Reference no: EM133249005

In this task that includes two parts, you will assess the needs of a child and their family located within a rural area and identify strategies to assist them to improve their health literacy and live a healthier life.

You have been working as the School Nurse at Yarrowyck, NSW combined school where you care for the children from grade prep through to Year 12.

Yesterday, the grade 1/3 teacher (Jenny Taylor) expressed concern about 9-year-old Archie. She has observed that Archie does not play with the other children as much as he used to and when he does he often gets into fights. Over the last few months his marks in all subjects have dropped and he doesn't complete his homework like he used to. When she was on yard duty last week, she saw him throwing away his lunch and thinks he has lost weight.

Today you have arranged for Archie and two other grade three boys to help you set up a garden bed for planting vegetables. You ask Archie how he is going at school and home, he puts his head down and whispers "mum and dad fight all the time, sometimes Dad comes home late from the pub and the yelling starts, I stay in my room with the door shut". You ask Archie if he feels safe at home now, and he replies "sometimes I'm scared".

Explain the role of the school nurse in the process of Mandatory Reporting (explain what mandatory reporting is, the school nurse's role; role of the school nurse in mandatory reporting, preventing psychological harm, protecting children; are all nurses mandatory reporters? what do we report on? Who do we collaborate with to protect children?)

Explain the situation where a child is at risk of significant harm; use the example of Archie, include the evidence you have to suggest this (what is significant harm and what indicators should the nurse consider 'red flags'?)