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School Nurse Pilot Project

School Nurse Pilot Project. An innovative collaboration between the Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West Youth Health Service and Wynyard High School. “It was good to talk to someone who would listen” Grade 8, Male.

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School Nurse Pilot Project

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  1. School Nurse Pilot Project An innovative collaboration between the Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West Youth Health Service and Wynyard High School. “It was good to talk to someone who would listen” Grade 8, Male In 2012, the Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West Youth Health Service implemented an innovative pilot project at Wynyard High School. • Project Objectives • To pilot a new model of service delivery. • To provide a client-friendly health service to students/clients at Wynyard High School. • To provide equitable access to one-on-one, confidential, client-centred health promotion, health education, early intervention and referral pathways for Wynyard High School students. • To maximise participation rates across age ranges and gender. • To decrease stigma associated with accessing the nurse and make it a ‘normal’ part of school life. • To increase students’ confidence in accessing health professionals. • To encourage student participation in the planning and implementation of the service. • KEY FINDINGS • 88% of students/clients who saw the nurse reported the service was either ‘very helpful’ or ‘somewhat helpful’. • Students/clients accessing ‘drop-in’ appointments were equally distributed by grade, with 25% from each grade; 7, 8, 9, and 10. • 46% of students/clients were referred on to other services, most commonly psychologists and GPs. • Project Outcomes • Increased student/client confidence in accessing health professionals. • Created cultural change within the school, encouraging students/clients to seek help if needed. • Created a supportive health promoting network between the Youth Health Service and parents, teachers and students/clients. • Directly impacted health decisions of young people engaging in the service which has the potential to impact their lives moving forward and the community as a whole. • Developed, implemented and evaluated a model of service delivery which can be utilised in other areas. “Our Health Nurse has helped me in so many ways” Grade 9, Female Created by Julia Taylor

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