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Hoskote, Ashwini R.; Croce, Emily; Johnson, Karen E. – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
School nurses are crucial to addressing adolescent mental health, yet evidence concerning their evolving role has not been synthesized to understand interventions across levels of practice (i.e., individual, community, systems). We conducted an integrative review of school nurse roles in mental health in the U.S. related to depressive symptoms,…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Adolescents, Mental Health, Caregiver Role
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Johnson, Karen E.; Conn, Kathryn L.; Osborne, Cynthia; Wilson, Kelly L.; Rew, Lynn – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
We compared sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education topics provided in Texas alternative high schools (AHSs) with the prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among students in AHS. Using cross-sectional data from convenience samples of 14 principals, 14 lead health educators, and 515 students, we calculated descriptive statistics…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Nontraditional Education, High School Students
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Johnson, Karen E.; Morris, Marian; McRee, Annie-Laurie – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
Pre-participation physical exams (PPEs) hold great potential for addressing adolescents' health-risk behaviors. School nurses may be well positioned to assist with PPEs, yet little is known about their involvement. In this mixed methods study conducted in 2015, we collected data from school nurses in Texas (surveys, n = 208; key informant…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Barriers, Health Behavior, Risk
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Johnson, Karen E.; Morris, Marian; Rew, Lynn; Simonton, Amanda J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
There is a well-established link between educational attainment and health. Alternative high schools (AHSs) serve students who are at risk for school dropout. Health-related research conducted in AHSs has been sparse. Achieving high participation rates is critical to producing generalizable results and can be challenging in research with…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High Schools, Informed Consent, Health Education
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Rew, Lynn; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Horner, Sharon D.; Thompson, Sanna; Johnson, Karen E. – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Although much is known about health-risk behaviors of adolescents, less is known about their health-promoting behaviors. The purpose of this analysis was to compare health-promoting behaviors in adolescents in Grades 9-12 by gender and ethnicity and explore how these behaviors changed over time. Data were collected from 878 rural adolescents…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
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Morrison-Sandberg, Leslie F.; Kubik, Martha Y.; Johnson, Karen E. – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Elementary schools are an optimal setting to provide obesity prevention interventions, yet little is known about the obesity prevention practices of elementary school nurses. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into current obesity-related school nursing practice in elementary schools in Minnesota, opinions regarding school nurse-led…
Descriptors: Obesity, Elementary Schools, Prevention, School Nurses