FNP Examination of the Child
If the parent allowed the FNP to examine the child during the
home visit or at the school with the parent present, there
were two potential outcomes:
1. The child appeared well, was recovering, or had no
signs of illness.
2. The child appeared ill and met the objective criteria for
a medical diagnosis (with International Classification
of Diseases, Ninth Revision [ICD-9] code), potential
treatment, or referral.
Each encounter ended with 10 standardized sentences about
the importance of early school attendance, and the FNP left
an information sheet for the parent to read about school
absence and contact information for future assistance.