Which intervention would be the most therapeutic for the school nurse on the 1-year anniversary of a shooting that killed three of the school's adolescent students?
a. Plan a convocation for students, family, and teachers to revisit the deaths and loss.
b. Recommend that the principal cancel school for private observances around the town.
c. Plan a forum of commemoration for faculty, students, and family with grief counselors and experts on violence prevention.
d. Suggest to the principal that no specific acknowledgement be made in order to avoid reinforcing attention to the violence that occurred.
C
The occurrence of school shootings has caused experts to look more closely at lethality among adolescents. Providing a forum that will allow everyone involved to express grief and will educate them on strategies they can take to prevent further outbreaks would help to reduce feelings of powerlessness.
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