Millennial School Nurses: A Roundtable Discussion

Galemore, Cynthia A.; Alattar, Hedaya Y.; Fatica, Kate; Huey, Amy; Schulz, Kathy

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“…Further, a global nursing shortage exists where approximately 80% of nurses reside in densely populated countries, resulting in increased nurse-to-population ratios ( Marć et al ., 2019 ; The McGill Nursing Collaborative for Education and Innovation in Patient- and Family-Centered Care, 2019 ; World Health Organization, 2020 ). School-based settings (K-12th grades) have been greatly impacted by the global nursing shortage as licensed nurses remain in short supply ( Nwabuzor, 2007 ; Galemore et al , 2019 ). School nurses have an essential role as a trusted source for health information, and the primary healthcare provider during school hours ( Bannister and Kelts, 2011 ).…”

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“…In the USA, most private and public schools do not have a full-time licensed nurse ( National Center for Education Statistics, 2020; Howard, 2021 ) and shortages of school nurses have been anticipated due to an aging workforce ( Galemore et al , 2019 ). Many schools use hybrid health models that include full-time unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) or multiple UAPs who manage student health, often under the supervision of a licensed nurse.…”

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The Changing Job of School Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Media Content Analysis of Contributions to Stress

Lowe

Ravi

Gerald

et al. 2022

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

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School nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) are essential to the health and wellness of school children. However, most US schools do not have a full-time licensed nurse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school nurses and UAPs have been integral in ensuring that the health needs of students were met. They have seen a marked increase in their responsibilities included implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies, screening for symptoms, testing students and staff, conducting contact tracing and data collection, and ensuring the implementation of rapidly changing COVID-19 guidelines and protocols for schools. The objective of this study was to explore COVID-19 occupational changes and their contributions to stress among school nurses and UAPs through a content analysis of local and national media articles. A Google search of articles published between February 2020 and September 2021 was conducted using the following search terms: ‘school nurse’, ‘COVID-19’, ‘health aide’, ‘stress’, and ‘experiences’. A search was also conducted in Nexis Uni. Articles were included if the topic discussed school nurses or UAPs and COVID-19. All articles that examined nurses in other settings were excluded from the review. We examined topics and themes temporally (from February 2020 to September 2021) and spatially (i.e. the frequency by US state). Overall, 496 media articles discussing school nurses and COVID-19 were included in our review. The highest volume of articles was from September 2021 (22%, 111/496). Other months with relatively high volume of articles included August 2020 (9%, 43/496), January 2021 (10%, 47/496), February 2021 (9%, 44/496), and August 2021 (8%, 39/496). These larger article volumes coincided with notable COVID-19 events, including returning to school in the fall (August 2020 and August 2021), school nurses assisting with vaccine rollouts among adults in the USA (January/February 2021), concerns regarding the delta variant (August/September 2021), and vaccine rollouts for children ages 12–15 (September 2021). The representation of articles spatially (national, state, regional, or local) was 66 (13%) articles at national level, 217 (44%) state level, 25 (5%) regional level, and 188 (38%) local news at the city and/or village level. Pennsylvania had the highest frequency of articles, but when standardized to the state population, Alaska had the highest rate of media per 100 000 people. Three major themes were identified in our analysis: (i) safety; (ii) pandemic-related fatigue/stress; and (iii) nursing shortage/budget. The most represented theme for articles before September 2021 was that of safety. Over time, the themes of pandemic-related fatigue/stress and nursing shortage/budget increased with the most notable increase being in September 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new occupational risks, burdens, and stressors experienced by school nurses and UAPs. School nurses play a critical role in disease surveillance, disaster preparedness, wellness and chronic dis...

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The Changing Job of School Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Media Content Analysis of Contributions to Stress

Lowe

Ravi

Gerald

et al. 2022

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

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“…However, an ongoing shortage of school nurses worldwide presents a potential gap in providing vaccine recommendations [8,9]. The next decade is likely to reveal a significant school nurse workforce shortage [10], with many countries already experiencing the absence of school nurses [11]. In lieu of school nurses, teachers who regularly and closely interact with students and are traditionally well-trusted by parents may be able to communicate about HPV vaccination to students and parents, thus improving their knowledge of the vaccine and alleviating parental vaccine hesitancy.…”

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School Teachers’ Perceptions of Adolescent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: A Systematic Review

Choi,

Gabay,

Cuccaro

2024

Vaccines

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School nurses are uniquely positioned to educate students about immunizations, including human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, but schools are often without a nurse for different reasons. In lieu of nurses, teachers who closely interact with students and are traditionally well-trusted by parents may be able to communicate about HPV vaccination, alleviating parental vaccine hesitancy. This systematic review explores school teachers’ perspectives on adolescent HPV vaccination and factors influencing their willingness to make vaccine recommendations. We searched three databases with appropriate medical subject headings and keywords to identify relevant studies. We reviewed fifteen studies and provided an extensive summary and a comparison of the results across the studies. Teachers had low to moderate levels of HPV knowledge with low self-efficacy to counsel parents about the HPV vaccine and expressed concerns about the vaccine condoning adolescent sexual activity, vaccine side effects, and parental disapproval. Nonetheless, some teachers showed interest in learning about vaccine effectiveness in preventing HPV-associated cancers and wanted guidance on vaccine communication with parents, viewing schools as adequate venues to promote and deliver HPV vaccines. Schools should consider educating teachers on HPV and HPV vaccination, with a focus on effective vaccine communication practices to increase adolescent HPV vaccine uptake.

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Millennial School Nurses: A Roundtable Discussion

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The Changing Job of School Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Media Content Analysis of Contributions to Stress

The Changing Job of School Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Media Content Analysis of Contributions to Stress

School Teachers’ Perceptions of Adolescent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: A Systematic Review

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