School Nurse Job Descriptions in Urban Districts: Alignment With the Framework for 21st-Century School Nursing Practice

It is recommended that every student has daily access to a school nurse and that school nurses work in alignment with the Framework for 21st-Century School Nursing Practice (Framework). Little is known about Framework alignment with school nursing practice. The purpose of this study is to describe t...

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Published in:The Journal of school nursing 2022-08, Vol.38 (4), p.410-417
Main Authors: Reising, Virginia, Cygan, Heide
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content Analysis
Improvement
Leadership
Occupational Information
School Districts
School Health Services
School Nurses
Urban Schools
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Summary:It is recommended that every student has daily access to a school nurse and that school nurses work in alignment with the Framework for 21st-Century School Nursing Practice (Framework). Little is known about Framework alignment with school nursing practice. The purpose of this study is to describe the alignment between the Framework and school nurse job descriptions in large, urban school districts across the United States. Using content analysis, with a directed approach, researchers used the Framework to analyze school nurse job descriptions for 16 school districts, analyzing 375 individual job responsibilities. The majority of job responsibilities reviewed (86%) were related to principles within the care coordination and community/public health nursing component, while job responsibilities within the key principles of leadership and quality improvement components were limited (14%). The Framework can be a useful tool to guide school nurse practice and however needs to be intentionally brought into job descriptions.
ISSN:1059-8405
1546-8364
DOI:10.1177/1059840520963621