2024 �Nebraska School Nurse Workforce Assessment
Nebraska School Health Conference
Kearney, NE
6/10/24
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Quick Reminder – new survey due June 15th
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New Customizable PDF for Chronic Condition Data
Fill in with your school or district’s chronic condition data
Use to present school health data to your administration or school board
Show them how much you help the students!
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Quick Announcement – New Data Team Web page!
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Quick Announcement – New Child/School Health Data and Policy Resource!
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Quick Announcement – New NICE book updates!
Fillable PDF – A customizable cleaning schedule for your school!
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Quick Announcement – Lots of Training this Summer!
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Now, the Workforce Study!
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Background
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When did we do this new workforce survey?
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All of you already did and didn’t know it!
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Background
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Results
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School Nurse Characteristics
A total of 370 school nurses work in the State of Nebraska according to the LPN (2021) and RN (2022) renewal Surveys (Nebraska Center for Nursing).
There were more nurses total and more LPNs than what we expected!
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Guessing Game
Guess the results of school nurses vs the rest of nurses (all other settings combined)
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Which group has the most nurses with Bachelors or Higher?
Guess the results of school nurses vs the rest of nurses (all other settings combined)
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Highest level of education
41%
49%
9%
1%
Bachelor’s or higher:
School nurses: 58%
Non-school nurses: 62%
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Race and Ethnicity
The School Nurses in Nebraska do not reflect the diversity of the students. 35.9% of students are minority compared to 5.7% of school nurses.
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Gender
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Which group has the higher average age?
Guess the results of school nurses vs the rest of nurses (all other settings combined)
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School Nurse Average Age
The age distribution of school nurses in Nebraska is skewed towards older age groups, with over 70% of nurses being 40 or older.
Average Age School Nurse: 47.8
Average Age Non-School Nurse: 43.5
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Geography
Urban and Rural County Classification (DHHS, 2016)
Map data source: NE DHHS (2016)
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Geography
Number of School Nurses by County
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Which group has the higher pay?
Guess the results of school nurses vs the rest of nurses (all other settings combined)
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School Nurse Pay
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School Nurse Pay
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Nurse-to-Student Ratio
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Which group has a higher incidence of bullying/incivility?
School Nurses
Non-School Nurses
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Bullying/Incivility
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Which group is more likely to leave their employment in the next 6 months?
School Nurses
Non-School Nurses
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Plans to Leave Employment
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Why Leave Employment?
The main reason reported for leaving their primary employment in the next 12 months was “Retirement” (31%), followed by “Dissatisfaction with salary” (22%), and “Dissatisfaction with job” (16%).
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Which group has a higher rate of satisfaction with their nursing career?
School Nurses
Non-School Nurses
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Satisfaction Levels with
Nursing as a Career
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Recommendations
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Strategies
See Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Opportunities, page 18
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Alignment
See: National Recommendations and Resources, page 17
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Case Study: How School Nurses in Delaware Created Opportunities to Foster Representative Diversity in the Nursing Workforce
Brandywine School District school nurses provide a pathway into nursing for middle schoolers in groups under-represented in nursing
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Lifesavers program piques middle schoolers' interest in nursing
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Questions?
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