TY - JOUR
T1 - School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare
T2 - The Approach to Maintaining Student Health and Wellness During COVID-19 School Closures
AU - Rothstein, Rachel
AU - Olympia, Robert P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s).
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - In response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, most states in the United States enacted statewide school closures, ranging in duration from 1 month to the remainder of the academic year. The extended durations of these closures present unique challenges, as many families rely on the school as a source of physical activity, mental health services, psychosocial support, child care, and food security. While the school doors may be closed, the school nurse can still play a vital role in emergency management. This article discusses challenges and proposes solutions to maintaining student health and wellness during extended school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it is inevitable that until a vaccine for coronavirus is developed and readily available, many schools will continue to see future closures, though likely for shorter periods of time, as they respond to local outbreaks.
AB - In response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, most states in the United States enacted statewide school closures, ranging in duration from 1 month to the remainder of the academic year. The extended durations of these closures present unique challenges, as many families rely on the school as a source of physical activity, mental health services, psychosocial support, child care, and food security. While the school doors may be closed, the school nurse can still play a vital role in emergency management. This article discusses challenges and proposes solutions to maintaining student health and wellness during extended school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it is inevitable that until a vaccine for coronavirus is developed and readily available, many schools will continue to see future closures, though likely for shorter periods of time, as they respond to local outbreaks.
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U2 - 10.1177/1942602X20935612
DO - 10.1177/1942602X20935612
M3 - Article
C2 - 32546120
AN - SCOPUS:85089450024
SN - 1942-602X
VL - 35
SP - 269
EP - 275
JO - NASN School Nurses
JF - NASN School Nurses
IS - 5
ER -