29 School Health
1 of 31
Which of the following best describes why the numbers of children seen by
the school health nurse is increasing?
a. Higher expectations for performance by parents and school administrators
b. Increasing school enrollments
c. Lack of another source of regular health care
d. Overcrowding within the community - correct answer ✔c. Lack of another
source of regular health care
Increasing numbers of children are being seen in the school setting because
they lack a source of regular medical care.
2 of 31
Which of the following best describes how Lillian Wald helped encourage the
idea of school nurses in the schools?
a. She brought political pressure to bear on school boards through her political
action movement.
b. She persuaded very wealthy women to convince their husbands to fund
such positions.
c. She demonstrated that school nurses decreased absenteeism by 50%.
d. She used volunteer nurses until school boards were persuaded to fund
such positions. - correct answer ✔c. She demonstrated that school nurses
decreased absenteeism by 50%.
,In 1902, New York City hired the first nurses to help inspect children, educate
families, and ensure follow-up treatment. Within a few years, the renowned
nurse Lillian Wald was able to show that the presence of school nurses could
reduce absenteeism by 50%.
3 of 31
Which of the following led to school nurses moving beyond the role of
screening, assessment, intervention, and exclusion of children for
communicable diseases?
a. A communicable disease outbreak, which led to the requirement that all
children be vaccinated against common infectious diseases
b. Federal legislation, which required immunizations for communicable
diseases
c. Political movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate
about the effects of alcohol and tobacco
d. The need for inspecting schools to identify children who were ill and
exclude them until they were no longer infectious - correct answer ✔c.
Political movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate about
the effects of alcohol and tobacco
The federal government was not involved in school health because education
and health are responsibilities of the state government. The first citywide
vaccination program—against smallpox—was in the 1870s before school
nurses were first employed in 1902. Other issues beyond treatment for minor
problems quickly became part of school nurse school practice. In the early
part of the twentieth century, the temperance movement led schools to teach
about the effects of alcohol and tobacco.
4 of 31
Which of the following legislation marked the first entry of the federal
government into school health?
, a. The Drug-Free Schools and Community Act
b. The Education for the Handicapped Act
c. The National School Lunch Program
d. The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act - correct answer
✔c. The National School Lunch Program
The federal government did not get involved with school health until the
passage of the National School Lunch Program in 1946. The School Breakfast
Program was implemented 30 years later. The Drug-Free Schools and
Community Act was implemented in 1986 to fight substance abuse through
education and was expanded in 1994 to include violence prevention
measures. The Education for the Handicapped Act in 1975 mandated that all
children, regardless of disabilities, have access to educational services. The
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act supports programs that
focus on prevention of school violence and illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and
drugs.
5 of 31
In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
a. At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks)
b. At school, especially on playgrounds
c. At their part-time job settings
d. Transportation (automobiles, school buses) - correct answer ✔b. At
school, especially on playgrounds
Safety on the schoolyard and playground is also important for this age group,
because about 200,000 children per year are injured on playgrounds in the
1 of 31
Which of the following best describes why the numbers of children seen by
the school health nurse is increasing?
a. Higher expectations for performance by parents and school administrators
b. Increasing school enrollments
c. Lack of another source of regular health care
d. Overcrowding within the community - correct answer ✔c. Lack of another
source of regular health care
Increasing numbers of children are being seen in the school setting because
they lack a source of regular medical care.
2 of 31
Which of the following best describes how Lillian Wald helped encourage the
idea of school nurses in the schools?
a. She brought political pressure to bear on school boards through her political
action movement.
b. She persuaded very wealthy women to convince their husbands to fund
such positions.
c. She demonstrated that school nurses decreased absenteeism by 50%.
d. She used volunteer nurses until school boards were persuaded to fund
such positions. - correct answer ✔c. She demonstrated that school nurses
decreased absenteeism by 50%.
,In 1902, New York City hired the first nurses to help inspect children, educate
families, and ensure follow-up treatment. Within a few years, the renowned
nurse Lillian Wald was able to show that the presence of school nurses could
reduce absenteeism by 50%.
3 of 31
Which of the following led to school nurses moving beyond the role of
screening, assessment, intervention, and exclusion of children for
communicable diseases?
a. A communicable disease outbreak, which led to the requirement that all
children be vaccinated against common infectious diseases
b. Federal legislation, which required immunizations for communicable
diseases
c. Political movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate
about the effects of alcohol and tobacco
d. The need for inspecting schools to identify children who were ill and
exclude them until they were no longer infectious - correct answer ✔c.
Political movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate about
the effects of alcohol and tobacco
The federal government was not involved in school health because education
and health are responsibilities of the state government. The first citywide
vaccination program—against smallpox—was in the 1870s before school
nurses were first employed in 1902. Other issues beyond treatment for minor
problems quickly became part of school nurse school practice. In the early
part of the twentieth century, the temperance movement led schools to teach
about the effects of alcohol and tobacco.
4 of 31
Which of the following legislation marked the first entry of the federal
government into school health?
, a. The Drug-Free Schools and Community Act
b. The Education for the Handicapped Act
c. The National School Lunch Program
d. The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act - correct answer
✔c. The National School Lunch Program
The federal government did not get involved with school health until the
passage of the National School Lunch Program in 1946. The School Breakfast
Program was implemented 30 years later. The Drug-Free Schools and
Community Act was implemented in 1986 to fight substance abuse through
education and was expanded in 1994 to include violence prevention
measures. The Education for the Handicapped Act in 1975 mandated that all
children, regardless of disabilities, have access to educational services. The
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act supports programs that
focus on prevention of school violence and illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and
drugs.
5 of 31
In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
a. At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks)
b. At school, especially on playgrounds
c. At their part-time job settings
d. Transportation (automobiles, school buses) - correct answer ✔b. At
school, especially on playgrounds
Safety on the schoolyard and playground is also important for this age group,
because about 200,000 children per year are injured on playgrounds in the
