Behind Closed Doors: School Nurses and Sexual Education

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-41

  Brewin, Dorothy ^a   Koren, Ainat ^a   Morgan, Betty ^a   Shipley, Sara ^b   Hardy, Rachel L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Family Practice of Nashua   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; family life sexuality; health education; health wellness; high school; qualitative research; school nurse characteristics; school based clinics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 84892428892     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840513484363     Document Type: Article

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