The original role of the school nurse was:
a. identifying, educating, and following up on communicable diseases
b. developing, teaching, and evaluating a comprehensive health curriculum
c. home health visits to the ill child
d. assisting the classroom teacher with hygiene teaching
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A Correct. The original role of the school nurse was identifying, educating, and following up on communicable diseases.
B Incorrect. The original role of the school nurse was not developing, teaching, and evaluating a comprehensive health curriculum.
C Incorrect. The original role of the school nurse was not home health visits to the ill child.
D Incorrect. The original role of the school nurse was not assisting the classroom teacher with hygiene teaching.
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