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Need for reciprocity
No guidelines available
Non-compliance with medical regimen
Parental involvement
Parental non-compliance
Parental resistance
Perception of school nurse role
Physician buy-in
Physician resistance
Policies and Procedures
Rare medical diagnosis
Recruitment and retention of quality school nurses
Resistance
Role responsibility for records
Safe areas to walk to school (no sidewalks, or broken)
Safe environment
School community – gang and drug areas
School district food service buy-in
School nurse not current on standards of practice, laws, evidence
School nurses resistant to change
School nurses who fear “big brother”
Staff education about on-site emergencies
Stakeholder/partner engagement and involvement
State legislative/political issues
Strength (lack of) school nurse county association
Students
Time
Transportation to attend activities, get to MD, etc.
Travel time between schools
Understanding of the law nuances (i.e. You may vs. you shall)
User interface/ease of use
Work schedule of participants
Workload

*This list of barriers was compiled from three school nurse retreats/workshops held in 2017.

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