Community / public health nursing · practice question

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 intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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Delay teaching until the day of discharge only.Restrict all movement without individualized assessment.Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.Ignore small changes until they become severe.

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C. Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.

Why

Risk reduction focuses on early identification, prevention, teaching, and reassessment rather than unnecessary restriction or delay.

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