School nurses' skills in sexual health education.
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چکیده
School nurses are often called on teach sexual health without being given any formal teacher training or support. This article describes a study of the experiences of 50 school nurses. The author suggests ways in which schools and their nurses could create supportive and complementary teaching partnerships for effective sex education.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
دوره 11 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997