Author Question: Playground safety protects children from injury. A nurse visits a new community church and notices ... (Read 78 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Playground safety protects children from injury. A nurse visits a new community church and notices rope swings and a trampoline. What action should the nurse take?

1. No action is required
2. Explain to the church officials that those items are not recommended for playgrounds because they create the potential for injury
3. Supervise the children closely when they are using this equipment
4. Call the police to have the items confiscated

Question 2

Witnessing gun violence or knowing its victims affects children indirectly. Nurses can actively participate in efforts to reduce gun violence among young people by

1. Identifying populations at risk for violence and targeting aggression or anger management
2. Passing legislation to support gun control
3. Searching lockers at school looking for weapons and contraband
4. Caring for clients who have sustained gun shot wounds

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Rope swings and trampolines are not recommended for playgrounds.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
The other answers are not activities community health nurses would engage in.