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Clinical Presentation to Nursing Offices in Elementary and Middle School Children

Catherine Cummins*, Mohan Kumaratne**, Franck Vigneron***, Jennifer Encinas****, Natalie Kumaratne*****

* Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach, California, USA.

** Pediatrician, CHOC Children's Hospital, and Huntington Beach California.

*** Professor, California State University, Northridge, USA

**** Clinical Researcher, University of Southern California, California, USA.

***** PG Student, Media and Public relations, University of Southern California, California, USA

Periodicity:February - April'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.3.1.2228

Abstract

The parents and the school district have been concerned about why children present to school nursing offices in elementary and middle schools. There is a limited amount of research that study these reasons. A retrospective survey study was conducted using the school nurses’ visit logs from 7606 children. Minor trauma and abdominal pain were the most common reasons. A majority of students were returned to class, however a significant minority of 15.29% were excluded from schoolKnowledge of the common reasons for presentation to school nursing offices is useful in preventing avoidable injuries and decreasing absence from school.

Keywords

School Nurse, Health Services, Elementary and Middle Schools, Presentation

How to Cite this Article?

Cummins, C., Kumaratne, M., Vigneron, F., Encinas, J., and Kumaratne, N. (2013). Clinical Presentation to Nursing Offices in Elementary and Middle School Children. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 3(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.3.1.2228

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