What school nurses strive to achieve for themselves in order to remain in practice: A qualitative study

Mæland, Linda Horne; Oftedal, Bjørg Frøysland; Kristoffersen, Margareth

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“…School nurses noted feeling a great deal of satisfaction when they focus on professional development as they feel more prepared to deal with the daily health issues that they see. This is consistent with prior studies (Jordan et al, 2022; Mæland et al, 2022). The second recommendation emphasized by these results is that nurses advocate to administrators that outdated healthcare practices lead to unsafe student healthcare.…”

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Achieving the educational mission: Are Connecticut school nurses valued?

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2024

Psychology in the Schools

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School nurses are indispensable for students' educational success. They are often the only healthcare professional a child will see who can care for immediate health needs, coordinate care for students' chronic health conditions, and promote healthy behaviors. This qualitative study is the first to investigate the experiences that influence the inclusion of Connecticut school nurses as valued and essential partners in K‐12 education. Interviews with 14 Connecticut school nurses uncovered how they perceive their community values their role and practice in furthering the educational mission. The analysis revealed that although school nurses believe they bring value to students by providing equitable healthcare and wellness education access, they identified four organizational structural gaps in being seen as valued critical partners in the educational setting. They feel dispensable, their workload expectations are overwhelming, they feel undervalued as equal professionals, and they need more access to adequate professional development. This study has significant implications for K‐12 education leaders because school nurses are vital partners in the educational mission. They bridge healthcare and education, ensuring students can optimally learn. Recommendations for how leaders can empower school nurses are included.

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Achieving the educational mission: Are Connecticut school nurses valued?

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2024

Psychology in the Schools

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“…This article is part of a larger study about self-realization and its influences on school nurses’ remaining in practice [ 34 , 35 ]. This current study has a qualitative design [ 36 ] with a hermeneutic approach [ 37 ], which involves describing what the text says and interpreting what it means.…”

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What school nurses receive for themselves that influences their remaining in practice: A qualitative study

2023

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Background Previous research indicates a link between what nurses receive for themselves and their remaining in practice. In Norway, school nurses tend to remain in practice, but what it is they receive for themselves has been scarcely studied. The aim of this study, therefore, was to describe and interpret what it is school nurses receive for themselves that influences their remaining in practice. Method The study has a qualitative design with a hermeneutic approach. Data were collected through individual interviews on two separate occasions with 15 Norwegian school nurses. The data were analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method. Results Two themes demonstrate what it is the school nurses receive for themselves: (1) ‘Gaining interesting workdays for yourself’ and (2) ‘Attaining pleasure for yourself’. Each theme has two sub-themes. The first theme involved the school nurses ‘having an attractive scope of practice’ and ‘having varied tasks’. The second theme involved ‘being trusted’ and ‘being given a response’. The study themes can be comprehensively understood as an expression of what the school nurses identify as the main locus of the good work-life. The school nurses’ remaining seems to revolve around what it is they receive on their own behalf: an affirmation for their ordinary life and what they do as a nurse. Conclusion This study highlights that what school nurses receive on their own behalf may influence their remaining in practice. It adds to previous research with a more specific understanding of nurses remaining in practice by stating that in identifying the main locus of the good work-life, the school nurses received affirmation for their ordinary life and what they do as a nurse. Thus, it is important that nurses identify the main locus of a good work-life for themselves, as receiving affirmation for what they do in their ordinary workdays may influence their remaining in practice. Registration of clinical trial and registration identification number The study was approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (project 59195). National Research Ethics Committee approval was not required, as the study only involved health professionals and did not ask for sensitive information.

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What school nurses strive to achieve for themselves in order to remain in practice: A qualitative study

2022

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Aim This study aims to describe and interpret what it is school nurses strive to achieve for themselves in order to remain in practice. Design A qualitative study with a hermeneutic approach. Method The data were collected by means of in‐depth interviews with 15 Norwegian school nurses on two separate occasions and analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method. Results The analysis resulted in the following themes: (1) trusting your own professional ability, (2) aspiring to appreciation and (3) accomplishing self‐care. These themes were reflected in the school nurses' choices and actions and were regarded as an expression of what was of value to them as a nurse. Thus, the nurses' realizing what they strived to achieve for themselves can comprehensively be understood as a good of higher value for their remaining in nursing practice.

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What school nurses strive to achieve for themselves in order to remain in practice: A qualitative study

Cited by 4 publications

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Achieving the educational mission: Are Connecticut school nurses valued?

Achieving the educational mission: Are Connecticut school nurses valued?

What school nurses receive for themselves that influences their remaining in practice: A qualitative study

What school nurses strive to achieve for themselves in order to remain in practice: A qualitative study

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