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Volume 35 Issue 6, December 2019

Volume 35 Issue 6, December 2019

Editorial

  • Julia Muennich Cowell PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN
Free accessEditorialFirst published November 10, 2019pp. 394

Evidence Based Practice & Policy

  • Eileen Moss MS, RN, NCSN
  • Martha Dewey Bergren DNS, RN, NCSN, PHNA-BC, FNASN, FASHA, FAAN
  • Erin D. Maughan PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FNASN, FAAN
Abstract
Problem:
Stakeholders often misunderstand the role of the school nurse resulting in underutilization or elimination of school nurse positions. Social media and school nurse websites are recommended to increase school nurse visibility and change the public ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published April 14, 2019pp. 395–400
  • Jenny M. Gormley DNP, MSN, BA, RN, NCSN
Abstract
School nurses are expected to advocate for policies and procedures that support student health, safety, and school attendance. An educational activity to improve school nurse advocacy was developed and implemented based on advocacy literature, self-...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published November 29, 2018pp. 401–411

Original Research

  • Samantha Blackburn PhD, RN
  • Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano PhD
Abstract
Despite a well-documented need for school health programs (SHPs) among schoolchildren, there is little school health funding in California and limited research on the role of those who manage SHPs. This qualitative study investigated the work of a ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July 16, 2018pp. 412–421
  • Jill Haak Bohnenkamp PhD
  • Sharon A. Hoover PhD
  • Elizabeth Halsted Connors PhD
  • Lawrence Wissow MD, MPH
  • Nichole Bobo MSN, RN
  • Donna Mazyck MS, RN, NCSN, CAE
Abstract
School nurses encounter many students presenting with mental health needs. However, school nurses report that they need additional training and resources to be able to support student mental health. This study involved a multilevel, stakeholder-driven ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July 22, 2018pp. 422–433
  • Teena Darnell DNP, MSN, RN
  • Kathy Hager DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE
  • Paul D. Loprinzi PhD
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between school nurse presence and graduation rates, absenteeism, and American College Test (ACT) scores. A state-wide survey of all public high schools was undertaken (participation rate of 99.1%). ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July 5, 2018pp. 434–441
  • Sherry Everett Jones PhD, MPH, JD
  • Stephanie Foster MPH, MA
  • Andrew S. Berens MS
Abstract
Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive, colorless, odorless gas, and the second leading cause of lung cancer. The 1990–1991 National School Radon Survey estimated that more than 70,000 schoolrooms nationwide had “high short-term radon levels.” Using ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July 4, 2018pp. 442–448
  • Jocelyn E. Remmert MS
  • Amanda Woodworth BS
  • Larissa Chau BS
  • Leah M. Schumacher MS
  • Meghan L. Butryn PhD
  • Margaret Schneider PhD
Abstract
Prior interventions have shown limited efficacy in increasing the number of adolescents engaging in adequate physical activity (PA). Preliminary evidence suggests acceptance-based behavioral treatments (ABTs) may increase PA; however, this approach has ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July 13, 2018pp. 449–461

Reviewer Recognition

Restricted accessOtherFirst published November 10, 2019pp. 462