Exam 22: Care of School Populations

The school nurse is beginning an evaluation of the school-based health center as part of a school district annual report. Which tools should the nurse use that includes the eight components of the CDC model of a coordinated school health program? (Select all that apply.)

After receiving a report from a teacher regarding a student who was previously outgoing and doing well in the classroom but is now appearing withdrawn, the nurse assesses the student. The nurse becomes aware that there is a possibility that abuse is happening in the home and notifies the appropriate agencies. In this example, the nurse is:

The nurse works in a school that is designated for students with special needs in the district. An important consideration specific to this population is to ensure that these students:

The school nurse is completing a Continuous Quality Improvement Tool for School-based Health Centers. What should the nurse identify as sentinel events for high school students? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse at an elementary school in the community has developed an integrated program of health promotion and health surveillance, which has resulted in much lower rates of student absence than other similar schools in the community. What is the best conclusion to draw from this?

The nurse is aware that most of the students prefer the fried food choices in the school cafeteria and that the many of the students are considered overweight by body mass index (BMI) standards. Strategies that the nurse can employ to ameliorate this concern include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse being interviewed for a position at a local school expects that the position responsibilities will entail screening, monitoring immunization status, and performing minor first-aid duties. However the nurse is surprised to learn that other duties include: (Select all that apply.)

The local school board has allowed students with certain chronic conditions to have their medications with them at all times. Which situation should the nurse be particularly alert to?

The majority of the student population at an inner city school is African American. The nurse should be alert to the number of students:

A ventilator-dependent student joins the school and does not need a personal care attendant. Before providing care to the student, the nurse should:

A student joins the school and the parent tells the nurse that the child has a learning disability. The nurse should ask the parent if the child has:

In the program that the school nurse developed to teach children about health, the teachers assume responsibility for teaching the health principles. The nurse becomes aware that program outcomes are not being achieved. What should the nurse do to resolve this?

A local nursing program has contracted with an elementary school to conduct health teaching. As the school year closes, the nursing students plan to do one last health teaching program. What would be the most appropriate topic the nursing students should choose?

The nurse at the local high school is aware that students are particularly vulnerable during this developmental stage to many health challenges. What is an appropriate priority topic to support student self-development?

A student has been diagnosed with a pulmonary condition that necessitates the use of continuous oxygen. The student's family has limited means and expresses concerns about being able to pay for the use of the oxygen. An important action the nurse can take is to:

The nurse performs vision and hearing screening at the school to identify students who may need referrals for further testing. A responsibility of the nurse in screening is to: