Aragon has 20 school nurses serving 217,771 students In General Institutional Teaching (Early Childhood Education, Primary School, ESO, Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Special Education), with Madrid has thousands of people, According to the General Nursing Council, there is one professional for every 10,888 students.
Spain’s commitment to school nurses (one professional for 6,685 students) is still far from international standards, but its Work is getting more and more attention School principals and parents were surveyed, with 75% admitting to intervening in serious situations multiple times a year.
The research, carried out between March and June 2023 by the Council for General Care (CGE) School Nursing Observatory and presented on Tuesday, confirms The importance of these professionals Permanently in these centers, since in addition to monitoring students with chronic diseases, their actions are crucial in case of respiratory crises, hypoglycemia or allergic crises.
At a press conference, CGE President Florentino Pérez Raya acknowledged that Spain has once again suspended school care, despite Improve Proportion A 30% improvement over the previous course. International recommendations stipulate one nurse for every 750 pupils and one nurse for every 350 pupils in special education schools.
According to the Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics, up to 25% of minors in school suffer from chronic diseases.There is a nurse in the schoolor facilitate monitoring of minors Use prescription medication or perform a respiratory assessment at the beginning of physical education class for those who need it.
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The study, which sampled 376 school nurses, 1,193 center directors and 582 mothers and fathers association leaders, found: Spain has 1,243 school nurses for next academic year The center has permanent staff (200 more than a year ago).
At a press conference presenting the report, Guadalupe Fontán, coordinator of the Institute of Nursing, highlighted Inequality between autonomous regions Number of nurses and application of two models: one with resident centers and the other with primary care services on time.
With 1,000 school nurses, the Madrid community is one of the best located, Ratio of one professional per 1,247 students, All of Spain comes closest to internationally recommended autonomy.
Faced with data from the Madrid community, lower ratio Asturias has one school nurse responsible for 137,837 students, while Navarre has nine professionals responsible for 117,871 students. Cantabria is also among the bottom communities, with only four school nurses.
In addition to permanent nurses, there is a second model, the head nurse model. referral nurse They attend school on time from primary health centres, a situation common in communities such as Andalusia (426 nurses) or Catalonia (338 nurses).
According to CGE, Catalonia The course has been announced will expand The program will cover all secondary schools and, by 2024, all primary schools, with school nurses working two and a half hours a week.
The center director and parents are very satisfied
Research shows that principals of schools with school nurses and parent associations place a high value on Very happy with this numberthe praise rate exceeds 90%.
However, satisfaction is slightly higher reduce If the center resorts to temporary nursel. Go to school only when required by a specific health plan or primary care center.
Research shows that in a typical day, 40% of the time The school nurse is dedicated For student health care, 33% was spent on planned activities and a “not insignificant” 18.1% was spent on emergency care.
The report also assesses nurse development program Collaboration on health and hygiene, family formation, restaurant diet and healthy habits programs and detection of bullying, eating disorders or addictions.