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School Nurses Coordinate Care For Children And Youth With Chronic Health Conditions: A Planning And Implementation Model, Ruth Ellen Luehr

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Children and youth with special health care needs have the dual task of learning, growing and developing, and learning to live with a chronic health condition. The health care system is improving health care delivery through person-centered care and medical homes, focusing on parents as the primary care-givers. However, an important question is who is caring for the children on a daily basis? Starting as early as age four, during the school year children are in school the majority of their weekday waking hours. The school nurse is their health caregiver, teacher, advocate and collaborator, ensuring they stay healthy and …