Which of the following best explains why school nurses are involved in helping teachers with the task of teaching children how to practice problem solving, communication, and other life skills?
a. Teacher shortages have required nurses to be increasingly involved in teaching life skills.
b. Because so many nurses want to be employed in schools, this responsibility was assumed to increase employment opportunities.
c. States are requiring nurses to screen and to teach life skills.
d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future health problems in school children.
Answer: d. Nurses have been enlisted in this role to help reduce risk factors for future health problems in school children.
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A) carbon monoxide poisoning. B) smoke inhalation. C) cardiac arrest. D) pulmonary collapse.
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