Hoskote Ashwini R, Rolin Donna, Rew Lynn, Johnson Karen E
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2025 Apr;41(2):269-283. doi: 10.1177/10598405231172758. Epub 2023 May 9.
Mental health issues have been exacerbated by COVID-19; therefore we examined how the school nurses' role in addressing mental health changed during the pandemic. We administered a nationwide survey in 2021, guided by the Framework for the 21st Century School Nurse, and analyzed self-reported changes in mental health interventions by school nurses. Most mental health practice changes after the start of the pandemic occurred in the care coordination (52.8%) and community/public health (45.8%) principles. An overall decrease in students visiting the school nurse's office (39.4%) was seen, yet the frequency of students visiting with mental health concerns had increased (49.7%). Open-ended responses indicated that school nurse roles changed due to COVID-19 protocols, including decreased access to students and changes in mental health resources. These insights into the role of school nurses in addressing student mental health during public health disasters have important implications for future disaster preparedness efforts.
新冠肺炎疫情加剧了心理健康问题；因此，我们研究了在疫情期间学校护士在解决心理健康问题方面的角色是如何变化的。我们在《21世纪学校护士框架》的指导下，于2021年进行了一项全国性调查，并分析了学校护士自我报告的心理健康干预措施的变化。疫情开始后，大多数心理健康实践的变化发生在护理协调（52.8%）和社区/公共卫生（45.8%）原则方面。到学校护士办公室就诊的学生总体减少了（39.4%），但因心理健康问题就诊的学生频率有所增加（49.7%）。开放式回答表明，由于新冠肺炎疫情防控措施，学校护士的角色发生了变化，包括接触学生的机会减少以及心理健康资源的变化。这些对学校护士在公共卫生灾难期间解决学生心理健康问题方面作用的见解，对未来的灾难防范工作具有重要意义。
