Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Clinical Presentation to Nursing Offices in Elementary and Middle School Children

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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