2024 Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 108-117
Objective: To clarify the significance of practical training as perceived by municipal public health nurses who have completed school health training in basic PHN education, as well as the attainment targets and items of practical training experience that they consider desirable.
Methods: Data were collected using the semi-structured interview method from eight municipal public health nurses with school health training, which were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis.
Results: For the significance of practical training, two categories were extracted: “It is beneficial to implement in basic education” and “It is beneficial to provide support to children,” and for desirable attainment targets, six categories were extracted, including “To understand (practice) the actual activities related to health in schools” and “To understand (practice) the process of developing activities from the school diagnosis.” To meet the practice experience items that help achieve the practice attainment targets, 22 codes were extracted.
Discussion: After completing school health training, public health nurses anticipated having more achievement targets and exposure to resources that would help them achieve those targets, like activities that involved identifying health challenges by considering the school as a regional unit, as well as understanding and supporting children who require special support.
