Health issues in elementary school children

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Hi All! I am an RN in Home Health and Hospice... I know, what the heck am I doing here?! I am in the last class of my RN-BSN course and have to do a "field experience" in public health. I chose to shadow the school nurse of one of my town's elementary schools. I will start at the end of this week. I will eventually have to come up with a paper topic, specific to a health need or learning need of this population. I would like any input from elementary school nurses on what you believe to be the most challenging health need of these children and why. Thanks in advance!

Stella

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

challenges for health needs in school aged children:

poor diets

lack of follow up health care

lack of health insurance/ money to get proper health care or medications

clueless parents

helecopter parents that fail to teach children coping skills

poor oral hygiene, visits to dentist too infrequent

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

Sedentary lifestyles leading to obesity, diabetes, asthma.

Increasing use of medications related to diagnoses of ADD/ADHD and other behavioral issues.

Bullying (yes, even in the primary grades.)

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