Citation

Fisher K, Cassidy B, Mitchell AM. J. Community Health Nurs. 2017; 34(4): 171-179.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07370016.2017.1369801

PMID

29023162

Abstract

Bullying is not a new concept or behavior, and is now gaining national attention as a growing public health concern. Bullying leads to short- and long-term physical and psychological damage to both the victims and the bullies. The serious implications of bullying drive a clinical mandate for teachers and school nurses to be educated and adequately trained to identify and address bullying within schools. This review of the literature describes screening tools that can be utilized to identify both victims and bullies. In addition, referral services utilizing collaborative intervention measures are discussed. This literature review will help school nurses and teachers to identify and expand their role in school-wide bullying prevention and intervention measures.

Language: en