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  1. For school nurses, the emphasis on measuring outcomes provides a particular challenge not only to show their interventions positively influence the health of children, but also have an effect on educa-tional outcomes.

  2. school nurses in developing their roles in practice, management and leadership to improve health outcomes for children and young people in the school environment.

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    School nurses lead on delivering the five to 19 elements of the Healthy Child Programme in England. They are registered nurses or midwives, who have undertaken additional postgraduate training and qualifications to become specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN - SN). They are supported by skilled, mixed teams of staff, including nursery n...

    School nurses have long played an invaluable role, supporting children and young people with both their physical and mental health in a safe and supportive environment, using evidence-based interventions. They are on the frontline of spotting problems such as abuse and mental health support needs in vulnerable young people, as well championing heal...

    How are school nurses making every contact count? For example, are they using the contacts they have to unearth issues that need addressing, such as young caring responsibilities?
    Have the school level health needs assessments and aligned plans been completed? These should contain information about the local area, levels of deprivation and ethnicity of schools
    The National Child Measurement Programme is a rich source of data. Are there programmes in place to help children who are overweight?
    Is there a dedicated service for children with special educational needs? If not, how are their health and wellbeing needs being met?
  3. Jul 10, 2012 · It is crucial that school nurses are able to demonstrate the effectiveness of their service. This article reviews the literature on outcome tools used in the community and by services working with children and young people.

    • Catherine Forward
    • 2012
  4. We conducted an integrative literature review of published research to describe the types of school nurse interventions and health and education outcome measures and to examine how school nurse interventions were linked to student outcomes. Sixty-five studies met the inclusion criteria.

    • Nakia C. Best, Sonda Oppewal, Debbie A Travers
    • 2018
  5. Jun 3, 2020 · Evaluation is the assessment of the attainment of outcomes. For school nurses, evaluation includes determining the impact of school nurse actions on student outcomes, if the process used was effective or not, and identifying unplanned impacts of a program or activity (Bergren & Maughan, 2019).

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  7. The empirical evidence from previous studies has demonstrated that school nurses are effective in assisting children and families to address health concerns, reduce absenteeism, and provide children with the opportunity to reach their potential academically.

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