Chapter 30: School Health Nursing
c. Problems resulting from high-risk behaviors
Formerly, children and adolescents had to confront contagious diseases, but
today adolescents face risks related to high-risk behaviors. Adolescents die
from motor vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicides, and
suicide. - correct answer ✔What are todays children and adolescents more
likely to confront as health problems in comparison with previous generations?
a. Problems resulting from alcohol and tobacco use
b. Problems resulting from sexually transmitted diseases
c. Problems resulting from high-risk behaviors
d. Problems resulting from communicable diseases
a. Concern over the increasing number of school absences
Walds project with Lina Rogers Struthers, the first school nurse, demonstrated
that school nursing decreased school absences significantly, down 90% within
1 year. - correct answer ✔What was the primary reason why Lillian Wald
was able to develop the practice of school nursing in this country in the early
twentieth century?
a. Concern over the increasing number of school absences
b. Expansion of public health care from adults to children
c. Government mandate to have nurses in the schools
d. Additional funds available to finance health care in school systems
, a. Incorporating health education into the curriculum
The health issues seen by the school nurses expanded the nursing practice to
include prevention, examination, treatment, and advocacy. - correct answer
✔Although originally school nursings purpose was preventing the spread of
contagious diseases, what additional responsibility was quickly added?
a. Incorporating health education into the curriculum
b. Replacing physicians for those children whose parents could not afford a
physician
c. Substituting for classroom teachers when the teacher was ill
d. Teaching safety, first aid, and universal precautions to teachers
b. Environment
The traditional school health approach included the three domains of health
services, health education, and environment. - correct answer ✔What has
been a traditional focus of school health programs since the 1980s?
a. Drug abuse
b. Environment
c. First aid and safety
d. Sexual behaviors
c. Involving parents and the community members in health education
programs
Key elements of a comprehensive school health education program include a
documented, planned, and sequential program of health instruction for
c. Problems resulting from high-risk behaviors
Formerly, children and adolescents had to confront contagious diseases, but
today adolescents face risks related to high-risk behaviors. Adolescents die
from motor vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicides, and
suicide. - correct answer ✔What are todays children and adolescents more
likely to confront as health problems in comparison with previous generations?
a. Problems resulting from alcohol and tobacco use
b. Problems resulting from sexually transmitted diseases
c. Problems resulting from high-risk behaviors
d. Problems resulting from communicable diseases
a. Concern over the increasing number of school absences
Walds project with Lina Rogers Struthers, the first school nurse, demonstrated
that school nursing decreased school absences significantly, down 90% within
1 year. - correct answer ✔What was the primary reason why Lillian Wald
was able to develop the practice of school nursing in this country in the early
twentieth century?
a. Concern over the increasing number of school absences
b. Expansion of public health care from adults to children
c. Government mandate to have nurses in the schools
d. Additional funds available to finance health care in school systems
, a. Incorporating health education into the curriculum
The health issues seen by the school nurses expanded the nursing practice to
include prevention, examination, treatment, and advocacy. - correct answer
✔Although originally school nursings purpose was preventing the spread of
contagious diseases, what additional responsibility was quickly added?
a. Incorporating health education into the curriculum
b. Replacing physicians for those children whose parents could not afford a
physician
c. Substituting for classroom teachers when the teacher was ill
d. Teaching safety, first aid, and universal precautions to teachers
b. Environment
The traditional school health approach included the three domains of health
services, health education, and environment. - correct answer ✔What has
been a traditional focus of school health programs since the 1980s?
a. Drug abuse
b. Environment
c. First aid and safety
d. Sexual behaviors
c. Involving parents and the community members in health education
programs
Key elements of a comprehensive school health education program include a
documented, planned, and sequential program of health instruction for
