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School Nurse Perceptions of Student Anxiety.

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dc.contributor.author A. Muggeo, Michela
dc.contributor.author S. Ginsburg, Golda
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-04T02:28:34Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-04T02:28:34Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation DOI: 10.1177/1059840517752457 en_US
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/1220
dc.description 7 pages : PDF en_US
dc.description.abstract Anxiety disorders are common in youth. Because somatic complaints are a hallmark feature of anxiety, these students frequently visit their school nurse, creating an ideal opportunity for nurses to identify and assist them. In an effort to better understand current practices, we surveyed a large sample (N ¼ 93) of school nurses. Results indicated that the majority of nurses perceived anxiety as the most prevalent mental health issue in their students. Moreover, the majority of nurses reported that they did not use any formal screening tool or intervention protocol and stated wanting to expand their training in anxiety intervention. These data suggest that school nurses identify anxiety as a top problem but do not receive adequate training to address it. Data from this survey may be used to plan how best to fill gaps in nurse training and practices that can enhance nurses’ capacity to optimize outcomes for anxious students. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher The Journal of School Nursing en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 35;No. 3
dc.subject child anxiety, school nursing, brief interventions, training needs en_US
dc.title School Nurse Perceptions of Student Anxiety. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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