Populations, Chapter 15 and 22
Which activities are within the school nurse's role as defined by the National
Association of School Nurses (NASN)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Surveying playground equipment for safety.
b. Providing parents with information on normal development.
c. Administering medications for identified illnesses.
d. Ordering diagnostic tests to diagnose chronic illnesses.
e. Collaborating with mental health professionals regarding specific students.
Surveying playground equipment for safety.
Correct: One of the NASN components is promoting a safe school
environment.
Providing parents with information on normal development.
Correct: One of the NASN components is facilitating normal development.
Administering medications for identified illnesses.
Correct: One of the NASN components is providing quality care for potential
and identified health problems.
Collaborating with mental health professionals regarding specific students.
Correct: One of the NASN components is collaborating with others to enhance
student and family capabilities.
,A school nurse assessing the climate of a school newly added to the district.
Which documents would the nurse review as foundation for this assessment?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Grading and discipline policies
b. Curriculum plans
c. Maintenance records over the last year
d. Roster of teachers employed in the last 5 years
e. List of school-wide celebrations for the previous year
Grading and discipline policies
Correct: The nurse should determine if these policies are administered to
promote personal and educational achievement.
Curriculum plans
Correct: The nurse should determine if there are clearly defined curricular
components and expectations
Roster of teachers employed in the last 5 years
Correct: The nurse should assess for stability among the teachers.
List of school-wide celebrations for the previous year.
Correct: The nurse should assess if the accomplishment of school
stakeholders are being celebrated.
A nurse educator is explaining the concept of mainstreaming students within a
school system and asks the nursing students to provide an example of how
this makes a school nurse's job difficult at times. The best example is:
, a. Having time to get to know the students, their particular situations, and
understanding a little bit about their individual backgrounds.
b. The nurse caring for a child on a ventilator in the school system would have
very little time devoted to screen the rest of the students for vision problems.
c. Addressing the screening needs of several hundred students in three
different buildings with a limited amount of time.
d. Making sure the teachers within the school system understand the role of
the school nurse.
The nurse caring for a child on a ventilator in the school system would have
very little time devoted to screen the rest of the students for vision problems.
Correct: Mainstreaming has created some difficulties for school health nurses.
They now spend a considerable portion of their time caring for children with
special needs, which can decrease the time available to meet the needs of
other children in the school setting.
A school system is interviewing candidates for the position of school nurse. Of
the following, which candidate would be most likely selection for the position?
The candidate who is:
a. An RN with a baccalaureate degree
b. An LPN
c. Any RN
d. A pediatric nurse practitioner
An RN with a baccalaureate degree
Correct: Preparation for school nursing should include a minimum of a
baccalaureate degree in nursing due to the need for autonomous practice and
Which activities are within the school nurse's role as defined by the National
Association of School Nurses (NASN)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Surveying playground equipment for safety.
b. Providing parents with information on normal development.
c. Administering medications for identified illnesses.
d. Ordering diagnostic tests to diagnose chronic illnesses.
e. Collaborating with mental health professionals regarding specific students.
Surveying playground equipment for safety.
Correct: One of the NASN components is promoting a safe school
environment.
Providing parents with information on normal development.
Correct: One of the NASN components is facilitating normal development.
Administering medications for identified illnesses.
Correct: One of the NASN components is providing quality care for potential
and identified health problems.
Collaborating with mental health professionals regarding specific students.
Correct: One of the NASN components is collaborating with others to enhance
student and family capabilities.
,A school nurse assessing the climate of a school newly added to the district.
Which documents would the nurse review as foundation for this assessment?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Grading and discipline policies
b. Curriculum plans
c. Maintenance records over the last year
d. Roster of teachers employed in the last 5 years
e. List of school-wide celebrations for the previous year
Grading and discipline policies
Correct: The nurse should determine if these policies are administered to
promote personal and educational achievement.
Curriculum plans
Correct: The nurse should determine if there are clearly defined curricular
components and expectations
Roster of teachers employed in the last 5 years
Correct: The nurse should assess for stability among the teachers.
List of school-wide celebrations for the previous year.
Correct: The nurse should assess if the accomplishment of school
stakeholders are being celebrated.
A nurse educator is explaining the concept of mainstreaming students within a
school system and asks the nursing students to provide an example of how
this makes a school nurse's job difficult at times. The best example is:
, a. Having time to get to know the students, their particular situations, and
understanding a little bit about their individual backgrounds.
b. The nurse caring for a child on a ventilator in the school system would have
very little time devoted to screen the rest of the students for vision problems.
c. Addressing the screening needs of several hundred students in three
different buildings with a limited amount of time.
d. Making sure the teachers within the school system understand the role of
the school nurse.
The nurse caring for a child on a ventilator in the school system would have
very little time devoted to screen the rest of the students for vision problems.
Correct: Mainstreaming has created some difficulties for school health nurses.
They now spend a considerable portion of their time caring for children with
special needs, which can decrease the time available to meet the needs of
other children in the school setting.
A school system is interviewing candidates for the position of school nurse. Of
the following, which candidate would be most likely selection for the position?
The candidate who is:
a. An RN with a baccalaureate degree
b. An LPN
c. Any RN
d. A pediatric nurse practitioner
An RN with a baccalaureate degree
Correct: Preparation for school nursing should include a minimum of a
baccalaureate degree in nursing due to the need for autonomous practice and
