Journal article
School-Based Youth Health Nurses: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards
Public Health Nursing, Vol.21(4), pp.316-322
2004
Abstract
A case study and focus-group discussions were conducted with 10 youth health nurses (nurses) employed in the recently introduced School-Based Youth Health Nurse Program U18 (SBYHNP) to identify their roles, responsibilities, and professional development needs. Major roles are support, referral, health promotion, and marketing. Clients include high school students, teachers, and parents; the majority of whom are female and aged 13-16 years. Health issues addressed during individual consultations are predominantly psychosocial but also include medical, sexual health and sexuality issues, health surveillance, and risk-taking behaviors. Nurses also provide clients with health information and promote enhanced personal skill development during these consultations. Health promotion strategies undertaken by nurses were predominantly health education and health information displays. Nurses reported marketing their role and function within the school to be an essential and often difficult aspect of their role. Professional development through the SBYHNP was excellent; however, there was concern relating to the availability of future educational opportunities. The SBYHNP provides nurses with a new, challenging, autonomous role within the school environment and the opportunity to expand their role to incorporate all aspects of the health-promoting schools' framework.
Details
- Title
- School-Based Youth Health Nurses: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards
- Authors
- Margaret Barnes (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyM D Courtney (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJ Pratt (Author) - Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District, BrisbaneA M Walsh (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Public Health Nursing, Vol.21(4), pp.316-322
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21404.x
- ISSN
- 0737-1209; 0737-1209
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2004 Blackwell Publishing Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Barnes, M., Courtney, M. D., Pratt, J. and Walsh, A. M. (2004), School-Based Youth Health Nurses: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Rewards. Public Health Nursing, 21: 316-322. doi:10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21404.x, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21404.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449216602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
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