A school nurse is concerned about a fourth grade student with cystic fibrosis. The nurse is aware that children with health problems are at major risk for what?
A) Sports injuries
B) Attention disorders
C) Experiencing school-related stress due to a desire to overachieve
D) Underachieving or failing in school
Ans: D
Feedback: School-aged children and adolescents with health problems are at major risk for underachieving or failing in school. The other answers are incorrect because they are not at major risk for sports injuries, attention disorders, or a desire to overachieve.
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