The current school year is now over, and the school health nurse spends time summarizing the records of all the children who had come into the school health office during the past school year

Question

Which of the following best explains the rationale for this action?
a.
Because analysis can help establish priorities for future health programs
b.
Because annual reports are expected by the school board
c.
Because it's very personally rewarding to see all the help one has given throughout the year
d.
Because the nurse has to justify the school health office budget for each year

Answer 1

ANS: A
Community health nurses (CHNs) are employed in ambulatory care centers, occupational health and school sites, housing complexes, day care programs, residential treatment and substance abuse programs, and other official and nonofficial agencies. At each of these sites, CHNs meet families and can assess and intervene at the family and community levels.

The challenge is to focus not only on individual students but extend practice to the whole school community of children. Fiscal constraints hold the nurse accountable for the best delegation of scarce resources. In times of limited budgets, the school health nurse, on the basis of the most frequent problems presented in the office, can draw conclusions as to what are the major health needs of children in the community. On the basis of those conclusions, health programs can be planned to maximize health promotion and disease prevention in the school.