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Healthful school environmentOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Healthy school physical environment affects the day to day health and well being of the students. A healthy school environment is one that promotes optimum psychosocial and physical growth and development among school-age children. It should be organized in a way that reduces or eliminates safety hazards for all students and school personnel.
The nurse collaborates with other school members to provide effective intervention to prevent the exposure of students to potentially physically harmful conditions. They must have the educational knowledge and background to be actively involved in promoting a safe healthy school environment.
The present study aimed to know the role of the nurses in maintaining the healthy physical environment in primary schools in Alexandria.
The study was conducted at the primary schools in the seven educational zones in Alexandria government. The study included all nurses (251 nurses) working in 350 primary schools. A sub sample of schools were observed to assess the condition of the school physical environment and equaled 35 schools. The study was fulfilled through a cross-sectional approach.
Three tools were used to collect the following data:
First: a special questionnaire was prepared in order to assess their demographic data, the level of knowledge and practices of nurses by interviewing.
Second: another questionnaire was prepared, in order to assess the level of attitude of nurses by conducting interviews.
Third: an observation checklist was prepared, in order to assess some school environmental conditions in sub sample of the schools.
• In the light of data analysis the results could be summarized as follows:
1-Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses regarding maintaining healthy school physical environment are adequate in some aspects and inadequate in another.
2-As regards knowledge, only one quarter of nurses has the required knowledge, 40.6% have average, while one third of them did not have enough knowledge. However, there were unsatisfactory attitudes and practices in maintaining healthy school physical environment.
3-The study revealed that a significant positive relationship was found between knowledge of nurses and their qualifications and marital status. By doing onsite observation, it was found that the general condition of schools needs improvement and some attention.
• Based on results of the present study and in view of the previous conclusions, the following recommendations are suggested:-
1-Continuous in-service education program for nurses regarding their role in promoting the school physical environment to update their knowledge and improve their performance.
2-Nurses who are graduated from technical health institute and faculty of nursing must be encouraged to join the field of school health nursing.
3-Review of performance standard of the school nurse will give a chance to correct their knowledge and practices regarding the studied issue.
4-Production of manual school health nursing or handbook to help nurses in performing their job efficiently.
5-Regular supervision on the school nurses practices to get better performance.
6-Further studies in maintaining school physical environment are needed.