Bridging the Gap: Factors Influencing Full-Scope School Nursing Practice in Oman.
School nursing in Oman lacks a formally defined scope of practice. This quantitative study, part of a larger mixed-methods project, surveyed 249 government school nurses in Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, and Al Batinah (March–July 2025) to compare current practice with perceived importance across the five d...
| Publicado en: | Journal of School Nursing p. 1 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Sage Publications Inc.
Nov2025
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189376677&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189376677 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10598405 GTY jtl: Journal of School Nursing issn: 10598405 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Nov2025 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 189376677 10.1177/10598405251396504 189376677 ppf: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Bridging the Gap: Factors Influencing Full-Scope School Nursing Practice in Oman. aug: au: Kindi, Zainab Al Yahyaei, Asma Al Sabei, Sulaiman Al affil: 108708 College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University , Muscat, Sultanate of Oman sug: ab: School nursing in Oman lacks a formally defined scope of practice. This quantitative study, part of a larger mixed-methods project, surveyed 249 government school nurses in Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, and Al Batinah (March–July 2025) to compare current practice with perceived importance across the five domains of the School Nursing Practice Framework. Mean practice scores (4.66/6) were consistently lower than importance scores (4.90/6; p < .001), with the largest gap in care coordination. Lower practice scores were associated with more than 15 years of experience, bachelor's degrees from coverage of two or three schools, and higher numbers of medically complex students. Male nurses reported higher scores for leadership and standards of practice. These findings point to role strain and systemic barriers, including split-site coverage and weak interprofessional integration. Clearer role definitions, targeted training, balanced workloads, and stronger coordination systems may enable nurses to practice at full scope. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|