Recruitment
The sample size included 13 school nurses who were
recruited from special and international schools in Hong
Kong. They were recruited from these settings as no school
nurses are employed in government-subsidised primary and
secondary schools. To recruit participants, 42 letters and
study information sheets were sent to the special and
international schools for attention of the school nurses,
inviting them to join the study. The researcher then
telephoned the contacted schools to introduce her to the
school nurses. School nurses who met the criteria for
inclusion in the study were scheduled for interview appointments
at their chosen location for conducting the interview.
The participants were reassured that their responses during
the interview would in no way affect their jobs. About 80%