TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Implementation of concussion management policies in high schools: the critical role of school nurses
JO  - Journal of school nursing
A1  - Hess, Courtney W.
A1  - Howland, Jonathan
A1  - Hackman, Holly
A1  - Campbell, Julia K.
A1  - Vannoy, Steven
A1  - Hayden, Laura
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Evidence-based practices in concussion management (CM) have been codified into legislation. However, legislation is varied, and implementation is narrowly evaluated. School nurses hold a unique position to assess the implementation of health policies. The implementation of concussion management policies across Massachusetts high schools was evaluated by the school nurse. A cross-sectional survey was sent to school nurses (N = 304), and responses (n = 201; 68.1% response rate) were tallied whereby higher scores indicated more practices being implemented. One open-text question was included to encourage nurses to provide context regarding implementation in their school. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to assess current implementation and nursing perspectives. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that the degree of implementation varies, and some nurses reported difficulty with mobilizing clinical uptake of concussion management practices in their schools. Further implementation research is needed, and school nurses are an important stakeholder to include when assessing the clinical uptake of concussion management policies in schools.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-8405
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10598405231160249
ID  - ref1
ER  -