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tiara099 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The school nurse is providing guidance to families of children who are entering elementary school. What is essential information to include?

a. Meet with teachers only at scheduled conferences.
b. Encourage growth of a sense of responsibility in children.
c. Provide tutoring for children to ensure mastery of material.
d. Homework should be done as soon as child comes home from school.

Question 2

The school nurse has been asked to begin teaching sex education in the fifth grade. What should the nurse recognize?

a. Questions need to be discouraged in this setting.
b. Most children in the fifth grade are too young for sex education.
c. Sexuality is presented as a normal part of growth and development.
d. Correct terminology should be reserved for children who are older.

jointhecircus · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
By being responsible for school work, children learn to keep promises, meet deadlines, and succeed in their jobs as adults. Parents should meet with the teachers at the beginning of the school year, for scheduled conferences, and whenever information about the child or parental concerns needs to be shared. Tutoring should be provided only in special circumstances in elementary school, such as in response to prolonged absence. The parent should not dictate the study time but should establish guidelines to ensure that homework is done.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
When sexual information is presented to school-age children, sex should be treated as a normal part of growth and development. They should be encouraged to ask questions. At 10 to 11 years old, fifth graders are not too young to speak about physiologic changes in their bodies. Preadolescents need precise and concrete information.