Author Question: What primarily determines the school health nurse's role in a community? A. Community's ... (Read 40 times)

mmm · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What primarily determines the school health nurse's role in a community?

A. Community's priorities for its schools
B. Local school system's goals as influenced by federal and state legislative dictates
C. Nurse practice act of the state in which the nurse practices
D. The employed nurse's education, credentials, and skill level

Question 2

A school nurse completed a needs' assessment and concluded that illegal use of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, was a major problem. What might be the nurse's first intervention?

A. Ask police officers to visit the school and preach abstinence, while sharing the legal penalties for illegal drug use.
B. Create, with administrative support, a no smoking on school grounds policy.
C. Inform teachers that smoking on school grounds will not be tolerated.
D. Tell the local newspapers of her findings so that the media can inform parents.