You are a school nurse who will work with an incoming kindergarten student who has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Why would you make a home visit before school starts?
A) To provide anticipatory guidance to the family
B) To assess the safety of the child's assistive devices
C) To arrange for a teaching aide to work with the child
D) To provide follow-up care after the child's clinic visit
Ans: A
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Public health, parish, and school nurses may make visits to provide anticipatory guidance to high-risk families and follow-up care to patients with communicable diseases. The other answers are incorrect because they are not functions of the school nurse.
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