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Direct linkAndresen, Kathleen; McCarthy, Ann Marie – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
The purpose of this project was to formulate an effective change strategy for head lice management in a group of five separate school districts within one county. Despite a desire to use evidence to support their practice, school nurses often encounter educational system barriers that prevent independent management of health conditions. The use of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, School Nurses, Health Conditions, Child Health
Clay, Daniel; Farris, Karen; McCarthy, Ann Marie; Kelly, Michael W.; Howarth, Robyn – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
Medications are administered every day in schools across the country. Researchers and clinicians have studied school nurses' and educators' experiences with medication administration, but not the experiences of children or their parents. This study examined medication administration from the child and parent perspectives to (a) determine problems…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Drug Therapy, Problems, Risk
Adams, Susan; McCarthy, Ann Marie – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
The use of evidence-based practice (EBP) has become the standard of health care practice. Nurses are expected to use best evidence on a wide range of topics, yet most nurses have limited time, resources, and/or skills to access and evaluate the quality of research and evidence needed to practice evidence-based nursing. EBP guidelines allow nurses…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, School Nurses, Guidelines, Scientific Research
McCarthy, Ann Marie; Kelly, Michael W.; Johnson, Shella; Roman, Jaclyn; Zimmerman, M. Bridget – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine if there have been changes in the type and number of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) medications administered in schools since the introduction of long-acting stimulants. A survey was sent to 1,000 school nurses randomly selected from the National Association…
Descriptors: Stimulants, School Nurses, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Adams, Susan; McCarthy, Ann Marie – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
School nurses need to demonstrate that their practice is based on the best evidence available, which is usually data obtained from research. Evidence-based practice involves combining the best evidence available with nursing expertise and patient and family preferences to determine optimum care. Evidence-based practice guidelines are developed by…
Descriptors: Nursing Research, School Nurses, Guidelines, Competence
Kelly, Michael W.; McCarthy, Ann Marie; Mordhorst, Matthew J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
This article reports school nurses' experiences with medication administration through qualitative analyses of a written survey and focus groups. From a random sample of 1,000 members of the National Association of School Nurses, 649 (64.9%) school nurses completed the survey. The quantitative data from the survey were presented previously.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, School Nurses, Focus Groups, Drug Therapy
