Should the school nurse do this?

[katy_kay08]

Should a high school nurse call a student in to the office to ask them why they are so thin?  

Would it be okay to call in an overweight student and ask them why they are overweight?  

[grandmab125]

Do you know someone to whom this happened?  Or is this a rhetorical question?  Actually, I would say "no" to both questions.  But perhaps the nurse is concerned that the girl is anorexic or malnourished.  But flat out asking her that, is not the way to do it.  Or maybe she is just naturally skinny.  I remember a girl I went all the way through school with who was American/Philippine, and was the skinniest girl I knew her entire 18 years.  I think she just took after the Asian side of her family, and her mom probably cooked more of an Asian diet....without a lot of the meat and potatoes we all grew up on. 

[JacksMom1221]

If there is concern that the child is not being fed, due to neglect, poverty, etc, or concerns that she is anorexic, yes. That is what a nurse is supposed to do; advocate for the health of others, especially in a society that pressures young girls into fitting into a certain mold to be attractive.

[Tanya93]

Um, if there is a worry there is something wrong with a child, here in this state, they have to ask and investigate if there is a problem.

[LadyBugMom09]

I can see why a nurse may ask this. Perhpas she's trying to find out if there's some type of abuse or neglect, but the parents should be informed if no abuse can be detected.

[teri4lance]

So long as it's done professionally, i can understand the need arising for the nurse to take some concern for her students.

[Bieg9093]

 I'm yes on both, thought I'd be unimpressed if the questions weren't followed by useful offers of help.  The alternative is apathy.  We don't need health professionals in the schools who don't care about kids' health.

[punky3175]

My daughter is naturally very thin and I would say unless there has been a drastic weight loss the nurse shouldn't be asking. And it's also not the school nurse's job to concern themselves with an overweight student.

[rfurlongg]

This.

Quoting Bieg9093:

 I'm yes on both, thought I'd be unimpressed if the questions weren't followed by useful offers of help.  The alternative is apathy.  We don't need health professionals in the schools who don't care about kids' health.

[Momniscient]

This again

Quoting rfurlongg:

This.

Quoting Bieg9093:

 I'm yes on both, thought I'd be unimpressed if the questions weren't followed by useful offers of help.  The alternative is apathy.  We don't need health professionals in the schools who don't care about kids' health.

[.Bubbles.]

 Depends on the context.  If a child has lost a significant amount of weight in a short period of time then yes it could be a health concern.