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Substitutes for school nurses in Illinois.

Substitutes for school nurses in Illinois.

Authors :
Vollinger LJ
Bergren MD
Belmonte-Mann F
Source :
The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses [J Sch Nurs] 2011 Apr; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 111-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Nov 10.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore utilization of nurse substitutes in the school setting in Illinois. The literature described personnel who staff the school health office in the absence of the school nurse and the barriers to obtaining nurse substitutes. There were no empirical studies conducted on school nurse substitutes in the literature. Thus, a sample of 148 Illinois school nurses was recruited to complete a 20-item online survey. In the absence of a school nurse, 10.1% of health offices were not staffed, 37.8% were covered by a nurse who was simultaneously responsible for their usual assignment, and 25.7% were staffed by non-licensed personnel. Therefore, 73.6% of the respondents' assignments had no registered nurse immediately available the most recent day the nurse was absent.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1546-8364
Volume :
27
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21068367
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840510388517