title: The invisible nursing practice.
abstract: Although difficult to define and once even dismissed as superfluous, school nursing serves as most children's natural entry point into the health care system. Indeed, far from being irrelevant, school nurses are the vanguard in the fight against drug use, teen pregnancy and child abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department Chair, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Oda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice; D012573:School Nursing / Q000639:trends; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce