Introduction: Adolescents form part of various groups of peers and friends. New needs arise in such period, such as acceptance, affiliation with the group and seeking emotional support. Adolescents who are not admitted to society are lonely. They are often victims of peer violence. Purpose: In this diploma thesis, we presented the role and tasks of a school nurse in dealing with peer violence, how preventive violence is prevented and recognized, the role of the victim and the violator. Methodology: We used a descriptive working method with literature review. The search for resources took place between February and July 2018. Literature was searched in English with the search word bullying at school AND school nurse. MEDLINE and CINAHL databases with full text have been used. In the final analysis we included 14 articles. Results: A school nurse plays an important role in preventing and recognizing the different roles in peer violence. Both pupils and teachers consider a school nurse as a person they can trust. Various tools are used to identify peer violence and the related roles thereof. School nurses connect to and cooperate with other professionals and school staff when dealing with such violence. They need to constantly improve their knowledge. It is important to recognize the repeating signs as these arise with scholars and which may indicate the presence of peer violence. Discussion and conclusion: Nurses do have important roles in the field of peer violence in the foreign areas. In their field, they work with children and adolescents, colleagues and parents. They undertake preventive and curative activities. In Slovenian schools, a teacher is present for most of the time. Teachers also feel responsible for their scholars when health problems arise. Graduated nurses are involved in the treatment of school-going children only in the framework of systemic examinations as carried out in health centres. From the literature review, we found out the importance of the involvement of the nurse in the treatment of peer violence, so it would be useful to include the profile of the school nurse in the Slovenian school premises. Through their preventive activities, they could make an important step towards the detection and reduction of peer violence and ensuring the continuity of assistance and help to victims and violators.
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