Abstract

School nurses as the only health care professional in schools with the potential to be in daily contact with students are in a critical position to create awareness, influence action, and provide leadership in trauma-informed care (TIC). However, there is a lack of research regarding school nurse TIC knowledge, experiences, and role in school health practice. Research has asserted the pervasiveness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in society as well as, it's potential to cause deleterious life-long health, educational, social, and economic outcomes (Bethell et al., 2017; Felitti et al., 1998; Stevens, 2019). Exploring the school nurse's role in TIC practice can serve as a valuable starting point for development of creative interventional strategies that can impact school nurse TIC practice self-efficacy with the potential to decrease future healthcare costs and improve student health and educational outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the school nurse's knowledge, experiences, and role in trauma-informed care in school health practice.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29316283; ProQuest document ID: 2688073695. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lesha H. Rouse, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Beta Nu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

School Nurses, Trauma-Informed Care, Adverse Childhood Experiences

Advisor

Shannon B. Powell

Second Advisor

Melvin Swanson

Third Advisor

Travis Lewis

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

East Carolina University

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-08-08

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