Impact Of Credentialed Program On School Nursing Practice

Impact of Credentialed Program on School Nursing Practice
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The presence of a credentialed school nurse influences school attendance positively. Health issues have been the key factor for absenteeism and school dropout. Without prior recognition of chronic disease symptoms in children from slight complaints in schools lead to the advancement of such illness. However, a school nurse can offer educative incentives on health matters to students. Moreover, the physician collaborates between the school, the family and the health consumer allows the nurse to provide professional advice to all CITATION AAP08 \l 1033 (AAP, 2008). Thus, mediates against terminal consequences that would arise in the absence of a school nurse. Consequently, the nurse being in charge of school health services can assess, identify and caution on health problems threatening the institution. Additionally, the program is accessible even to the financially constrained children CITATION Jan12 \l 1033 (Selekman, 2012).
The nurse advances nursing autonomy by being involved in school health and professional activities. Further, he/she follows professional practice guideline meant to offer ethically tender care. The professional organi...