Vol.3 No.1
Year: 2013
Issue: Feb-Apr
Title : Clinical
Presentation to Nursing Offices in Elementary and Middle School Children
Author Name : Catherine Cummins,
Mohan Kumaratne , Franck Vigneron , Jennifer Encinas , Natalie Kumaratne
Synopsis :
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.
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