ch 29
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
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
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
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
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
Which of the following is the single leading preventable cause of death in the
United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Firearms (guns)
c. Overweight and obesity
d. Tobacco use - correct answer ✔d
Which of the following is the most commonly used drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
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
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
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
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
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
Which of the following is the single leading preventable cause of death in the
United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Firearms (guns)
c. Overweight and obesity
d. Tobacco use - correct answer ✔d
Which of the following is the most commonly used drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
