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School Nurse Perspectives of Challenges and How They Perceive Success in Their Professional Nursing Roles
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Smith, Shirley G.; Firmin, Michael W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
This is a phenomenological study of 25 school nurses employed in a large, urban school district in the midwestern section of the United States. In addition to school nursing, the participants also had professional work experience in other nursing specialties. Thematic analysis of the data focused on the challenges faced by the school nurses, their…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Job Satisfaction, School Nurses, Work Experience
School Nurse Perspectives regarding Their Vocational Decisions
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Smith, Shirley G.; Firmin, Michael W. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2009
This is a phenomenological, qualitative study of 25 school nurses employed in a large, urban school district in the Midwestern section of the United States. The study's participants possess histories of professional work experiences in nursing specialties other than school nursing. Thematic analysis of the data revealed three prominent factors…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Urban Schools, Attitudes, Career Choice
Personal and Professional Balance among Senior Student Affairs Officers: Gender Differences in Approaches and Expectations
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Beeny, Claudia; Guthrie, Victoria L.; Rhodes, Gail S.; Terrell, Patricia S. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2005
This study examined the approaches and expectations about personal and professional balance among senior student affairs officers. Demographic variables were also examined to determine how they affected the relationships between the main variables. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Gender Differences, Expectation