TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - School nurses' familiarity and perceptions of academic accommodations for student-athletes following sport-related concussion
JO  - Journal of school nursing
A1  - Weber, Michelle L.
A1  - Welch, Cailee E.
A1  - Parsons, John T.
A1  - McLeod, Tamara C. Valovich
SP  - 146
EP  - 154
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate school nurses' familiarity and perceptions regarding academic accommodations for student-athletes following sport-related concussion. School nurses (N = 1,246) accessed the survey School Nurses' Beliefs, Attitudes and Knowledge of Pediatric Athletes with Concussions (BAKPAC-SN). The BAKPAC-SN contained several questions pertaining to concussion management and academic accommodations. There were significant differences regarding personal experience as well as familiarity of academic accommodations (p <.001) between school nurses who work at a school that employs an athletic trainer and school nurses who work at a school that does not employ an athletic trainer. There were significant weak positive relationships between years of experience and familiarity with academic accommodations (r =.210, p <.001), 504 plans (r =.243, p <.001), and individualized education plans (r =.205, p <.001). School nurses employed at a single school were significantly more familiar with academic accommodations (p =.027) and 504 plans (p =.001) than school nurses employed at multiple schools. Health care professionals should collaborate to effectively manage a concussed patient and should consider academic accommodations to ensure whole-person health care.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-8405
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059840514540939
ID  - ref1
ER  -