ERIC Number: EJ1439302
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
School Nurse Management of Behavioral Health, Violence, and Trauma-Related Emergencies: Findings from a Statewide Survey
Daniel Shattuck; Rachel Sebastian; Kim Zamarin; Susan Acosta; Mary M. Ramos
Journal of School Nursing, v40 n5 p536-546 2024
School nurses are critical components of school-based interdisciplinary teams supporting student behavioral health. The purpose of the present study is to understand the extent to which school nurses in New Mexico across grade levels manage emergencies related to behavioral health, violence, and trauma. The study also seeks to identify which topics the school nurses received continuing education (CE) for, and which topics they consider to be important to their practice. Analyses of 2019 statewide survey data show a considerable number of school nurses in New Mexico provide management for behavioral health, violence, and trauma-related emergencies, and nurses in secondary schools are significantly more likely than nurses in primary schools to report managing these emergencies and to have received CE on behavioral health topics. Our findings reaffirm the essential role of school nurses in addressing emergent student health issues and underscore the need for practice- and competency-based behavioral health CE opportunities.
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Crisis Management, Mental Disorders, Violence, Behavior Disorders, Trauma, Professional Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Health Behavior, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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