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Nursing Practice Management

Accentuate the Positive in School Nursing: The Power of Affirmation

Marilyn Marcontel, RN, MA, NCSN, CNA, FNASN

Joanne Jackson Lisk, RN, MSN, CS

Joanne Jackson Lisk, RN, MSN, CS, was professor of psychiatric–mental health nursing for 17 years at Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Natchez, Mississippi, before retiring in 1998. She worked with school nurses as the coleader and trainer for the Youth Talk Line, a Crisis Intervention line for teens in Natchez. Currently, she is a mental health counselor and consultant and presents continuing education lectures and seminars for nurses.

Between recruitment and retention or resignation lie the often-slippery slopes of job comprehension, job performance, and job satisfaction. Job comprehension and performance are continuously addressed and evaluated, but job satisfaction is all too often assumed and undervalued. This article proposes that retention of school nurses may be significantly enhanced, particularly during times of critical nursing shortages, by the appropriate and timely use of affirmation for excellence, innovation, improvement, educational advancement, determination, and perseverance. More simply stated, affirmation is a form of applause for a job well done.

Key Words: affirmation • job satisfaction • retention

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 17, No. 6, 342-346 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/10598405010170061001
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