The school nurse is discussing after-school sports participation ...

[karateprodigy]

The school nurse is discussing after-school sports participation with parents of children age 10 years. The nurse's presentation includes which important consideration?
 
  a. Teams should be gender specific.
  b. Organized sports are not appropriate at this age.
  c. Competition is detrimental to the establishment of a positive self-image.
  d. Sports participation is encouraged if the type of sport is appropriate to the child's abilities.

Question 2

What statement best describes fear in school-age children?
 
  a. Increasing concerns about bodily safety overwhelm them.
  b. They should be encouraged to hide their fears to prevent ridicule by peers.
  c. Most of the new fears that trouble them are related to school and family.
  d. Children with numerous fears need continuous protective behavior by parents to eliminate these fears.

[Carliemb17]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Virtually every child is suited for some type of sport. The child should be matched to the type of sport appropriate to his or her abilities and physical and emotional makeup. At this age, girls and boys have the same basic structure and similar responses to exercise and training. After puberty, teams should be gender specific because of the increased muscle mass in boys. Organized sports help children learn teamwork and skill acquisition. The emphasis should be on playing and learning. Children do enjoy appropriate levels of competition.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
During the school-age years, children experience a wide variety of fears, but new fears related predominantly to school and family bother children during this time. Parents and other persons involved with children should discuss children's fear with them individually or as a group activity. Sometimes school-age children hide their fears to avoid being teased. Hiding the fears does not end them and may lead to phobias.