Question

If you were a school nurse planning a prevention education program V for your rural middle school students on alcohol, other drugs, and sex, what would you need to consider before actually beginning your program? What is the most effective prevention program that could be used? What ethical considerations should be incorporated into program planning? What message do you think adolescents need to hear? What type of relationship do you hope to establish with the students?

Answer 1

Answer: Before initiating awareness program, it is necessary to evaluate and analyse the depth of knowledge the particular group of population have and the addiction or the misuse of the information.

It is important to create awareness among this category of the population and impart knowledge regarding the adverse effects of the alcohol consumption or the drugs. The alcohol causes cardiovascular disease, diabetes as well as chronic diseases etc.

The necessity to impart knowledge regarding the sex education such as to avoid themselves to indulge in the activities which may cause harm or they should be more conscious regarding precautions. The adolescent should understand the requirement of precaution to avoid from any kind of disease or the infection which are being sexually transmitted.