Which of the following best explains why the school nurse and the principal athletic director of the school would frequently be working together?
a. As neither are teachers, each is susceptible to job layoffs if the community school tax levy does not pass.
b. As support staff to teachers, they have many mutual problems in communicating how they can help teachers be more successful.
c. Both are extremely concerned with the typical student's low amount of physical exercise and want to create an intervention plan.
d. Both have to create a budget plan and allocate funds for their department for the year.
ANS: C
Obesity and its prevention or treatment must be of concern to the school nurse. Although many of the underlying causes of obesity are not well understood, several contributing factors have been identified, including reduced access and affordability of nutritious foods, decreased physical activity, and cultural and genetic influences. The nurse and the athletic director would want to cooperate on how to increase physical activity of the students.
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