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Is there a role for a primary health nurse in a learning support team in a disadvantaged high school? Evaluation of a pilot study.
- Source :
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Australian Journal of Primary Health . 2016, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p530-538. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Disadvantaged children experience more health problems and have poorer educational outcomes compared with students from advantaged backgrounds. This paper presents the quantitative and qualitative findings from a pilot study to determine the impact of the Healthy Learner model, where an experienced primary care nurse was embedded in a learning support team in a disadvantaged high school. Students entering high school with National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) scores in the lowest quartile for the school were assessed by the nurse and identified health issues addressed. Thirty-nine students were assessed in 2012-13 and there were up to seven health problems identified per student, ranging from serious neglect to problems such as uncorrected vision or hearing. Many of these problems were having an impact on the student and their ability to engage in learning. Families struggled to navigate the health system, they had difficulty explaining the student's problems to health professionals and costs were a barrier. Adding a nurse to the learning support team in this disadvantaged high school was feasible and identified considerable unmet health needs that affect a student's ability to learn. The families needed extensive support to access any subsequent health care they required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHILD abuse
*EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HEARING disorders
*HIGH schools
*INTERVIEWING
*LEARNING
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL needs assessment
*MEDICAL care use
*MEDICAL care costs
*NURSES
*PARENTS
*PRIMARY health care
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH funding
*SCHOOL administrators
*SCHOOL health services
*STUDENT assistance programs
*T-test (Statistics)
*TEACHERS
*VISION disorders
*PILOT projects
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*SOCIAL support
*PATIENT-centered care
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14487527
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120237633
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/PY15166