ATI Community Health Exam 2 Complete Review
Roles of a school nurse
[Chapter 30: School Health]
● To systematically continue with assessment,
... [Show More] diagnosis, goal setting, and evaluation
of student health needs
● Clinician. Educator. Advocate
● School nurses are seeing an increase in the number of children because they lack a source of
medical care
○ Dental cavities are the most common complaints of school-aged kids
○ Obesity and diabetes-related health problems are increasing
● The presence of school nurses decrease absenteeism by 50% (proven by Lilian Wald)
● School nurses can perform screenings
○ Blood Pressure: Height & Weight: Scoliosis: Visual & Hearing Acuity
● School nurses can provide education
○ The Temperance movement led school nurses to teach about the effects ofalcohol and tobacco
○ Address important health concerns such as asthma because of its severity and prevalence as one of the most common chronic childhoodconditions
○ Prevention programs should first be taught to elementary grade students
○ Sexual education and teaching teenagers that they are less likely tocomplete high school and may end up living in poverty
● School nurses can administer medications
○ ADHD medications are the most common, but they can also giveanalgesics
and antipyretics, antacids, antitussives, anticonvulsants,antiemetics and
antidiarrheals, antifungals, antihistamines, and antibiotics
● The school nurse must understand that disabled students have a right to an
environment that is least restrictive as possible
● The school nurse may sometimes have to act as a counselor and confidante
Role of a nurse in spiritual health
● Needs to be able to conduct a spiritual assessment; recognized the difference between religious and spiritial needs; identify appropriate spiritual care interventions; and determine what is appropriate to deliver spiritual care.
Faith-Based Nurse
[Chapter 33: Faith Community Nursing]
● Faith community nurses must be independent and self-directed to besuccessful
● The practice is Judeo-Christian based, but they work with people of all faiths
● Integrator of faith and healing: discusses spiritual needs of the client
● Roles (need to know) [Show Less]