The practical nurse (PN) plans to screen only high-risk children for scoliosis. Which group of children should the PN screen?

This is the group of children that the PN should screen for scoliosis because they are at the highest risk of developing this condition. Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine that usually occurs during the growth spurt before puberty. Girls are more likely than boys to have scoliosis, and the condition tends to worsen during adolescence. A. High school boys are not at high risk of scoliosis and do not need to be screened unless they have signs or symptoms of the condition. B. High school girls are at lower risk of scoliosis than middle school girls because they have completed most of their growth spurt and their condition is less likely to progress. C. Middle school boys are at lower risk of scoliosis than middle school girls because they have a slower growth rate and a later onset of puberty.