A community health nurse is working with local community agencies to provide services for children and adolescents with disabilities. Based on the nurse's knowledge of the most common disabilities affecting this group, the nurse would advocate for which service to address the largest group?

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In descending order, the most common disabilities found in school-age children and adolescents are learning disorders; speech or language impairment; mental retardation; serious emotional disturbances and other disabilities, such as autism; deaf-blindness; orthopedic problems; traumatic brain injury; and other health impairments, such as asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy. Thus, advocating for special education services would address the most common disability, learning disorders.

A Community Health Nurse Is Working with Local Community Agencies