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Comparison of Administrators’ and School Nurses’ Perception of the School Nurse Role

Rebecca Green, MSN, RN

Rebecca Green, MSN, RN, is a school nurse at Newbern Middle School, Valdosta, GA.

Jim Reffel, PhD

Jim Reffel, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

The current tenuous status of public education funding requires that school nurses be proactive in advocacy efforts on behalf of their school nursing programs. Advocating for nursing practice within an educational setting presents unique challenges. Lack of state or national consensus for support of school nurse services creates an opportunity for school nurse advocates to develop quantitative tools to evaluate their school nurse program. Identifying commonalities and differences between school administrators’ and school nurses’ perceptions of the school nurse role will provide information that can be used to strengthen programs and facilitate the understanding of school personnel about what school nurses do. This study compared school administrator and school nurse perceptions of the role of the school nurse using a tool based on the National Association of School Nurses’ "Advocacy Talking Points." Analysis of responses identified specific areas in which schools could improve their school nurse program and enhance school administrators’ understanding of the school nurse role.

Key Words: school nurse role • school nurse advocacy • school nurse program evaluation • school nurse evaluation tool

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 25, No. 1, 62-71 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1059840508324248
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