Non-health professionals and the school-age child. Treatment of minor acute health problems.
In order to meet the minor acute health needs of the school-age child in an effective and efficient manner, school health workers were trained to follow standards of problem solving with the aid of a problem-specific reporting form for seven common minor acute problems. During the operation of the program, the workers displayed a high degree of compliance with standards of the problem-solving process. The program resulted in a substantial reduction in the work load for the minor acute problems, and there was a reduction in the number of unnecessary trips to the clinic for minor problems.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D001130:Arizona; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003153:Community Health Services; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D011340:Problem Solving; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D012573:School Nursing; D000078329:Workforce