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- Title
The Impact of School Nurses in Kentucky Public High Schools.
- Authors
Darnell, Teena; Hager, Kathy; Loprinzi, Paul D.
- 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%). Survey data obtained from individual high schools provided information on the employment status of school nurses. In addition to nurse presence determined by the survey, open-access electronic databases were used to determine graduation rates, absenteeism, ACT scores, money spent per pupil, gender, race–ethnicity proportion, and incarceration data. Study findings showed a possible relationship between students attending schools with a full-time nurse and significantly higher graduation rates, lower absenteeism, and higher ACT scores. The study results suggest that school nurses may contribute not just to health outcomes but to improved academic and economic outcomes as well. Of course, future work is needed to confirm these assertions.
- Subjects
KENTUCKY; PREVENTION of chronic diseases; PREVENTION of juvenile delinquency; ACADEMIC achievement; ACHIEVEMENT tests; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH promotion; HIGH school students; HIGH schools; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; NURSES; SCHOOL health services; SCHOOL nursing; RATING of students; SURVEYS; MULTIPLE regression analysis; OCCUPATIONAL roles; POPULATION health; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; HEALTH &; social status; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of School Nursing, 2019, Vol 35, Issue 6, p434
- ISSN
1059-8405
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1059840518785954