Chapter 31 - The Nurse in Schools
c. Giving emergency care in the school or during school events - correct
answer ✔According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, which of the
following activities are expectations for a school health nurse?
a. Ensuring that children with health problems are accepted by their peers
b. Driving children home if parents can't pick them up
c. Giving emergency care in the school or during school events
d. Giving medications as needed if children are ill
c. Most school districts are unable to afford a nurse in every school. - correct
answer ✔Which of the following statements best explains why many school
nurses are not able to ensure that all children receive needed health care in
the schools?
a. There is a shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses with national school
health nurse certification.
b. Most nurses prefer to be employed in hospitals giving direct care.
c. Most school districts are unable to afford a nurse in every school.
d. School districts and taxpayers see no need for nurses in schools.
b. Consultant - correct answer ✔A school health nurse is requested by the
board of education to assist in choosing new playground equipment for an
elementary school that meets safety standards. Which of the following best
describes the nurse's role in this scenario?
a. Case manager
b. Consultant
,c. Counselor
d. Health educator
b. Community outreach - correct answer ✔At the annual community health
fair, the school health nurse displays a science booth that examines the
hazards of ineffective hand washing. Which of the following best describes the
nurse's role in this scenario?
a. Consultant
b. Community outreach
c. Counselor
d. Researcher
d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future
health problems in school children. - correct answer ✔Which of the following
best explains why school nurses are involved in helping teachers with the task
of teaching children how to practice problem solving, communication, and
other life skills?
a. Teacher shortages have required nurses to be increasingly involved in
teaching life skills.
b. Because so many nurses want to be employed in schools, this
responsibility was assumed to increase employment opportunities.
c. States are requiring nurses to screen and to teach life skills.
d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future
health problems in school children.
b. Care to others in the community - correct answer ✔Which of the following
best describes services that are offered at a school-based health center?
, a. Employee care at a discounted cost at the school
b. Care to others in the community
c. Sex education, birth control, family planning, and care throughout
pregnancy
d. Referral and networking with other health care services in the community
a. Primary - correct answer ✔The school health nurse has enlisted the
assistance of high school role models in the areas of sports and scholarship to
provide an antidrug presentation to their peers. Which of the following levels
of prevention is being implemented?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Both primary and secondary
b. Because injuries are the leading cause of death in children and most
injuries are preventable - correct answer ✔Which of the following best
describes the primary reason that school health nurses spend so much time
on educational programs that teach children the importance of water and fire
safety, using a seatbelt in the car, and wearing a helmet when biking or
skateboarding?
a. Because children won't know if someone doesn't tell them
b. Because injuries are the leading cause of death in children and most
injuries are preventable
c. Because it is a dangerous world and someone has to warn children about
the dangers
d. Because teaching is easy and more fun than passing out bandages and
documenting care
c. Giving emergency care in the school or during school events - correct
answer ✔According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, which of the
following activities are expectations for a school health nurse?
a. Ensuring that children with health problems are accepted by their peers
b. Driving children home if parents can't pick them up
c. Giving emergency care in the school or during school events
d. Giving medications as needed if children are ill
c. Most school districts are unable to afford a nurse in every school. - correct
answer ✔Which of the following statements best explains why many school
nurses are not able to ensure that all children receive needed health care in
the schools?
a. There is a shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses with national school
health nurse certification.
b. Most nurses prefer to be employed in hospitals giving direct care.
c. Most school districts are unable to afford a nurse in every school.
d. School districts and taxpayers see no need for nurses in schools.
b. Consultant - correct answer ✔A school health nurse is requested by the
board of education to assist in choosing new playground equipment for an
elementary school that meets safety standards. Which of the following best
describes the nurse's role in this scenario?
a. Case manager
b. Consultant
,c. Counselor
d. Health educator
b. Community outreach - correct answer ✔At the annual community health
fair, the school health nurse displays a science booth that examines the
hazards of ineffective hand washing. Which of the following best describes the
nurse's role in this scenario?
a. Consultant
b. Community outreach
c. Counselor
d. Researcher
d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future
health problems in school children. - correct answer ✔Which of the following
best explains why school nurses are involved in helping teachers with the task
of teaching children how to practice problem solving, communication, and
other life skills?
a. Teacher shortages have required nurses to be increasingly involved in
teaching life skills.
b. Because so many nurses want to be employed in schools, this
responsibility was assumed to increase employment opportunities.
c. States are requiring nurses to screen and to teach life skills.
d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future
health problems in school children.
b. Care to others in the community - correct answer ✔Which of the following
best describes services that are offered at a school-based health center?
, a. Employee care at a discounted cost at the school
b. Care to others in the community
c. Sex education, birth control, family planning, and care throughout
pregnancy
d. Referral and networking with other health care services in the community
a. Primary - correct answer ✔The school health nurse has enlisted the
assistance of high school role models in the areas of sports and scholarship to
provide an antidrug presentation to their peers. Which of the following levels
of prevention is being implemented?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Both primary and secondary
b. Because injuries are the leading cause of death in children and most
injuries are preventable - correct answer ✔Which of the following best
describes the primary reason that school health nurses spend so much time
on educational programs that teach children the importance of water and fire
safety, using a seatbelt in the car, and wearing a helmet when biking or
skateboarding?
a. Because children won't know if someone doesn't tell them
b. Because injuries are the leading cause of death in children and most
injuries are preventable
c. Because it is a dangerous world and someone has to warn children about
the dangers
d. Because teaching is easy and more fun than passing out bandages and
documenting care
