Identification of Desired Outcomes for School Nursing Practice

Autor/inn/en	Selekman, Janice; Guilday, Patricia
Titel	Identification of Desired Outcomes for School Nursing Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 19 (2003) 6, S.344-350 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405030190060701
Schlagwörter	School Nurses; Focus Groups; Nursing; Program Effectiveness; Outcomes of Treatment; Benchmarking; Minimum Competencies; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Medical Care Evaluation; Predictor Variables; Identification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krankenpflege; Fundamentum; Mindestwissen; Messtechnik; Prädiktor; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	The "Scope and Standards of Professional School Nursing Practice" states that school nurses should evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their practice. School nurses have not yet identified and adopted outcomes by which this effectiveness can be measured. This study used focus groups during a national meeting of school nurse leaders to identify the desired outcomes that could be used to measure the efficacy of school nursing practice. Ten desired outcome themes were identified with numerous specific indicators as possible ways to measure the desired outcome in each theme. The student-, school-, and nurse-focused outcome themes were as follows: (a) increased student seat time, (b) receipt of first aid and acute care measures, (c) receipt of competent health-related interventions or skills, (d) meeting of the comprehensive needs of children with chronic conditions, (e) enhanced school health via wellness promotion and disease prevention measures, (f) referrals, (g) safe environment, (h) enhanced school health via community outreach, (i) cost-effective school nurse services, and (j) student, parent, and staff satisfaction. The school nurse participants were supportive of having potential outcomes identified and unanimously endorsed the findings at the conclusion of the study. They have provided a comprehensive framework from which evaluation tools can be developed to measure the efficacy of school nursing. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10