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Volume 40 Issue 1, February 2024

Volume 40 Issue 1, February 2024

GUEST EDITORIALS

  • Michela Calzolari PhD Student, RN, MSN
  • Francesca Napolitano PhD Student, RN, MSN
  • Milko Zanini PhD, MSN, MSoc, RN
  • Gianluca Catania PhD, MSN, RN
  • Giuseppe Aleo PhD, MA
  • Mark Hayter RN, PhD, BA (Hons)
  • Loredana Sasso MEdSc, MSN, RN, FAAN
  • Annamaria Bagnasco PhD, MEdSc, MSN, RN
Free accessEditorialFirst published November 14, 2023pp. 3–4
  • Erin D. Maughan PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FNASN, FAAN
  • Valentina Baltag PhD, MD, MSci
Abstract
Calzolari and colleagues invited others to have an “open…professional dialogue” on how Italy can introduce school nurses into their system. This editorial is a response to that invitation. Although factors such as a broader nursing shortage and limited ...
Free accessEditorialFirst published November 20, 2023pp. 5–7

INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEWS

  • Suzanne M. Ackers RN, MS
  • Alison M. Colbert PhD, PHCNS-BC, FAAN
  • Hannah E. Fraley PhD, RN, CNE, CPH
  • James B. Schreiber PhD
Abstract
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a pervasive public health problem. If left undetected, CSA can result in immediate and long-term health problems, which can be mitigated through early identification. Schools are an ideal environment to implement screening ...
Free accessResearch articleFirst published July 14, 2022pp. 8–25
  • Monique Reed PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
  • Isabella Castillo
  • Benjamin W Georgia
  • Hannah L. Glass
  • Dallas Ryan
  • Heide R. Cygan DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Abstract
Education is associated with improved health outcomes. However, fewer non-Hispanic Black Americans earn high school diplomas, baccalaureate, or advanced degrees than White Americans, placing them at higher risk for poor health outcomes. Racial disparities ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published June 9, 2022pp. 26–42
  • Kimberly McNally MSN, RN, CIC
  • Amira Roess PhD, MPH
  • Ali Weinstein PhD
  • Lisa Lindley DrPH, MPH, CHES
  • Robin Wallin DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, NCSN
Abstract
Understanding the school nurse's experience in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion can reduce vaccine disparities. HPV vaccination is critical to cancer prevention. Despite the importance of the school nurse in vaccine promotion, there is a lack ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published October 12, 2023pp. 43–57

META-ANALYSIS

  • India D. Rose PhD, MPH, CHES
  • Catherine A. Lesesne MPH, PhD
  • Jing Sun MA
  • Michelle M. Johns MPH, PhD
  • Xiaodong Zhang MPP, PhD
  • Marci Hertz MS
Abstract
School connectedness is an important factor in the lives of youth and are a leverage point for optimizing youth’s social, emotional, and physical health. This study presents a meta-analysis examining the relationship between school connectedness and four ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published April 28, 2022pp. 58–73

SCOPING REVIEW

  • Maya J.S. Bastian DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
  • Lindsay N. Rohlik MS, RN, PHN
Abstract
Youth who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming (TGNC) are at greater risk than their peers for mental health concerns. School staff knowledge and training on supporting the mental health of these students may have a significant effect on this ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published August 15, 2022pp. 74–85

CONCEPT ANALYSIS

  • A. Skarbek PhD, RN
  • P. Endsley MSN, PhD, RN, NCSN
  • M.S. Chrisman PhD
  • M. Hastert MS, RD, LD
  • C. Stellwagen RN, BSN
Abstract
Modern wellness is a concept that has been discussed in the literature since the 1960's. To better understand wellness complexities in a school setting, a concept analysis was conducted using a modified version of Walker and Avant's method incorporating ...
Free accessResearch articleFirst published April 17, 2023pp. 86–96
  • Eman Bajamal PhD, MSN, RN
  • Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish PhD, MSN, RN
  • Lorraine B. Robbins PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Abstract
Although enjoyment has been linked to participation in physical activity (PA), a thorough analysis of the concept is lacking. Health-related behavior research emphasizes the necessity of focusing on individual psychological requirements, such as enjoyment ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published November 18, 2022pp. 97–107

POLICY REVIEW

  • Michelle L. Nighswander MSN-Ed, RN, BC
  • Patricia A. Blair PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, CNE
Abstract
Children with disabilities or specialized healthcare needs were legally excluded from U.S. public education for decades, but in the last 45 years, they have gained tremendous ground in receiving comparable educational opportunities as their non-disabled ...
Free accessReview articleFirst published June 5, 2022pp. 108–118