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A school nurse is trying to determine health trends when making plans for health programming in the school for the upcoming school year. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
 
  a. Conduct a survey in the community
  b. Do an online search of groups that might collect and analyze such data
  c. Examine records in the school health office to determine trends
  d. Interview local health officials regarding problems beginning to occur

Question 2

A nurse is called by a friend who complains of symptoms of a cold. Which of the following responses would be the most appropriate by the nurse?
 
  a. Ask the friend what she usually does for a cold and suggest that be done
  b. Tell her to go to the urgent care center for assistance
  c. Suggest that she make an appointment to see her health care provider
  d. Point out to her that nurses are unable to treat patients



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The federal, state, and local governments and many national organizations collect and analyze data to track the well-being of children and adolescents. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) generates a yearly report, Child Health USA, on more than 50 indicators of the well-being of America's children and youth. Such data are readily accessible online. A number of key indicators are tracked on a regular basis by the federal statistical system so that trends are revealed. State and local data also are used to track the well-being of children. The most efficient use of the nurse's time would be to use data that already exists rather than trying to create new data. This could be done by performing an online search for existing data. Once the existing data is collected, the nurse may then need to look specifically at the data at the school or create new data to examine new or existing problems.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Seventy percent to 90 of all illness episodes are treated first, or exclusively, through self-care, often with significant success. Symptoms of a cold do not seem to require drastic action such as going to the urgent care center or seeing a health care provider. Engaging in traditional healing interventions, learned in the family, will be comforting and probably will help.



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