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School nurses and children with diabetes: a descriptive study.

Martha Keehner Engelke¹, Melvin Swanson, Martha Guttu

¹East Carolina University College of Nursing, 4210C Health Sciences Bldg, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. engelkem@ecu.edu

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School nurses effectively manage pediatric diabetes care using case management, improving quality of life for adolescents. Further research with larger samples is recommended.

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Published on: February 17, 2023

Area of Science:

Pediatric Nursing
Diabetes Management
Case Management

Background:

Managing diabetes in children presents unique challenges.
School nurses play a vital role in providing care to these students.
Case management is a key strategy employed by school nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe school nurse-provided care for children with diabetes using case management.
To identify how nurse workload and child age influence care.
To explore the nurse's role in emergency response and its link to quality of life.

Main Methods:

Descriptive study analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from the 2009-2010 academic year.
School nurses completed expanded health assessments and followed established protocols.
Individualized goals and interventions were implemented for enrolled children.

Main Results:

Eighty-six children were enrolled; common goals focused on school safety.
Interventions varied by nurse workload and child age; nurses with lighter loads provided more direct care.
Emergencies involved parents and teachers, with 100% requiring hyperglycemia and 96% hypoglycemia management.
Case management enhanced quality of life, especially communication with health professionals, for adolescents.

Conclusions:

School nurses effectively use case management to improve health and well-being in children with diabetes.
Limitations include a small sample size and lack of a comparison group.
Replication with larger samples, comparison groups, and clinical outcomes is suggested.