A Survey of College Health Services: How Widely Are Protocols Used in the College Health Setting?

Abstract

We developed a survey to assess the prevalence and use of protocols in college health services, using the college health nurse as the primary focus. Three thousand and twenty copies of the survey were mailed to individual and institutional members of the American College Health Association (ACHA), and 812 surveys were returned, yielding a return rate of 25%. The data, which came from all 50 states, Canada, and Guam, were then compiled and analyzed using computer software dBase III. The generalizability of the results are somewhat limited because some surveys were returned with unanswered questions and because duplicate surveys were received from some facilities.

Key Words:

• college health
• nursing protocols
• services