Division of Public Health Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
National Oral Health Program, Centre for Dental Education and Research, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Jan;132:105989. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105989. Epub 2023 Oct 13.
Schools are a valuable platform for oral health promotion and the role of school nurse is critical in promoting oral health of children. A training program was carried out to assess its effectiveness in promoting oral health among school nurses of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), one of the largest groups of central schools in India.
A total of 557 school nurses of Navodaya Vidyalaya schools participated in the training program. The training was delivered virtually using didactic teaching methods based on a conceptual framework. Pre and post knowledge scores were assessed for all the participants.
A total of 451 pre-post complete responses were received during training program, with a response rate of 81 %. There was significant improvement in the overall knowledge scores (p < 0.001) of school nurses. After the training program was completed, oral health screening and education for students was conducted by these trained nurses in coordination with teachers in their respective schools.
The present training program was effective in addressing the gaps in oral health knowledge of the school nurses and significantly improving their oral health knowledge.
学校是促进口腔健康的有价值平台，学校护士在促进儿童口腔健康方面发挥着关键作用。我们开展了一项培训计划，以评估其在促进印度最大的中央学校团体之一的 Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti（NVS）学校护士口腔健康方面的效果。
共有 557 名 Navodaya Vidyalaya 学校的护士参加了培训计划。培训采用基于概念框架的教学方法进行虚拟教学。对所有参与者进行了培训前后的知识评分评估。
在培训期间共收到 451 份完整的培训前后回复，回复率为 81%。学校护士的整体知识评分有显著提高（p<0.001）。培训计划完成后，这些经过培训的护士与各自学校的教师协调，对学生进行口腔健康筛查和教育。
本培训计划有效地解决了学校护士口腔健康知识方面的差距，并显著提高了他们的口腔健康知识。
