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Masterclasses
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONVENTION 2018
M3.3 Contemporary Nursing 13:15 Room 221
The Role of School Nursing to Foster Adolescent Health
Saewyc EM
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Canada
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the importance of adolescent health for fostering health lifelong, and into
the next generation. As most adolescents spend the majority of their day in school settings, the Health Promoting Schools
programme has been promoted as an approach that includes environmental and policy supports, health education, and
healthcare partnerships to engage young people where they live and learn. School nurses are one of the key healthcare roles,
but what could their nursing practice actually look like? Drawing on policy documents from countries around the world that
were evaluated as part of a WHO project, this presentation will describe some of the key roles for school nurses in different
settings, examples of practices that are part of their scope, and the global evidence to support their effectiveness.
Monday, 7 May 2018
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