Examining the relationship between a childhood history of sexual abuse and later dissociation, breast-feeding practices, and parenting anxiety.

The purpose of this study is to compare Mexican American adolescent mothers with and without childhood sexual abuse (CSA) histories to examine the influence of CSA on dissociation, selection of infant feeding method, and intimate parenting anxiety. Participants are 78 English-speaking adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age and recruited from the southwestern United States. Nearly one third of the sample ( n = 24, 30.

A differentiated practice model for school nursing.

School nursing is notable for autonomous practice and independent decision-making. School nurses practice within a complex school health services environment that is subject to constant change, the influence of multiple stakeholders, and a chronic state of uncertain resources. Other professional challenges faced by school nurses are a lack of standardized entry education requirement, inadequate theoretical research with practice application, and expanding role responsibilities.

Data speak: influencing school health policy through research.

School nurses occupy a unique position in relation to school health policy. In addition to facing the demands of promoting and maintaining the health of students, they collect the information that is used to document the implementation of school health policy. Effective school health policy is guided by reliable, credible data regarding what interventions achieve desired results.