The Clinical Nurse Specialist in the School Setting: Case Management of Migrant Children with Dental Disease
Author: Good, Mary Ellen
Date Published: 1992
Dental disease is the major health problem for all school-age children in the nation; for migrant children the problem is most severe. This paper presents strategies for the clinical nurse specialist in the school setting to use in case management of migrant children with dental disease. The barriers migrant families face in obtaining health care are addressed. Leininger's transcultural care theory serves as a conceptual framework. Examples of how the clinical nurse specialist functions in the roles of clinician, educator, consultant and researcher are given. The federally funded Migrant Education Program is described, along with a model dental program developed by a clinical nurse specialist. Suggestions for documenting the effectiveness of the clinical nurse specialist's role in cost containment and in influencing positive outcome measures of school-age children are presented.
Date Published: 1992
Dental disease is the major health problem for all school-age children in the nation; for migrant children the problem is most severe. This paper presents strategies for the clinical nurse specialist in the school setting to use in case management of migrant children with dental disease. The barriers migrant families face in obtaining health care are addressed. Leininger's transcultural care theory serves as a conceptual framework. Examples of how the clinical nurse specialist functions in the roles of clinician, educator, consultant and researcher are given. The federally funded Migrant Education Program is described, along with a model dental program developed by a clinical nurse specialist. Suggestions for documenting the effectiveness of the clinical nurse specialist's role in cost containment and in influencing positive outcome measures of school-age children are presented.
