Planning for a Violent Intruder Event: The School Nurse's Role.
School shootings occur too frequently and often with devastating results. The key to prevention and mitigation of these events is to have a plan that is simple, up-to-date, disseminated, and practiced. This article discusses the steps that school nurses can take to work with school administration to prepare themselves, their staff, and their students.
Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Janice
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Selekman
Detective, Georgetown Police Department, Georgetown, Delaware.
Joseph
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Melvin
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behavioral problems; firearms; safety; shooting; violence