School nursing: costs and potential benefits

Cotton, L. T.; Brazier, John; Hall, David; Lindsay, Geoff; Marsh, Peter; Polnay, L; Williams, Tiana

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01389.x

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“…Trusts that wish to increase the retention of suitably experienced and qualified school nurses might implement career structures with increased salary opportunities, and internal and external publicity, and use a hypothesis‐testing approach to determine whether these increase the status of school nurses in the area. The diversity of staff knowledge and experience shown in this study echo previous work which suggest that such diversity can be either a beneficial or a hindering factor (Cotton et al. 2000, Wainwright et al.…”

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School nurses: policies, working practices, roles and value perceptions

Croghan¹,

Johnson²,

Aveyard³

2004

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…2000). This diversity also offers a potential base for research to discover the most effective methods of working (Cotton et al. 2000).…”

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School nurses: policies, working practices, roles and value perceptions

Croghan¹,

Johnson²,

Aveyard³

2004

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…School nurses must have well-developed assessment skills as well as knowledge and advanced technological skills to effectively address the health needs of children attending school today (Cotton et al, 2000). The repertoire of the school nurse in the 21st century must consist of knowledge and skills that permit them to care for children with general health care needs as well as care for children with medically complex needs, such as tube feedings, maintenance of intravenous lines, and tracheostomy and catheter care.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Continuing Education: Improving Perceived Competence in School Nurses

Bullock

Libbus

Lewis

et al. 2002

The Journal of School Nursing

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An investigator-designed survey was used to determine if attendance at specific continuing education programs increased the perceived competence of school nurses who enrolled and completed the programs. Respondents were queried about the general content of six courses offered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in conjunction with the University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing. Specific content areas were mental health concerns, suicide prevention, diabetes management, asthma management, seizure disorders, and developing clinical skills as they pertained to school-age children. Comparing a sample of school nurses who had attended the programs with a group whom had not, a statistically significant difference was found in the participant group who reported higher self-perceived competence than the nonparticipant group in all content areas. Results of the study suggest that school nurses who attend specific continuing education programs feel more competent in practice than nurses who do not attend.

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“…A role encompassing a wide range of preventive interventions has been proposed for some time in the USA (Resnicow and Allensworth, 1996): Despite a long history of health professionals working in schools (Hardy, 2001) until recently the role of school nurses has often been limited to routine screening and surveillance tasks in both the UK and USA (Cotton et al, 2000). In addition, school nursing health promotion work has been predominately limited to very short-term interventions such as one of Personal, Health and Social Education (PHSE) sessions.…”

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The school nurse as navigator of the school health journey: developing the theory and evidence for policy

Brooks

Kendall

Bunn

et al. 2007

PHC

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The aim of this article is to explore how the development of the theoretical and strategic basis of school nursing offers a vehicle for the delivery of an effective public health strategy for children and adolescents. Through a critical examination of the status and scope of school nursing within the UK and US health care systems it is clear that a deficiency exists regarding the theoretical and strategic basis for the functioning of school nursing. Consideration is given to the concept of the school nurse as 'navigator' for the child along the trajectory of the school health journey.This novel approach to school nursing needs to be developed theoretically and evaluated for effectiveness. A rapid review of the evidence to support school nursing interventions has revealed that the evidence base for school nursing interventions/actions remains very weak, thereby challenging the ability of school nurses to deliver desired outcomes for the present ambitious public health agenda.We argue that a planned approach to developing the evidence for school nursing, based on the UK Medical Research Council (2000) framework for the evaluation of complex interventions, could help to ensure a robust role for the school nurse. This acknowledgement and development of a novel approach to school nursing could

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School nursing: costs and potential benefits

Abstract: The current allocation of resources to school nursing in between districts comparisons is not equitable and the use of school nursing time is out of step with current evidence of need and effectiveness.

Cited by 27 publications

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School nurses: policies, working practices, roles and value perceptions

School nurses: policies, working practices, roles and value perceptions

Continuing Education: Improving Perceived Competence in School Nurses

The school nurse as navigator of the school health journey: developing the theory and evidence for policy

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