@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of an educational program to improve school nursing staff perceptions of bullying in Pinellas County, Florida",
journal="Pediatric nursing",
year="2016",
author="Salmeron, Patricia A. and Christian, Becky J.",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="283-292",
abstract="The purpose of this project was to determine if a bullying educational program for school nurses and certified nursing assistants/health technicians (CNAs/HTs) would increase knowledge of bullying, probability of reporting a bully, and probability of assisting a bullied victim. This educational program and evaluation employed a retrospective, post-then-pre-test design. Instruments used included a 17-item demographic questionnaire and the 12-item Reduced Aggression/ Victimization Scale Bullying Assessment Tool (BAT), a 5-point Likert Scale de - signed to assess school nurses' and CNAs'/HTs' understanding of bullying, the probability of reporting bullies, and the probability of assisting bullied victims before and after the educational presentation. <br><br>FINDINGS of this educational evaluation program indicated that the majority of school nurses and CNAs/HTs had an increased understanding of bullying, higher probability of reporting a bully, and assisting a bullied victim after the presentation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0097-9805",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}