Engaging School Communities During Covid-19

The Role of School Nurses

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ID11033416
AuthorsRosanne Hoffman (0000-0003-1482-6607, Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Shelley S Kay (Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Rumour P Piepenbrink (Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Rumour Piepenbrink (0000-0002-1931-1277, Children's Mercy Hospital), Jennifer L Goldman (0000-0001-6628-8949, Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Jennifer E Schuster (0000-0001-6365-566X, Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Lauren R Grimes (Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.), Dana Keener Mast (0000-0002-7575-6043, Rosanne Hoffman, Shelley Kay, Rumour Piepenbrink, and Dana Keener Mast are with ICF International, Reston, VA. Jennifer Goldman and Jennifer Schuster are with the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City. Lauren Grimes is with Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO.)
Year2024
Volume114
IssueS5
PagesS402-S404
Publication date2024-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2024.307591
PMID38547464
OpenAlexW4393252182
LanguageEN
References cited3

We explored the role of school nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic by conducting interviews and focus groups with them in 2022 and 2023 in an urban public school district. Findings indicated that school nurses played an essential public health role in engaging the school community, overseeing COVID-19 testing, and enforcing risk mitigation strategies during the pandemic. Our results contribute to understanding school nurses’ experiences during the pandemic and highlight the need for training and support for their vital role. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S5):S402–S404. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307591 )

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Focus group · Medical education · Pandemic · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education

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