Behind Closed Doors: School Nurses and Sexual Education

Autor/inn/en	Brewin, Dorothy; Koren, Ainat; Morgan, Betty; Shipley, Sara; Hardy, Rachel L.
Titel	Behind Closed Doors: School Nurses and Sexual Education
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 30 (2014) 1, S.31-41 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840513484363
Schlagwörter	School Nurses; Sex Education; Role; Barriers; Qualitative Research; High Schools; Comprehensive School Health Education; Teacher Role; Attitude Measures; Semi Structured Interviews; Income; Whites; Minority Groups; Early Parenthood; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Family Planning; Individual Characteristics; Employment Experience; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Rollen; Qualitative Forschung; High school; Oberschule; Lehrerrolle; Einkommen; White; Weißer; Ethnische Minderheit; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Familienplanung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	School nurses can play a key role in providing sexual education in schools. However, they often face barriers from the school administration and concerned parents. Additionally, school nurses may have limited formal preparation in managing sexual health issues. This study used a descriptive qualitative method to explore the school nurses' experiences with facilitators and barriers to providing sexual education. Eighteen nurses from 12 Massachusetts high schools were interviewed. Results showed that the school nurses do not provide formal sexual education at their schools but frequently conduct informal sessions. School nurses reported that students needed more sexual health information, yet there was no collaboration with the school health teachers. Common barriers included lack of privacy and time, confidentiality issues, and fear of conflict. Nurses working in communities with high teen pregnancy rates reported more barriers. The findings can inform the development of policies and practices for sexual education by school nurses. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10