NSG 3480 Exam 1-Actual 240 Questions and Correct
Answers Latest 2025/2026 (New!) - Galen
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
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.
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
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,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
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)
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
Which is the most commonly used drug among children and adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
d. Methamphetamine
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,Cocaine
e. Steroids
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
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
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)
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, 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
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
Which medication can a school nurse expect to most frequently administer?
a. Analgesics and antipyretics
b. Antibiotics
c. Antitussives
d. Anticonvulsants
e. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications
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Answers Latest 2025/2026 (New!) - Galen
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
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.
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
1 | NSG 3480 Exam 1
,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
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)
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
Which is the most commonly used drug among children and adolescents in the United States?
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana
d. Methamphetamine
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,Cocaine
e. Steroids
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
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
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)
3 | NSG 3480 Exam 1
, 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
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
Which medication can a school nurse expect to most frequently administer?
a. Analgesics and antipyretics
b. Antibiotics
c. Antitussives
d. Anticonvulsants
e. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications
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