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1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Abstract:
Australia has a long history of school nursing and a strong orientation to formal educational pathways for nursing specialization. Despite this, pathways for becoming a school nurse are lacking, and how Australian nurses became a school nurse is unclear. The aim of this study was to gain insight into this issue. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 45 Australian school nurses. Data was analyzed using inductive content analysis. Findings identified that Australian school nurses typically became a school nurse by accident, not design. They entered school nursing having already had a long and diverse clinical career and were drawn to school nursing for distinct personal and professional reasons. A significant proportion had not encountered the specialty before becoming a school nurse. These findings emphasize a need to improve the visibility of school nursing in Australia and enhance opportunities for Australian nurses to choose school nursing as a career.
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