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Personal and Professional Characteristics of Exemplary School Nurses

Joyce Pulcini, RN, PhD, CS-PNP, FAAN, is an associate professor at the Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA

Mary Couillard, RN, PhD, CS-FNP

Mary Couillard, RN, PhD, CS-FNP, is a visiting associate professor at the Clemson University School of Nursing, Clemson, SC

Judith Harrigan, RN, MSN

Judith Harrigan, RN, MSN, is the State School Health Services Consultant, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO

Deirdre Mole, RN, CS-GNP

Deirdre Mole, RN, CS-GNP, is an administrator at the Medical House Calls Program, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, New York, NY

This article describes a study conducted to identify the professional and personal characteristics of exemplary school nurses. During Phase 1 of the study, a content analysis was completed using nomination portfolios of 10 school nurses who were selected as School Nurse of the Year from 1986 to 1998 in the state of New York. Further content analyses were conducted using transcriptions of a focus group and individual open-ended interviews with exemplary school nurses. These analyses yielded 54 personal characteristics and 74 professional characteristics of exemplary school nurses. Using a Delphi technique in Phase 2 of the study, these characteristics were validated and refined by a national sample of exemplary school nurses who had been chosen to be their state nominees for the National Association of School Nurses’ School Nurse of the Year award. Descriptive data were collected on the organizational/structural characteristics of the school systems in which these nurses practiced and on the nurses’ individual characteristics. This article identifies areas for clinical and research use of the study’s findings.

Key Words: excellence • practice • school nursing

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 1, 33-40 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/10598405020180010701


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