[Nursing interventions by school nurses in Germany: A cross-sectional study]

Nursing interventions by school nurses in Germany: A cross-sectional study Abstract. Background: The internationally established professional profile of school nursing has not yet been implemented across the board in Germany. In model projects and some international schools the feasibility of the concept and the daily work of school nurses in Germany can already be observed. Urgent and currently often unsolved issues in the school setting are the inclusion of chronically ill students and health promotion in the living environment. Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the interventions of school nurses in everyday school life. Method: Using a standardized online questionnaire, school nurses in Germany were surveyed regarding the activities they performed and their frequency. The data on the activities were collected based on the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Respondents (n = 25) focused on acute care and health education/promotion. Nursing interventions that have a family or population-based approach are performed only "every 2-3 months" or less by the average respondent. Conclusions: The daily intensive implementation of diverse nursing interventions indicates an urgent need for nursing expertise in schools.