The clinical nurse specialist in the school setting: case management of migrant children with dental disease.
Dental disease is a major health problem for all school-age children in the nation; for migrant children the problem is most severe. This paper presents strategies for the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in the school setting in case management of migrant children with dental disease. The barriers migrant families face in obtaining health care are addressed. Leininger's transcultural care theory serves as a conceptual framework. Examples of how the CNS functions in the roles of clinician, educator, consultant, and researcher are given. The federally funded Migrant Education Program is described, along with a model dental program developed by a CNS. Suggestions for documenting the effectiveness of the CNS's role in cost containment and in influencing positive outcome measures of school-age children are presented.
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D002140:California; D002648:Child; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014171:Transients and Migrants