Establishing a School Nurse Program in Saudi Arabia through Policy Development

Policy is a plan used to guide decisions in professional settings such as healthcare, business, and education. Policy development can be guided by the Public Health Ontario’s (PHO) Health Promotion Policy Development guide (2004). In Saudi Arabia, students experience social, emotional, and physical issues that impact health and academic success. A new policy was created and will be implemented to address and prevent health issues, bullying, and violence among children at schools in Saudi Arabia. This article describes an example of policy development of mandating school nurses in Saudi Arabia based on the PHO guide.