Impact of School Nurse Ratios and Health Services on Selected Student Health and Education Outcomes: North Carolina, 2011‐2016

Best, Nakia C.; Nichols, Ann O; Waller, Anna; Zomorodi, Meg; Pierre-Louis, Bosny; Oppewal, Sonda; Travers, Debbie

doi:10.1111/josh.13025

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“…The need to introduce the health professional in our educational system is proven as Spain has the second highest rate of early school absenteeism in the European Union and is also the second European country with the highest rate of childhood and youth obesity in Europe [ 32 , 33 ]. Thus, according to Best et al’s study, the presence of a school nurse in educational centers (with adequate ratios) improves academic results and healthy habits of students, and reduces school absenteeism [ 34 ].…”

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Attitudes and Feelings towards the Work of Teachers Who Had a School Nurse in Their Educational Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Santana-López

Bernat-Adell

Santana-Cabrera

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the availability of a health professional on the beliefs, attitudes, and work feelings of teaching staff when facing the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a two-phase study: In the first one, the Delphi technique was used to update an instrument used by the authors in a previous investigation in 2020. The second phase was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and comparative study, carried out through an electronic questionnaire distributed among the teaching staff of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (Spain), during the first two months of the 2021/22 academic year, in the midst of the fifth wave of COVID-19. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-squared test and the linear trend test. The reasons for advantages were analyzed and the dimensions of the questionnaire were compared between the groups studied (with or without a healthcare professional in the center). Out of 640 teachers in the study, 14.7% (n = 94) stated that they had a reference professional with health training in their educational center (a school nurse) for the management of possible cases of COVID-19. Significant differences were found in five of the nine dimensions studied between the groups of teachers analyzed. Teachers who had a health professional, specifically a nurse, during the pandemic indicated that they felt safer in their educational center, as they perceived that they had more personal protective equipment (OR = 2.03, [95% CI: 1.23–3.35]; p = 0.006). They were also more committed (OR = 1.89, [95% CI: 1.04–3.46]; p = 0.038) with their educational work and assumed more obligations (OR = 1.87, [95% CI: 1.01–3.44]; p = 0.045) and risks (OR = 2.82, [95% CI: 1.13–7.07]; p = 0.027). In addition, they presented fewer feelings of burnout (OR = 0.63, [95% CI: 0.41–0.98]; p = 0.041). These results indicate that having nurses in educational centers improves teachers’ ability to cope with a pandemic situation.

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Attitudes and Feelings towards the Work of Teachers Who Had a School Nurse in Their Educational Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Santana-López

Bernat-Adell

Santana-Cabrera

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“…School nurses can support this population by establishing an effective bond, listening carefully to their feelings and health needs, intervening early and continuously, in collaboration with the family, school and health services, based on comprehensive care 43 . Studies show that, from the perspective of the educational system, school nurses contribute to improve health, reduce absenteeism and improve student performance 44 . Hence, WHO supports the creation of school-based health centers as an important community resource to address the health needs of adolescents and increase their participation in health services 45 .…”

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Concepts and issues related to adolescent health in nursing education

Cassiani

Dias

Beltrán

et al. 2022

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: analyze the structure of teaching programs and contents of the adolescent health and its development in nursing education. Method: descriptive observational study conducted in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Data was collected by the Instrument for (self-)evaluation of the adolescent health and development component in undergraduate nursing programs, and investigated using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 95 nursing schools participated in the study (84.1% of the total). Of the faculty responsible for teaching contents relating to adolescent health, 31.6% had no specific training on the topic and 18.9% had no educational/pedagogical training. Behavior, gender identity and sexual orientation, bullying and cyberbullying, use of digital technologies, partner violence, parenting, and pubertal delay were the main topics which could be incorporated into nursing education. Conclusion: the faculty of the schools analyzed have limited education in pedagogical/educational topics and specific adolescent health issues. Curricula should be updated, including knowledge of laws and policies, thus expanding nurses’ ability to generate, analyze and use data for decision making.

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“…Children experiencing symptoms of asthma frequently visit school nurses (Best et al, 2021). We know that children with asthma are at higher risk of anxiety/depression and that this comorbidity leads to less controlled asthma and increased healthcare use (Bardach et al, 2019).…”

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“…Chronic disease management is a common priority for school nurses and asthma is in the forefront. A recent study of school nurses in North Carolina indicated that students received asthma related care more than 100,000 times annually (Best et al, 2021). Intervening with this student population to improve asthma knowledge and self-management behaviors could reduce the burden of nurse time spent on administering care to the student with asthma, decrease lost instructional time, and improve academic and health outcomes (Harris et al, 2019).…”

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Integrative Review of Programs to Improve Outcomes for Children With Comorbid Asthma and Anxiety/Depressive Symptoms

McGovern

Harrison

Arcoleo

2021

The Journal of School Nursing

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Asthma is one of the most common pediatric chronic physical conditions. Youth with comorbid asthma and anxiety/depressive symptoms tend to have less controlled asthma and an increased use of health services in schools. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the literature on educational and behavioral/ cognitive behavioral skills interventions for children with asthma and anxiety/depressive symptoms. Five electronic databases and forward/backward citations were searched. Eleven peer reviewed articles were retained for review. Main findings of the limited evidence suggest that educational and behavioral/cognitive behavioral skills programs may increase asthma knowledge and asthma-related self-efficacy while reducing anxiety/depressive symptoms. One study showed a decrease in use of quick relief inhalers and another had increased adherence to asthma controller medication. The literature indicates that educational and cognitive behavioral skills programs can have a positive impact on children with asthma and symptoms of anxiety/depression. School-based skills programs had better retention than outpatient programs.

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Impact of School Nurse Ratios and Health Services on Selected Student Health and Education Outcomes: North Carolina, 2011‐2016

Cited by 21 publications

References 22 publications

Attitudes and Feelings towards the Work of Teachers Who Had a School Nurse in Their Educational Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Attitudes and Feelings towards the Work of Teachers Who Had a School Nurse in Their Educational Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Concepts and issues related to adolescent health in nursing education

Integrative Review of Programs to Improve Outcomes for Children With Comorbid Asthma and Anxiety/Depressive Symptoms

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