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Title: School Nurses on the Front Lines of Medicine: An Adolescent Female Student with Severe Abdominal Pain. Author: Olympia RP, Brady J. Journal: NASN Sch Nurse; 2016 Sep; 31(5):271-7. PubMed ID: 27470683. Abstract: Abdominal pain is a common chief complaint encountered by school nurses. This article explains the etiology of abdominal pain in children and adolescents, describes the office assessment, and delineates life-threatening conditions associated with severe abdominal pain that may prompt the school nurse to transfer the student to a local emergency department.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]