Level: Clinical
Difficulty: Medium
Subtopic: Communicable disease reporting
NCLEX: The school nurse during a vaccination clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and communicable dis…
Community / public health nursing Health Promotion and Maintenance
Case Study
The school nurse during a vaccination clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and communicable disease reporting. Assessment data include vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?
Question
A. A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.
B. A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.
C. Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.
D. The new finding that vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations.
B. A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.
C. Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.
D. The new finding that vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations.
Rationale
Correct answer: D. The new finding that vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations.
Rationale: Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.
Rationale: Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.