The school health nurse recognizes that children who display certain characteristics are at risk for poor school performance. The nurse will therefore observe each school-age child for which of the following characteristics? Select all that apply
1. Decreased ability to perform visual tracking
2. Decreased auditory stimulation
3. Decreased muscle tone
4. Multiple dental caries
5. Chronic tonsillitis
1; 2; 3
Rationale:
1. Children with problems with vision, hearing, and muscle tone are at risk for poor school performance because most school activities involve listening, seeing, and kinetic activity.
2. Children with problems with vision, hearing, and muscle tone are at risk for poor school performance because most school activities involve listening, seeing, and kinetic activity.
3. Children with problems with vision, hearing, and muscle tone are at risk for poor school performance because most school activities involve listening, seeing, and kinetic activity.
4. School performance would not likely be affected by dental caries.
5. School performance would not likely be affected by chronic tonsillitis.
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