Broussard Lisa, Howat Holly, Stokes Billy, Street Tanya
College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs. 2011;34(3):108-18. doi: 10.3109/01460862.2011.593367.
The role of the State School Nurse Consultant has been well defined by the National Association of School Nurses. State School Nurse Consultants serve as a resource to school nurses on issues related to their practice, as well as a liaison between top-level educators and school nurses. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the State School Nurse Consultant, and to present results of a survey of Louisiana school nurses related to their practice needs.
A survey was administered via Survey Monkey to determine the perceived needs of Louisiana school nurses related to their professional practice. Eighty-eight members of the Louisiana School Nurse Organization participated in the online survey.
Louisiana is 1 of 6 states that do not have a State School Nurse Consultant. Respondents to the survey indicated an overwhelming need to have a school nurse representative at the state level. Twenty-two of the respondents specifically stated that they would like to have a State School Nurse Consultant within the Department of Education.
Budgetary constraints have resulted in a lack of funding for a State School Nurse Consultant in Louisiana. Partnerships with federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and billing of Medicaid for school nursing services are 2 examples of revenue sources for school nurses that Louisiana is investigating. Revenue from these sources may serve to supplement state funds so that this important resource for Louisiana school nurses can be put into place.
国家学校护士顾问的角色已由全国学校护士协会明确界定。国家学校护士顾问为学校护士提供与其执业相关问题的资源，并充当顶级教育工作者与学校护士之间的联络人。本文旨在描述国家学校护士顾问的角色，并呈现一项针对路易斯安那州学校护士执业需求的调查结果。
通过Survey Monkey进行了一项调查，以确定路易斯安那州学校护士在其专业实践方面的感知需求。路易斯安那州学校护士组织的88名成员参与了在线调查。
路易斯安那州是6个没有国家学校护士顾问的州之一。调查受访者表示迫切需要在州一级有一名学校护士代表。22名受访者明确表示希望在教育部设立一名国家学校护士顾问。
预算限制导致路易斯安那州缺乏为国家学校护士顾问提供资金的经费。与联邦合格健康中心（FQHC）的合作以及为学校护理服务开具医疗补助账单是路易斯安那州正在调查的学校护士收入来源的两个例子。这些来源的收入可能用于补充州资金，以便为路易斯安那州学校护士设立这一重要资源。
