NSG 3480 Community Health Exam 1, Unit 1,
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Which 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 -Answer-c. Lack of another
source of regular health care
Which 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. -Answer-c. She demonstrated that school nurses
decreased absenteeism by 50%.
,Which 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 -Answer-c. Political
movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate about
the effects of alcohol and tobacco
Which 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 -Answer-c)
The national school lunch program
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) -Answer-B. At school,
especially on playgrounds
,Which is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United
States?
a. Alcohol
b. Firearms (guns)
c. Overweight and obesity
d. Tobacco use -Answer-d. Tobacco use
Which is the most commonly used drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
d. Methamphetamine
Cocaine
e. Steroids -Answer-a. Alcohol
Which is the most commonly used illegal drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Inhalants
b. Marijuana
c. Methamphetamine
d. Cocaine
e. Steroid -Answer-b. Marijuana
Which is one of the most frequent health complaints of school-aged
children?
a. Anxiety over grades
b. Dental caries
c. Headaches in response to stress
, d. Stomachaches -Answer-b. Dental caries
Which health problem has been reduced in school-aged and
adolescent children?
a. Chronic discases (such as asthma or diabetes)
b. Contagious diseases
c. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
d. Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis) -Answer-b. Contagious disease
Which does the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment (EPSDT) service include in its routine screening that may
not be included in a typical private physician preschool physical?
a. Comprehensive health and developmental history
b. Immunizations
c. Laboratory testing
d. Lead toxicity screenings
e. Unclothed physical examination -Answer-d. Lead toxicity
screenings
The school nurse only had the resources for one education program
for all the schools' teachers and support staff. Which topic would be
the most important to address in this program?
a. Asthma
b. Mumps
c. Epilepsy
d. Measles -Answer-a. Asthma
Which medication can a school nurse expect to most frequently
administer?
2, 3, 4 Review Actual Exam 2025 NSG 3480
Community Health Exam Latest Update 2025
Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
Which 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 -Answer-c. Lack of another
source of regular health care
Which 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. -Answer-c. She demonstrated that school nurses
decreased absenteeism by 50%.
,Which 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 -Answer-c. Political
movements such as temperance, which led schools to educate about
the effects of alcohol and tobacco
Which 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 -Answer-c)
The national school lunch program
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) -Answer-B. At school,
especially on playgrounds
,Which is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United
States?
a. Alcohol
b. Firearms (guns)
c. Overweight and obesity
d. Tobacco use -Answer-d. Tobacco use
Which is the most commonly used drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
d. Methamphetamine
Cocaine
e. Steroids -Answer-a. Alcohol
Which is the most commonly used illegal drug among children and
adolescents in the United States?
a. Inhalants
b. Marijuana
c. Methamphetamine
d. Cocaine
e. Steroid -Answer-b. Marijuana
Which is one of the most frequent health complaints of school-aged
children?
a. Anxiety over grades
b. Dental caries
c. Headaches in response to stress
, d. Stomachaches -Answer-b. Dental caries
Which health problem has been reduced in school-aged and
adolescent children?
a. Chronic discases (such as asthma or diabetes)
b. Contagious diseases
c. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
d. Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis) -Answer-b. Contagious disease
Which does the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment (EPSDT) service include in its routine screening that may
not be included in a typical private physician preschool physical?
a. Comprehensive health and developmental history
b. Immunizations
c. Laboratory testing
d. Lead toxicity screenings
e. Unclothed physical examination -Answer-d. Lead toxicity
screenings
The school nurse only had the resources for one education program
for all the schools' teachers and support staff. Which topic would be
the most important to address in this program?
a. Asthma
b. Mumps
c. Epilepsy
d. Measles -Answer-a. Asthma
Which medication can a school nurse expect to most frequently
administer?
