School nurses' use of their environment to support students wellbeing

What is it about?

The physical environment in school has an impact on students' wellbeing. We have shown how school nurses can support students health by use their fysical environment as a tool in nursing.

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Why is it important?

Our findings show that school nurses made their office a place for wellbeing by using it for health information, as a sanctuary and as an environment that supports children's need for integrity. How the school nurses used their environment depended on their personality. Obstacles included people in the school who had little knowledge of what school nurses' work consists of and also the difficulty of appearing available to the children.

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