EDS 220 Final Exam nEWEST 2026 COmPlETE QUESTiOnS anD
CORRECT DETailED anSWERS (VERiFiED anSWERS) |alREaDY
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Promote healthcare education - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide healthcare instruction or
information (e.g., education about maintaining a healthy diet) to students, school personnel,
families, and communities
ii. Counsel students on social-emotional issues (e.g., support a student who is concerned about
how he or she will be accepted by his or her peers)
Take initiative in providing healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Develop emergency plans
and train staff to carry out plans (e.g., a student in a wheelchair needs an exit plan in case of an
emergency evacuation)
ii. Delegate care according to applicable laws and policies (i.e., train, supervise, and evaluate
other school personnel to carry out some healthcare services such as having a physical
therapist monitor skin break-down for someone wearing a brace)
Screen an refer students for healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Perform activities such
as vision, hearing, posture, or body-mass-index screenings
ii. Conduct overall health assessments
Promote a healthy school environment - CORRECT anSWER-i. Report communicable diseases,
such as tuberculosis, as required by law
ii. Monitor the school's physical environment (e.g., playground safety)
Assume leadership for health policies and programs - CORRECT anSWER-i. Promote programs
and policies that positively affect students' health
ii. Engage in the evaluation of health policies for school districts
, Advocate for students with disabilities who have special healthcare needs - CORRECT anSWER-
i. Coordinate school and community healthcare services
ii. Communicate regularly with families and community healthcare providers
What are the seven roles of a school nurse? - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide healthcare services
ii. Promote healthcare education
iii. Take initiative in providing healthcare services
iv. Screen and refer students for health conditions
v. Promote a healthy school environment
vi. Assume leadership for health policies and programs
vii. Advocate for students with disabilities who have special healthcare needs
Provide healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide short-term care for students' acute
injuries, illnesses, or crisis interventions (such as for the flu or colds)
ii. Perform required healthcare procedures for students with special health needs (such as
catheterization and tube feedings)
Ms. Garcia has been a school nurse for nearly 20 years. She notices more students with severe
healthcare needs in public schools now than at any other time in her career. Discuss three
reasons why this change might have occurred. - CORRECT anSWER-i. There could simply be
more methods of diagnosing students so it may seem like there are more students with
healthcare needs but they may have just not been able to detect those needs before.
ii. Students may not be receiving the proper care for their needs and as a result, their conditions
have become severe
iii. Environmental factors have gotten worse and as a result, students' health has declined.
Explain the differences between a Section 504 plan and an IEP - CORRECT anSWER-i. A Section
504 plan is a document that outlines the needs of a student who has a physical or mental
impairment, so that he or she may participate successfully in the educational environment.
Students who have a 504 plan are not required to receive special education services.
ii. An individualized education program (IEP) is a detailed document describing how a school will
meet the learning needs of a student with disabilities.
CORRECT DETailED anSWERS (VERiFiED anSWERS) |alREaDY
GRaDED a+||BRanD nEW VERSiOn!!
Promote healthcare education - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide healthcare instruction or
information (e.g., education about maintaining a healthy diet) to students, school personnel,
families, and communities
ii. Counsel students on social-emotional issues (e.g., support a student who is concerned about
how he or she will be accepted by his or her peers)
Take initiative in providing healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Develop emergency plans
and train staff to carry out plans (e.g., a student in a wheelchair needs an exit plan in case of an
emergency evacuation)
ii. Delegate care according to applicable laws and policies (i.e., train, supervise, and evaluate
other school personnel to carry out some healthcare services such as having a physical
therapist monitor skin break-down for someone wearing a brace)
Screen an refer students for healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Perform activities such
as vision, hearing, posture, or body-mass-index screenings
ii. Conduct overall health assessments
Promote a healthy school environment - CORRECT anSWER-i. Report communicable diseases,
such as tuberculosis, as required by law
ii. Monitor the school's physical environment (e.g., playground safety)
Assume leadership for health policies and programs - CORRECT anSWER-i. Promote programs
and policies that positively affect students' health
ii. Engage in the evaluation of health policies for school districts
, Advocate for students with disabilities who have special healthcare needs - CORRECT anSWER-
i. Coordinate school and community healthcare services
ii. Communicate regularly with families and community healthcare providers
What are the seven roles of a school nurse? - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide healthcare services
ii. Promote healthcare education
iii. Take initiative in providing healthcare services
iv. Screen and refer students for health conditions
v. Promote a healthy school environment
vi. Assume leadership for health policies and programs
vii. Advocate for students with disabilities who have special healthcare needs
Provide healthcare services - CORRECT anSWER-i. Provide short-term care for students' acute
injuries, illnesses, or crisis interventions (such as for the flu or colds)
ii. Perform required healthcare procedures for students with special health needs (such as
catheterization and tube feedings)
Ms. Garcia has been a school nurse for nearly 20 years. She notices more students with severe
healthcare needs in public schools now than at any other time in her career. Discuss three
reasons why this change might have occurred. - CORRECT anSWER-i. There could simply be
more methods of diagnosing students so it may seem like there are more students with
healthcare needs but they may have just not been able to detect those needs before.
ii. Students may not be receiving the proper care for their needs and as a result, their conditions
have become severe
iii. Environmental factors have gotten worse and as a result, students' health has declined.
Explain the differences between a Section 504 plan and an IEP - CORRECT anSWER-i. A Section
504 plan is a document that outlines the needs of a student who has a physical or mental
impairment, so that he or she may participate successfully in the educational environment.
Students who have a 504 plan are not required to receive special education services.
ii. An individualized education program (IEP) is a detailed document describing how a school will
meet the learning needs of a student with disabilities.
