The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is ...

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The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is influenced by three factors necessary for the spread of communicable diseases. These three factors are:
 
  a. transmission, susceptibility, and favorable environment
  b. virility of the organism, life span of the organism, and resistance of the organism
  c. climate, temperature, and wind or water factors
  d. availability of a vaccine, methods to inoculate, and population

Question 2

A parent discusses her concerns about her baby's nutritional status. She has tried to feed her 3-month-old infant cereal, but reports that the baby pushed the food back out of the mouth. The nurse explains:
 
  a. Her infant is demonstrating a developmental delay
  b. Her infant is allergic to cereal
  c. Her infant is too young for cereal and is displaying the extrusion reflex
  d. Her infant is demonstrating the rooting reflex and needs a neurological referral

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A Correct. Specifically, the nurse's role in communicable disease control revolves around the three factors necessary for spread of disease: transmission, susceptibility, and a favorable environment.
B Incorrect. The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is influenced by three factors necessary for the spread of communicable diseases. These three factors are not: virility of the organism, life span of the organism, and resistance of the organism.
C Incorrect. The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is influenced by three factors necessary for the spread of communicable diseases. These three factors are not: climate, temperature, and wind or water factors.
D Incorrect. The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is influenced by three factors necessary for the spread of communicable diseases. These three factors are not: availability of a vaccine, methods to inoculate, and population.

Answer to Question 2

C
Infants should not be introduced to solid food until age 4 to 6 months. The baby is demonstrating an intact extrusion reflex, which is developmentally appropriate for an infant this age. No referral is needed.

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