ERIC Number: EJ1197066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Effective Recruitment of Schools for Randomized Clinical Trials: Role of School Nurses
Petosa, R. L.; Smith, L.
Journal of School Nursing, v34 n6 p430-434 Dec 2018
In school settings, nurses lead efforts to improve the student health and well-being to support academic success. Nurses are guided by evidenced-based practice and data to inform care decisions. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is considered the gold standard of scientific rigor for clinical trials. RCTs are critical to the development of evidence-based health promotion programs in schools. The purpose of this article is to present practical solutions to implementing principles of randomization to RCT trials conducted in school settings. Randomization is a powerful sampling method used to build internal and external validity. The school's daily organization and educational mission provide several barriers to randomization. Based on the authors' experience in conducting school-based RCTs, they offer a host of practical solutions to working with schools to successfully implement randomization procedures. Nurses play a critical role in implementing RCTs in schools to promote rigorous science in support of evidence-based practice.
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, School Nurses, Randomized Controlled Trials, Role, Evidence Based Practice, Health Promotion, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD080866