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APUS57 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What is an example of tertiary prevention strategy that the school nurse can do to influence the school climate and reduce bullying?

A) Continue school meetings and teacherstudent discussion groups about bullying, sexual bullying/harassment, and violence in the school setting.
B) Have separate counseling of bullies and victims.
C) Involve parents of bullies and victims in monthly discussions.
D) Develop individual care plans for students, both bullies and victims, addressing physical, mental, and behavioral health needs.

Question 2

What is an example of a secondary prevention strategy that the school nurse can implement to influence the school climate and reduce bullying?

A) Conduct a teacher/staff in-service program to educate the members of the school community about the problem of bullying.
B) Have a parent meeting to discuss preventing school violence and explain that addressing and stopping bullying is an important component of violence prevention.
C) Have teacherstudent discussion groups to reinforce antibullying messages and contribute to changing the school culture.
D) Formally assess for bullying behaviors on an annual basis.

adammoses97 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
An example of tertiary prevention is to continue school meetings and teacherstudent discussion groups about bullying, sexual bullying/harassment, and violence in the school setting. Examples of secondary prevention include separate counseling of bullies and victims; involving parents of bullies and victims in monthly discussions; developing individual care plans for students, both bullies and victims, and addressing physical, mental, and behavioral health needs.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Implementing secondary prevention includes teacherstudent discussion groups to reinforce antibullying messages and contribute to changing the school culture. Implementing primary prevention includes conducting a teacher/staff in-service program to educate the members of the school community about the problem of bullying and having a parent meeting to discuss preventing school violence and explaining that addressing and stopping bullying is an important component of violence prevention. Implementing tertiary prevention includes formally assessing for bullying behaviors on an annual basis.