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School Nurses’ Experience Of Barriers To Care In Children With Type 1 Diabetes, Eden Joseph Donahue
School Nurses’ Experience Of Barriers To Care In Children With Type 1 Diabetes, Eden Joseph Donahue
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to gather data on the lived-experience of providing and coordinating type 1 diabetes care in the school setting from school nurses who practice in California. Methodology: A descriptive phenomenological qualitative study design was used to collect data through structured interviews with 13 school nurses. Descriptive coding was used to analyze the interview data. Findings: School nurses face multiple barriers to care when providing type 1 diabetes care in the school setting. The three major themes school nurses encountered were difficulty with care coordination, communication, and parents.