School Nursing

Covers all aspects of the delivery of healthcare services to school-age children, adolescents, and staff. Illustrates the role of the school nurse as a vital link in the clinical management of child health care. Integrates components of the school health program throughout the text. Offers strategies or enhancing the school nurse's ability to take a leadership role in all school health programs. Provides information comprehensive enough to be applied in college health settings. Emphasizes clinical application of up-to-date, evidence-based pediatric, mental health and public health nursing as they relate to providing care in schools. Functions as an excellent resource for orientation to the role of the school nurse, and for one-day in-service or continuing education programs.