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counseling by school nurses  

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  • According to the nursing interventions classification system, nurse counseling is defined as the use of an interactive helping process focusing on the needs, problems, or feelings of the patient to enhance or support coping, problem solving, and interpersonal relationships. The school nurse acts as a school's representative for health and, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA), is responsible to provide counseling, assess behavioral health needs, intervene, refer, and follow-up. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; School Nurses, Counseling by]

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