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R Cavendish

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PubMed2001

Bullying and sexual harassment in the school setting.

This article defines bullying and sexual harassment, identifies associated characteristics of the aggressor and the victim, and describes implications for school nurses. The background of federal laws with a focus on the most current 1999 Supreme Court decision, holding a school district liable for damages under federal law (Title IX), is addressed with a case study. Health promotion issues and prevention concepts are outlined in a 10-Point Action Plan to facilitate the prevention and management of bullying and sexual harassment in schools. A survey tool to assess bullying and teaching plans for parents of victims and aggressors are provided. Suggested linkages among approved nursing languages, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) nursing diagnoses (NANDA, 1998), Nursing Interventions Classification interventions (Iowa Intervention Project, 2000), and Nursing Outcomes Classification outcomes (Iowa Outcomes Project, 2000) are included for use in developing nursing care plans for both aggressors and victims of harassment.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

The nursing outcomes classification: its relevance to school nursing.

Two surveys were conducted to determine school nurses' perceptions of the relevance of 190 outcomes developed by the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) research team to school nursing practice. First, a national random survey of members of the National Association of School Nurses was conducted. Participants were asked to identify the percentage of children and families for whom school nurses affect health outcomes. Usable responses were returned from 227 school nurses (22% response rate). Ninety outcomes were perceived as relevant for 30% or more of children and families; 8 outcomes were perceived as relevant for 50% or more of children and families. A second survey--targeting state representatives attending a school nursing leadership meeting--was conducted using a revised version of the instrument. The legend was changed to degree of relevance to school nursing practice, with a response scale of 0 to 10. Usable responses were returned from 31 state representatives (41% response rate). The means of 172 of 190 outcomes were above 5 (median point on the 10-point scale of relevance). The findings of both surveys indicate that a large number of NOC outcomes are useful for documentation of the effectiveness of nursing interventions in school settings.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

The use of standardized language to describe abdominal pain.

The assessment, diagnosis, and management of abdominal pain (AP) in children is a complex and challenging process. The factors that contribute to this complexity are the varied etiologies of AP in children that may be biological and/or psychological, nurses' perceptions of AP, manifestations of AP in children, and the lack of a standardized language to describe AP. In this descriptive study, 64 school nurses completed an investigator-developed survey to determine the usefulness of standardized language in describing AP. This study identified the most frequently used assessments to document complaints of AP; activities from the Nursing Interventions Classification "pain management" intervention used to treat AP; and relevant indicators used by school nurses from the Nursing Outcomes Classification "pain level" and "symptom severity" outcomes. Use of standardized language to document nursing care will make nursing's contribution to the care of children with AP more visible and provide data that will identify and monitor trends of AP in the school setting.

Abdominal Pain↗
PubMed1999

National survey to identify the nursing interventions used in school settings.

A national survey of members of the National Association of School Nurses was conducted to identify interventions from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) that are used by school nurses. Usable responses were returned from 522 school nurses. The findings were that 163 interventions were used, on the average, from every day to once a year, and all but three interventions were used by one or more respondents. Certain interventions were significantly associated with special education or grade level of children served by nurses. It is concluded that the NIC is a useful tool to standardize documentation for school nursing.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Relevance of NANDA and health promotion diagnoses to school nursing. National Association of School Nurses.

This is a report of a national survey of 490 members of the National Association of School Nurses which described the relevance of 109 nursing diagnoses approved by NANDA (1992) and 29 health promotion (wellness) diagnoses developed by the authors. The relevance of these 138 nursing diagnoses for school nursing was determined by the percent of participants who checked "Yes" for the diagnostic categories they observed in their practice and for which they provided one or more interventions. More than half of the sample checked "Yes" for 67 NANDA diagnoses; health promotion diagnoses were checked "Yes" by 45% to 89% of the sample. The implications are that NANDA and health promotion diagnoses are relevant to school nursing and could readily be incorporated into practice to facilitate data collection that supports both the funding of school nurses and program development for children, families, and school staff.

Adult↗