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Emergency Medication Access and Administration in Schools: A Focus on Epinephrine, Albuterol Inhalers, and Glucagon
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McCaughey, Rebecca A.; McCarthy, Ann Marie; Maughan, Erin; Hein, Maria; Perkhounkova, Yelena; Kelly, Michael W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Access to emergency medications is a growing concern, particularly regarding the availability, safety, and use of these medications in schools. The purpose of this article is to report results not previously published from a national survey, specifically regarding the emergency use of epinephrine, albuterol inhalers, and glucagon. A…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Medicine, Drug Therapy, Emergency Programs
Medication Management in Schools: 2015 Survey Results
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Maughan, Erin D.; McCarthy, Ann Marie; Hein, Maria; Perkhounkova, Yelena; Kelly, Michael W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
The increasing prevalence of chronic conditions in children, for both common and rare conditions, over the past 30 years, and the increase in the number and range of medications used to manage these conditions, has contributed to the need to address medication management in schools. The purpose of this article is to present the key findings from a…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, National Surveys, Case Studies, Safety
Family Perceptions of Medication Administration at School: Errors, Risk Factors, and Consequences
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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
Medication Administration Practices of School Nurses.
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McCarthy, Ann Marie; Kelly, Michael W.; Reed, David – Journal of School Health, 2000
Assessed medication administration practices among school nurses, surveying members of the National Association of School Nurses. Respondents were extremely concerned about medication administration. Errors in administering medications were reported by 48.5 percent of respondents, with missed doses the most common error. Most nurses followed…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Health Services, School Nurses
Changes in Medications Administered in Schools
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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
School Nurses' Experiences with Medication Administration
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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