The school nurse reviews basic information collected during routine health checks of the students. Which action should the nurse take to help reduce the number of students with a body mass index of 30 or greater?
a. Prepare a handout on healthy food choices
b. Send letters to all parents about the obesity epidemic in the school
c. Suggest time for physical activity be increased in the course curriculum
d. Schedule time with each overweight student and counsel on the hazards of obesity
a. Prepare a handout on healthy food choices
Although all choice might seem appropriate, the one that the nurse can do to help the students is prepare a handout on healthy food choices. Sending letters to all parents would be inappropriate for those students who have a normal body mass index. Changing the curriculum would need to involve the entire school board and teachers. Personal counseling will take a significant amount of time and the nurse may not reach all of the students who would benefit from learning healthier nutritional practices.
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