Abstract
This study examined school nurses' communication with community physicians and its relationship to school nurse satisfaction with school health services. A stratified random sample of school nurses in Pennsylvania (N = 615) were surveyed about communication effectiveness with community physicians, satisfaction with school health services for students, perception of leadership, and students' health care needs. Additional information from national/state education data on student poverty, nurse-to-student ratio, and rural/urban location was included. Findings indicate that having a leadership role in influencing school health policy is related to school nurses' communication with community physicians and satisfaction with school health services. Effective communication with physicians was found to be a salient issue influencing satisfaction with school health services, suggesting the importance of stressing communication as well as leadership skills in school nurse education.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 310-318 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
