Innovation and effectiveness: Changing the scope of school nurses in New Zealand secondary schools

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-180

  Kool, Bridget ^a   Thomas, David ^a   Moore, Dennis ^b   Anderson, Angelika ^b   Bennetts, Phillipa ^c   Earp, Karlynne ^d   Dawson, Dianne ^d   Treadwell, Nicky ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c McAuley High School   (New Zealand)

^d Countries Manukau District Health Board ^*  (New Zealand)

^e Otahuhu College   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Health assessment; Primary health care; Student health services; Youth health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STUDENT RELATION; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 42549132387     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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