You are a school nurse who is concerned about an incoming kindergartner with muscular dystrophy. Why would you make a home visit before school starts?
A) To provide anticipatory guidance to the family
B) To measure the child's wheelchair to make sure it fits through the school doors
C) To set up home teachers for the child
D) To provide follow-up care after the child's clinic visit
Ans: A
Feedback: 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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