Community Health: Role of the School
Nurse
In what order should the nurse assess these children? (Place in order from
first action through last action). - correct answer ✔1- 10 year old boy who
thinks he has a fever
2- 6 year old girl complaining of a headache
3- 5 year old boy reporting a stomachache
4- 9 year old girl with an abrasion to the knee
When assessing the 10 year old student, which action should the RN take
first? - correct answer ✔Take the child's temperature
Which assessment finding is of most concern to the nurse? - correct answer
✔A red rash on the cheek and trunk
Which other individuals are most at risk for contracting Fifth disease? - correct
answer ✔The children who were with the child during the 2 weeks before the
symptoms appeared
When auditing a student record, which finding requires intervention by the
nurse? - correct answer ✔A 9 year old boy who has had one dose of the
measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR)
Which resource provides the best information to the school health nurse on
recommended childhood immunization schedules? - correct answer ✔The
website for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Nurse
In what order should the nurse assess these children? (Place in order from
first action through last action). - correct answer ✔1- 10 year old boy who
thinks he has a fever
2- 6 year old girl complaining of a headache
3- 5 year old boy reporting a stomachache
4- 9 year old girl with an abrasion to the knee
When assessing the 10 year old student, which action should the RN take
first? - correct answer ✔Take the child's temperature
Which assessment finding is of most concern to the nurse? - correct answer
✔A red rash on the cheek and trunk
Which other individuals are most at risk for contracting Fifth disease? - correct
answer ✔The children who were with the child during the 2 weeks before the
symptoms appeared
When auditing a student record, which finding requires intervention by the
nurse? - correct answer ✔A 9 year old boy who has had one dose of the
measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR)
Which resource provides the best information to the school health nurse on
recommended childhood immunization schedules? - correct answer ✔The
website for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
