School nurses and health education: The classroom experience

Klein, Julie R.; Sendall, Marguerite C.; Fleming, MaryLou; Lidstone, John; Domocol, Michelle

doi:10.1177/0017896912460931

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“…This evaluation adds considerably to our understanding of school-based nurse-led health promotion programs, with good evidence that the pilot Program is reaching the majority of students in need, is reported as having positive effects on student health and wellbeing, has been adopted successfully in schools and by other youth services, is being implemented as intended, and could be maintained with sustained resourcing. Earlier literature describing nurses’ delivery of a similar health promotion model is limited to description of their roles and responsibilities [ 5 , 8 , 15 ]; the experiences of the nurses delivering health education [ 16 ]; improving access for boys [ 17 ]; and a qualitative assessment of whether they are delivering ‘true health promotion’ [ 18 ].…”

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Health promotion in schools: a multi-method evaluation of an Australian School Youth Health Nurse Program

2015

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BackgroundHealth promotion provides a key opportunity to empower young people to make informed choices regarding key health-related behaviours such as tobacco and alcohol use, sexual practices, dietary choices and physical activity. This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot School Youth Health Nurse (SYHN) Program, which aims to integrate a Registered Nurse into school communities to deliver health promotion through group education and individual sessions.MethodsThe evaluation was guided by the RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework. The objectives were to explore: 1) whether the Program was accessible to the high school students; 2) the impacts of the Program on key stakeholders; 3) which factors affected adoption of the Program; 4) whether implementation was consistent with the Program intent; and 5) the long-term sustainability of the Program. Research included retrospective analysis of Program records, administration of a survey of student experiences and interviews with 38 stakeholders.ResultsThis evaluation provided evidence that the SYHN Program is reaching students in need, is effective, has been adopted successfully in schools, is being implemented as intended and could be maintained with sustained funding. The nurses deliver an accessible and acceptable primary health care service, focused on health promotion, prevention and early intervention. After some initial uncertainty about the scope and nature of the role, the nurses are a respected source of health information in the schools, consulted on curriculum development and contributing to whole-of-school health activities.ConclusionsFindings demonstrate that the SYHN model is feasible and acceptable to the students and schools involved in the pilot. The Program provides health promotion and accessible primary health care in the school setting, consistent with the Health Promoting Schools framework.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12912-015-0071-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Health promotion in schools: a multi-method evaluation of an Australian School Youth Health Nurse Program

2015

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“…In this sense, health education has been seen as the most frequent activity for health promotion developed at school, where nurses carry meetings with students to address issues related to health (35) , such as being overweight.…”

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Nursing: promoting the health of overweight children and adolescents in the school context

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Araújo

Cavalcante

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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The study aimed to analyze the nursing interventions related to the competencies of health promotion of overweight children and adolescents in the school context, in light of the Galway Consensus through an integrative review. Articles published between 1988 and June, 2013 were found in the databases CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane, LILACS and SciELO. A total of 139 publications were obtained from indexed descriptors. Ten articles were selected after reading. The most evident competencies for health promotion were: catalyzing change, needs assessment and impact assessment. The highlights were activities of health education and partnerships with other health professionals and the families of students. It was found that the skills of health promotion developed by nurses can contribute to the adoption of healthy habits by overweight children and adolescents.

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“…School nurses are key to improving children and young people’s health and wellbeing by delivering health promotion, providing health advice, signposting to other services, active treatment, education, family support, protection, safeguarding, service coordination and multi-agency work [4–8]. While there are many common elements described within the role of school nurses, there is confusion about the school nurse’s exact role [9, 10] and lack of clarification about the role of school nurses in health education and promotion has been well documented [11–15]. …”

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School Nurses’ perspectives on the role of the school nurse in health education and health promotion in England: a qualitative study

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BackgroundThe role of the school nurse is complex with many possible elements identified by previous research. The aim of this study is to understand perceptions of the role of the school nurse in order to support school nurses in the delivery of health education.MethodsThe study used an inductive, qualitative research design involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Participants were recruited from four NHS trusts across England and final sample size was thirty one school nurses. Three focus groups and two interviews took place in person, and three interviews were over the phone. Data was thematically analysed.ResultsSchool nurses described six main themes. Four themes directly related to the school nurse role: the main roles of a school nurse, school nurses' role in health education, prioritisation of workload and activities, and community work. A further two other themes related to the delivery of health education: the school nursing system and educational resources.ConclusionsThe role of the school nurse in England is very diverse and the school nurse role in health education is primarily to advise and support schools, rather than to directly deliver education. The study identified that tailored public health educational resources are needed to support school nurses.

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School nurses and health education: The classroom experience

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Health promotion in schools: a multi-method evaluation of an Australian School Youth Health Nurse Program

Health promotion in schools: a multi-method evaluation of an Australian School Youth Health Nurse Program

Nursing: promoting the health of overweight children and adolescents in the school context

School Nurses’ perspectives on the role of the school nurse in health education and health promotion in England: a qualitative study

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