What is it about?
This study examines teachers' views about the positive and negative aspects of working with nurses in schools. We found that teachers, on average, reported greater satisfaction with the work of the school nurse if the nurse was at school full-time.
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Why is it important?
This study is important because findings suggest that teachers, particularly those working with racial/ethnic minority students from urban high-poverty backgrounds, highly value the health expertise and services that the nurse provides. Students in these schools need a lot of services, so a full-time nurse is clearly the preferred and likely the most efficient strategy in addressing students' health-related concerns.
Perspectives
Low-income students of color, living in urban areas, require an array of supports to succeed in school, including health-related services and interventions. School nurses play an important role in supporting these students. However, few studies have examined how teachers and school nurses can more effectively work together to promote students' health and overall well-being. Our study tries to fill this empirical knowledge gap by examining survey findings from a school nursing project in 9 urban schools.
Dr Manuelito Biag
Stanford University
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This page is a summary of: Teachers’ Perceptions of Full- and Part-Time Nurses at School, The Journal of School Nursing, December 2014, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1059840514561863.
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