Question 1

The school nurse working on an Indigenous reserve identifies that youth are in a high-risk group for suicide. What action should the nurse take in relation to healthy school policies?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring protocols are in place to refer students to partner agencies is the best choice as it addresses the high-risk issue of suicide among Indigenous youth. This action can help these students receive the necessary support and intervention from external agencies specialized in mental health and suicide prevention. While providing posters with positive health messages and sharing health status reports are important for promoting overall health and well-being, they do not directly address the issue of suicide risk in Indigenous youth. Providing educational opportunities for young siblings to promote health may be beneficial but is not directly relevant to addressing the issue of suicide among Indigenous youth.

Question 2

A school health nurse is working with the school community to support the initiation of a health action team to examine how health promoting the school is overall. List the questions a PHN can use to engage stakeholders in this process?

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Question 3

Group learning and group discussion co-facilitated by youth leaders and the school-based PHN are an effective approach to actively engage young people in creating peer support and formal or informal learning. This intervention is an example of which level of prevention?

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This intervention is an example of primary prevention, which aims to prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs. This is done by preventing exposures to hazards that cause disease or injury, altering unhealthy or unsafe behaviors that can lead to disease or injury, and increasing resistance to disease or injury should exposure occur. Group learning and discussion facilitated by youth leaders and a school-based public health nurse (PHN) aim to engage young people in a way that promotes healthy behaviors and peer support, thereby preventing potential health issues before they arise.

Question 4

In working with youth who are engaging in risk-taking behaviours, discuss three ways that the nurse could lessen the potential harm and encourage more health-enhancing behaviours. Provide a community health nursing practice example for each point.

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Question 5

The school nurse working on an Indigenous reserve identifies that youth are in a high-risk group for suicide. What action should the nurse take in relation to teaching and learning?

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Integrating traditional medicine practices in care of Indigenous students can help the nurse to understand and address the unique cultural and historical factors that contribute to the high risk of suicide in this community. Incorporating traditional healing practices can also help to build trust and improve engagement with Indigenous youth and families. While the other options (A, C, and D) may be beneficial in different ways, they do not directly address the root causes of the high suicide risk among Indigenous youth.

Question 6

Discuss the drawbacks of comprehensive school health?

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Question 7

The comprehensive school health approach is the nursing process applied in collaboration with a school community. Outline this process.

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Question 8

What is an example of a public health nurse promoting health with small groups or classrooms?

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Question 9

Yolanda works as a nurse within a Youth Health Centre. Describe how the Youth Health Centre Model opperates.

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Question 10

A School Health Nurse is working with students in the Gay-Straight Alliance. They work to prevent homophobic and transphobic attitudes in schools. Which level of prevention is this an example of?

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Quiz 17: School Health