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oliviahorn72

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An school-age client who recently moved to a new school in a different town presents to an ambulatory care center and describes the following: I have no friends in my new school, and I no longer want to go to play soccer.
 
  I know I will be lonely there, too. Which of these takes priority when speaking with the school-age client?
  1. Helping the school-age client realize the value of soccer
  2. Promoting healthy mental-health outcomes
  3. Acknowledging the fact that it takes several months to make new friends at a new school
  4. Stressing the importance of remaining in a close parentchild relationship during these stressful times

Question 2

The school nurse performs screenings on all students in the middle school. In addition, the nurse will perform selected screenings on individual school-age children.
 
  When planning the screenings for the year, which screenings will the nurse include for all school-age children?
  Standard Text: Select all that apply.
  1. Hearing
  2. Height and weight
  3. Blood-pressure measurement
  4. Hepatitis B profile serology
  5. Chest x-ray



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: The school-age client is obviously lonely with the move to the new school. The nurse should focus on appropriate coping skills, which will enhance good mental-health outcomes for the child. It would not be appropriate to discuss the importance of soccer at this time, since the school-age client must deal with the loss of friends and developing new friendships first. The parentchild relationship should not be used as a substitute for the development of new peer relationships.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale: Routine screening for school-age children include hearing, checking for height and weight, and blood-pressure measurements. The hepatitis B profile is only needed once, prior to administration of hepatitis B vaccine; however, this is not a required screening for all school-age children. A chest x-ray is not a routine screening test for school-age children.




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