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http://dx.doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.2.182

The Emergency Care Experience and Demand for Support of School Nurse  

Yoon, Jae Hee (Graduate School, Seoul National University.Sinmoc Elementary School)
Lee, In Sook (College of Nursing, Seoul National University)
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing / v.28, no.2, 2017 , pp. 182-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study explores school nurses' emergency care experiences and their needs for systemic institutional support. Methods: Data were collected in 2016 from the interviews with five focus groups comprising thirty school nurses. Qualitative content analysis was then performed using the collected data. Results: The study found that school nurses were vulnerable to over-reaction in uncertain situations as the school's sole health service provider. The study's findings are divided into ten categories. 1) Major obstacles to overcome as the sole health service provider, 2) Assessing an uncertain situation and making appropriate decisions, 3) Providing limited first aid while maintaining control over the situation, 4) Referring or transferring a student to a hospital that creates tensions and raises cost, 5) Becoming an advocate for information disclosure and treatment, 6) Ensuring follow-up actions and proper transfer of responsibility, 7) Making preparations for future emergency, 8) Responding to conflicts arising from over-reaction as a safeguard and professional expertise, 9) Need for the development of standardized manual for school emergency care, 10) Need for practical case-based training. Conclusion: The findings of this study should contribute to the development of the programs aimed at improving school emergency care and the professional competence of school nurse.
Keywords
Focus groups; Qualitative research; Emergency nursing; School nursing; School health services;
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