Nursing interventions used in school nursing practice

Abstract

School nurses need to define clearly their practice and identify the interventions they provide to students, families, and school employees. The purpose of this research was to identify which nursing interventions listed in Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) are used by school nurses. Of the 174 surveys mailed to school nurses, 78 usable surveys were returned, representing a 45% return rate. Of the 433 NIC interventions, 114 were used by school nurses at least monthly, with 32 of these 114 interventions identified as being used at least once a week.