School Nurses' Role in Asthma Management, School Absenteeism, and Cost Savings: A Demonstration Project

Rodríguez, Eduardo; Rivera, Diana Austria; Perlroth, Daniella; Becker, Edmund R.; Wang, Nancy Ewen; Landau, Melinda

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“…Then, we assess teachers’ perceptions on the impact of having school nurses providing follow-up and appropriate treatment. Other results of the overall nurse demonstration project have been reported elsewhere [28,29]. …”

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“…All the nurses were equally trained to perform vision and hearing screenings and customary follow-up, but only full-time nurses in demonstration schools were able to provide comprehensive follow-ups and care coordination with other health care providers [28]. …”

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“…Accessed on 13 July 2017; data provided by the San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD) data warehouse [28]. …”

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Increasing Screening Follow-Up for Vulnerable Children: A Partnership with School Nurses

Rodríguez

Srivastava

Landau

2018

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Approximately 20% of school-age children have a vision problem. Screening is an effective way to detect visual impairments, although only if adequate follow-up is available. Here, we evaluate the impact of hiring full-time nurses in four underserved schools on the likelihood of increasing follow-up for treatment after vision screening. First, we compared descriptive screening follow-up data from the intervention schools with that of five matched schools with part-time nurses in San Jose, California, from 2008 to 2012. The intervention schools had around 2800 low-income, minority children each year, and the five comparison schools had around 3445. Secondly, we conducted a qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses from 129 teachers in the nine participating schools. In the final year, 96% of the students screened and referred for possible vision problems in schools with full-time nurses were followed up and examined by a health care provider. Yet, only 67% of students screened in comparison schools were examined. Teachers in schools with full-time nurses reported that follow-up of vision problems and getting glasses for students was the most beneficial activity performed by the nurses. School nurses can effectively increase medical care coordination and follow-up of vision screening in low-income communities.

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Rodríguez

Srivastava

Landau

2018

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“…Peterson-Sweeney et al (2007) found that asthma education from the child's health care provider positively influenced parental belief systems, particularly attitudes toward anti-inflammatory medications and facts about asthma. Rodriguez et al (2013) found that schools with full-time nurses had less school absenteeism for asthma and less emergency room utilization than schools with parttime nurse, resulting in substantial cost savings to both the school districts and the families. Engelke, Swanson, and Guttu (2014) found that school nurse case management for students with asthma resulted in decreased emergency room visits, increased academic performance, reduced episodes of respiratory distress, and improved peak flow rates.…”

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Using the Health Belief Model to Understand School Nurse Asthma Management

Quaranta

Spencer

2015

The Journal of School Nursing

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Ten million children in the United States have asthma. Since children are in school about 6 hr a day, school nurses are positioned to intervene and influence asthma outcomes. A descriptive correlational study was designed to investigate performance of school nurses' asthma management behaviors in relationship to asthma knowledge, asthma attitude, asthma self-efficacy, and rating of importance of asthma management behaviors. Results indicated that asthma attitude, asthma self-efficacy, and rating of importance of asthma management behaviors were associated with performance of asthma management behaviors. The higher the rating of importance of asthma management behaviors, the more likely school nurses were to perform the behaviors (p < .05). Higher levels of asthma self-efficacy were associated with performance of asthma management behaviors, indicating the importance of strengthening school nurses' asthma self-efficacy in asthma management. By understanding factors influencing performance of asthma management behaviors by school nurses, interventions can be implemented to increase asthma management behaviors, leading to improved outcomes for students with asthma.

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“…School nurse involvement in asthma care coordination has resulted in improvements in health care use, school attendance, medication adherence, and quality of life. 3,4,6,7 School nurses are uniquely positioned to provide direct care, adherence counseling, and education for asthmatic patients. 8 They can review and reinforce proper inhaler technique and usually have the most recorded data of quick-relief medication use—one of the hallmarks of asthma control.…”

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Creation and implementation of SAMPRO™: A school-based asthma management program

Lemanske

Kakumanu

Shanovich

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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Clinicians who care for children with asthma have an obligation to coordinate asthma care with the schools. Aside from routine clinical care of asthmatic children, providers must educate the family and child about the need for an asthma treatment plan in school and support the school nurse meeting the needs of the student requiring school-based asthma care. The following article was developed by multiple stakeholders to address this need. It describes the 4 components of the School-based Asthma Management Program (SAMPRO™). SAMPRO™ details elements necessary for the education of children, families, clinicians, and school-based personnel based on a “circle of support” that would enhance multidirectional communication and promote better care for children with asthma within the school setting.

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School Nurses' Role in Asthma Management, School Absenteeism, and Cost Savings: A Demonstration Project

Abstract: Full-time school nurses play an important role in improving asthma management among students in underserved schools, which can impact school absenteeism and attendance-related economic costs.

Cited by 52 publications

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Increasing Screening Follow-Up for Vulnerable Children: A Partnership with School Nurses

Increasing Screening Follow-Up for Vulnerable Children: A Partnership with School Nurses

Using the Health Belief Model to Understand School Nurse Asthma Management

Creation and implementation of SAMPRO™: A school-based asthma management program

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