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Publication Date: 2022-Feb
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Best Interest Standard in School Health: A Concept Analysis
Journal of School Nursing, v38 n1 p110-120 Feb 2022
The bioethical concept of "best interest standard" is cited in courts across America and considered to be an effective method of managing pediatric health care decision-making. Although the "best interest standard" is referred to in an abundance of nursing, medical, legal, and bioethical literature, refinement and a clear definition of the concept are lacking in the context of school health. An exhaustive and methodical search was conducted across six databases revealing 41 articles from the past decade. The Wilsonian methodology was used to analyze, refine, and clarify the concept of "best interest standard" by presenting original case vignettes (model, contrary, related, and borderline) and an innovative conceptual model as it applies to school nursing. This concept analysis provides school nurses with a deeper understanding of the best interest standard to navigate the complex nature of making school health care decisions.
Descriptors: Ethics, Pediatrics, Decision Making, Biology, Definitions, School Nurses, Vignettes, School Health Services, Nursing, Child Welfare
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