Breathing Easy: A Qualitative Analysis of School Nurse and Administrator Perspectives on Stock Inhalers and School-Based Asthma Management.
Stock inhalers are unassigned rescue inhalers available for students who experience asthma symptoms at school. This study sought to understand school nurse and administrator perspectives on school-based asthma management and stock inhaler policy implementation. Twenty-three semistructured interviews...
| Published in: | Journal of School Nursing Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 232 - 242 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2026
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