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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Children from broken homes: visits to the school nurse.

Alicia Allman SnyderKirk MinnickDarrell E. Anderson

subject

MaleFamily CharacteristicsEmotional healthEmotional supportbusiness.industryeducationPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPrimary educationPsychophysiologic DisordersUnited StatesEducationSchool nursingPhilosophySchool nurseNursingDivorceEvaluation Studies as TopicSchool NursingMedicineHumansFemaleMorbiditybusinessChild

description

Children from broken homes, especially females, have an increased tendency to visit the school nurse. Complaints are often ill-defined, possibly psychosomatic. These children may require additional medical and emotional support from the school nurse. The effect the broken home may have upon a student has important implications for the physical and emotional health of today's youth. An awareness of this finding can provide school nursing personnel valuable insight in the assessment of students who visit the school nurse.

10.1111/j.1746-1561.1980.tb07372.xhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6900138