By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Letter -- Researchers detail new data in Nursing - School Nursing. According to news reporting originating in Lowell, Massachusetts, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “If special educators cannot identify pain in students with intellectual disability (ID), students cannot be referred to the school nurse for assessment and management. The purpose of this study was to examine how special educators identify pain in the school setting.”
Financial support for this research came from National Association of School Nurses.
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, “Twenty-four special educators participated in focus groups aiming to (1) identify educators’ observations and perceptions of pain in students with ID and (2) determine the decision-making processes educators use to determine the need for student presentation or referral to the health office. Overall, special educators know students well enough to differentiate pain-related behaviors from normal well-child behaviors, prioritize student safety, and draw on personal experiences with pain when addressing pain in students with ID. Special educators welcome opportunities to learn more about pain in children with ID.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Teachers, nurses, and other professionals should share knowledge about and experiences of working with students in pain to improve practices.”
For more information on this research see: Educators’ Experiences Identifying Pain Among Students in Special Education Settings. The Journal of School Nursing , 2017;():1059840517747974. The Journal of School Nursing can be contacted at: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting B.L. Quinn, 1 Solomont School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840517747974. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
The publisher of the The Journal of School Nursing can be contacted at: SAGE Publications, USA , 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
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CITATION: (2018-01-03), New School Nursing Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Massachusetts - Lowell (Educators’ Experiences Identifying Pain Among Students in Special Education Settings), Education Letter, 34, ISSN: 1938-1859, BUTTER® ID: 014915390
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