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Roles and Responsibilities of School Nurses and Physicians in Adolescent School Health Programs
1Administrative Project Director, Student and Community Services, Division of Educational Support Services, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Student and Community Services, Room 210, 9300 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242, USA.
Adolescent Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Studies indicate that more than 60% of all junior and senior high schools have at least one nurse providing school health services, whereas more than 30% include physicians in their health care programs. The diverse roles played by nurses and physicians in school health care are reviewed, with an emphasis on guidelines developed by the National Association of School Nurses and positions promulgated by the American Academy of Pediatrics.