The Changing Job of School Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Media Content Analysis of Contributions to Stress.

ABSTRACT: School nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) are essential to the health and wellness of school children. However, most US schools do not have a full-time licensed nurse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school nurses and UAPs have been integral in ensuring that the health needs of students were met. They have seen a marked increase in their responsibilities included implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies, screening for symptoms, testing students and staff, conducting contact tracing and data collection, and ensuring the implementation of rapidly changing COVID-19 guidelines and protocols for schools. The objective of this study was to explore COVID-19 occupational changes and their contributions to stress among school nurses and UAPs through a content analysis of local and na

SUBMITTER: Lowe AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494455 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature