week 8: chapter 17

Question 1

What statement is true about school-aged children and youth?
a. Drop-out rates are slowly increasing
b. In Canada 10 million children and youth attend school each day
c. Schools contribute to poor health behaviours in children and youth
d. Schools play a key role in youth development

Answer 1

d. Schools play a key role in youth development

Question 2

Nurses in schools provide health promotion and health protection programs and services to individuals, families, groups, and aggregates within the school community. What model are they working within?
a. Clinical services
b. Treatment based
c. Biomedical
d. Primary health care

Answer 2

d. Primary health care

Question 3

Johanna, 10 years old, is confident, competent, reasonable, and composed. What task is she likely to complete?
a. Developing core values
b. Relying on her parents and teachers to make decisions
c. Establishing intimate relationships
d. Seeking opportunities to master new skills

Answer 3

d. Seeking opportunities to master new skills

Question 4

What percentage of Canadian children under age 18 live in poverty?
a. 19%
b. 29%
c. 49%
d. 39%

Answer 4

a. 19%

Question 5

What percentage of indiginous youth live in poverty?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 60%

Answer 5

b. 50%

Question 6

Karl is a new nurse working in several inner-city schools. What will he learn through his community assessment?
a. 20% of Caucasian (white) children live in poverty
b. Children who are new immigrants to Canada are less likely to live in poverty
c. Children with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty
d. Aboriginal children who live off reserve are less likely to live in poverty

Answer 6

c. Children with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty

Question 7

Which group of children has the highest mortality rate from motor vehicle collissions?
a. Youth between the ages of 10 and 19 years
b. Adolescent females
c. Children under 3 years
d. Pre-adolescent males

Answer 7

a. Youth between the ages of 10 and 19 years

Question 8

Angelique, 12 years old, lives in a suburban area. What type of non-fatal injury is she most likely to suffer in the next year?
a. Suicide attempt
b. Sports injury
c. Serious head injury
d. Injury from pertussis

Answer 8

b. Sports injury

Question 9

Which statement is true about physical activity and weight in children?
a. One in 3 Canadian children is overweight
b. It’s a problem of equal concern in girls and boys
c. Of Grade 6 to 10 students, 25% are physically inactive
d. Over 70% of children on reserve are overweight

Answer 9

a. One in 3 Canadian children is overweight

Question 10

What statement is true about the mental health of children in Canada?
a. About 25% of children live with some form of mental illness
b. Suicide rates continue to slowly increase for early adolescent and adolescent youth
c. Grade 10 girls report feeling low more frequently than boys
d. Hospitalization for eating disorders in girls under age 15 increased by 10% from 1987
to 1999

Answer 10

c. Grade 10 girls report feeling low more frequently than boys

Question 11

In a group of 300 youth attending grades 7-12, how many could the school nurse expect to use alcohol?
a. 135
b. 235
c. 100
d. 70

Answer 11

a. 135

Question 12

Which group of 15- to 19-year-old youths is most likely to complete their suicide attempt?
a. Youth of Aboriginal origin
b. Youth who identify as transgender
c. Male youth of Asian origin
d. Youth of immigrant families

Answer 12

a. Youth of Aboriginal origin

Question 13

Randy, a school nurse, is doing an environmental scan of youth and risk-taking behaviours. Which statement would he include in this scan as being accurate?
a. 31% of youth aged 15 to 19 years report smoking
b. 50% of youth aged 12 to 17 years have tried marijuana
c. 20% of youth aged 15 to 17 years report having intercourse without using a condom
d. 75% of youth aged 15 to 17 years reported drinking alcohol

Answer 13

c. 20% of youth aged 15 to 17 years report having intercourse without using a condom

Question 14

A group of school nurses are working with the high school student council to create a school health committee to identify health issues. What component of the Health Promoting Schools approach are the nurses using?
a. Teaching and learning
b. Healthy school policy
c. Partnership and services
d. Supportive environment

Answer 14

d. Supportive environment

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about the commprehensive school health approach?
a. It describes a sociopolitical approach to disease prevention in schools
b. It involves mobilizing a talking group of parents and students
c. It recognizes that an educational approach alone doesn’t change behaviours
d. It’s not important for school policies to reinforce educational messages

Answer 15

c. It recognizes that an educational approach alone doesn’t change behaviours

Question 16

A group of nurses work with an approach that includes the components of teaching and learning, healthy environment, supportive social environment, and supportive services. What approach are they using?
a. Comprehensive School Health
b. Canadian Public Health Association
c. Joint Consortium on School Health
d. Canadian Association for School Health

Answer 16

a. Comprehensive School Health

Question 17

From which perspective would a school nurse in 1965 have practised?
a. Socio-ecological framework
b. Comprehensive school health approach
c. Population health approach
d. Biomedical model

Answer 17

d. biomedical model

Question 18

Thomas is a nurse working with several local high schools using a comprehensive school health approach. He is most likely applying what process within a school community?
a. Critical thinking process
b. Ethical decision-making process
c. Partnership and services process
d. Community health nursing process

Answer 18

d. Community health nursing process

Question 19

Nurses in a community want to facilitate the Comprehensive School Health program in the community. What should the nurses do first?
a. Develop a health curriculum for the teachers to use
b. Provide a community inservice on the benefits of the program
c. Form a partnership with the school board and the public health unit
d. Determine the school community’s level of readiness

Answer 19

d. Determine the school community’s level of readiness

Question 20

What is an example of a public health nurse promoting health with small groups or classrooms?
a. Providing or recommending curriculim materials to teachers
b. Ensuring equitable access to health and social services for the school population
c. Collecting statistics to identify trends and prevailing issues
d. Assessment, supportive counselling, and referring students to services

Answer 20

a. Providing or recommending curriculim materials to teachers

Question 21

Joseph, 16 years old, lives with his parents on a reserve. What task is Joseph completing? a. Controlling his own behaviour
b. Establishing co-operative relationships with peers
c. Looking at situations from multiple perspectives
d. Feeling unsure about his future plans for work or school

Answer 21

b. Establishing co-operative relationships with peers

Question 22

Joseph, 16 years old, lives with his parents on a reserve. The school nurse wants to promote a healthy eating program in the school. What factor will aid in making it successful?
a. Inviting youth in the school to become involved
b. Scheduling one nutrition break per day
c. Promoting the use of organic food
d. Limiting student access to neighbourhood convenience stores

Answer 22

a. Inviting youth in the school to become involved

Question 23

The school nurse working on an Aboriginal reserve identifies that youth are in a high-risk
group for suicide. What action should the nurse take in relation to teaching and learning?
a. Incorporate student performances in health promotion events
b. Provide educational opportunities for parents about positive mental health
c. Ensure government participation with respect to funding initiatives
d. Provide formal recognition of staff contributions in health initiatives

Answer 23

b. Provide educational opportunities for parents about positive mental health

Question 24

The school nurse working on an Aboriginal reserve identifies that youth are in a high-risk group for suicide. What action should the nurse take in relation to healthy school policies?
a. Provide posters that promote positive health messages
b. Share health status reports to assist staff in addressing issues
c. Ensure protocols are in place to refer students to partner agencies
d. Provide educational opportunities for young siblings to promote health

Answer 24

c. Ensure protocols are in place to refer students to partner agencies