school nurses varied considerably throughout the Western World. This paper explores these responsibilities during the early part of the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on the role of school nursing in Queensland, Australia. While school nurses were initially employed to support the medical officers within the school setting, the school health system evolved to be essentially a nursing service. However, it was not a well resourced service. This meant there were unrealistic expectations placed on school nurses. Furthermore, because of the nature of the work undertaken by school nurses there were potential conflicts that needed to be negotiated on a daily basis between the nurse and the schools, parents, doctors and government departments.
Topics: History, 20th Century; Queensland; School Nursing
PubMed: 19040380
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Tar Heel Nurse 2015
Topics: Adolescent; Humans; Lobbying; North Carolina; Nurse's Role; School Nursing
PubMed: 25929092
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The Journal of School Nursing : the... Aug 2013
Topics: Humans; School Nursing; Societies, Nursing; Students; United States
PubMed: 23860784
DOI: 10.1177/1059840513495008