TY - JOUR
T1 - School nurse communication effectiveness with physicians and satisfaction with school health services.
AU - Volkman, Julie E.
AU - Hillemeier, Marianne Messersmith
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - This study examined school nurses' communication with community physicians and its relationship to school nurse satisfaction with school health services. A stratified random sample of school nurses in Pennsylvania (N = 615) were surveyed about communication effectiveness with community physicians, satisfaction with school health services for students, perception of leadership, and students' health care needs. Additional information from national/state education data on student poverty, nurse-to-student ratio, and rural/urban location was included. Findings indicate that having a leadership role in influencing school health policy is related to school nurses' communication with community physicians and satisfaction with school health services. Effective communication with physicians was found to be a salient issue influencing satisfaction with school health services, suggesting the importance of stressing communication as well as leadership skills in school nurse education.
AB - This study examined school nurses' communication with community physicians and its relationship to school nurse satisfaction with school health services. A stratified random sample of school nurses in Pennsylvania (N = 615) were surveyed about communication effectiveness with community physicians, satisfaction with school health services for students, perception of leadership, and students' health care needs. Additional information from national/state education data on student poverty, nurse-to-student ratio, and rural/urban location was included. Findings indicate that having a leadership role in influencing school health policy is related to school nurses' communication with community physicians and satisfaction with school health services. Effective communication with physicians was found to be a salient issue influencing satisfaction with school health services, suggesting the importance of stressing communication as well as leadership skills in school nurse education.
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U2 - 10.1177/1059840508323199
DO - 10.1177/1059840508323199
M3 - Article
C2 - 18941155
AN - SCOPUS:58849150903
SN - 1059-8405
VL - 24
SP - 310
EP - 318
JO - The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses
JF - The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses
IS - 5
ER -
