NBCSN SCHOOL NURSE CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Growth charts are helpful assessment tools because. Answer:
Children will generally follow their own curve as they grow
◉ Heart murmurs are characterized in relation to. Answer: Timing,
location, intensity, and conduction
◉ Ideal location to evaluate hyperactivity. Answer: classroom
◉ Growth variation. Answer: short stature causes
◉ BMI (body mass index) formula. Answer: a person's weight in
kilograms divided by the square of height in meters
◉ BMI (body mass index) ranges. Answer: Underweight - Less than
18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
Obese - 30 - 39.9
,◉ BMI (body mass index) definition. Answer: a measure of body
weight relative to height
◉ BMI is recommended for identifying?. Answer: obesity
◉ A five year old being evaluated by you cannot pronounce j, v, th,
ch. Answer: Encourage the child to talk
◉ The primary reason for taking a health history for a middle school
child complaining of pain is. Answer: Determine effective plan of
care
◉ Osgood-Schlatter's disease. Answer: joint tenderness on knee
flexion and a bony prominence below the patella
◉ cover/uncover test is for. Answer: strabismus
◉ Vision Screening. Answer: Snellen chart- child should be at
distance mark, sitting or standing
◉ Hearing Screening Procedure- how long should you present the
tone?. Answer: Present tone for 2-4 seconds
, ◉ Sensory Hearing loss. Answer: damage to inner ear or auditory
nerve
◉ Thyroid Disorder: assessment priority. Answer: Priority- general
nutritional assessment
◉ Acanthoses Nigricans. Answer: Type 2 Diabetes (endocrine
dysfunction)
◉ Mantoux test. Answer: intradermal test to determine tuberculin
sensitivity based on a positive reaction where the area around the
test site becomes red and swollen
◉ Mantoux Test (PPD) recommended after?. Answer: visiting area of
incidence (ie. family in the Middle East for 6 months
◉ Sore throat needed MD referral. Answer: Ulcerative lesions and
white papules in the oral mucosa
◉ The Primary role of the School Nurse in pediculosis. Answer:
teach measures to reduce the spread of lice
◉ FLACC Scale. Answer: Pain scale for children with a
developmental age of three and non-verbal
EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Growth charts are helpful assessment tools because. Answer:
Children will generally follow their own curve as they grow
◉ Heart murmurs are characterized in relation to. Answer: Timing,
location, intensity, and conduction
◉ Ideal location to evaluate hyperactivity. Answer: classroom
◉ Growth variation. Answer: short stature causes
◉ BMI (body mass index) formula. Answer: a person's weight in
kilograms divided by the square of height in meters
◉ BMI (body mass index) ranges. Answer: Underweight - Less than
18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
Obese - 30 - 39.9
,◉ BMI (body mass index) definition. Answer: a measure of body
weight relative to height
◉ BMI is recommended for identifying?. Answer: obesity
◉ A five year old being evaluated by you cannot pronounce j, v, th,
ch. Answer: Encourage the child to talk
◉ The primary reason for taking a health history for a middle school
child complaining of pain is. Answer: Determine effective plan of
care
◉ Osgood-Schlatter's disease. Answer: joint tenderness on knee
flexion and a bony prominence below the patella
◉ cover/uncover test is for. Answer: strabismus
◉ Vision Screening. Answer: Snellen chart- child should be at
distance mark, sitting or standing
◉ Hearing Screening Procedure- how long should you present the
tone?. Answer: Present tone for 2-4 seconds
, ◉ Sensory Hearing loss. Answer: damage to inner ear or auditory
nerve
◉ Thyroid Disorder: assessment priority. Answer: Priority- general
nutritional assessment
◉ Acanthoses Nigricans. Answer: Type 2 Diabetes (endocrine
dysfunction)
◉ Mantoux test. Answer: intradermal test to determine tuberculin
sensitivity based on a positive reaction where the area around the
test site becomes red and swollen
◉ Mantoux Test (PPD) recommended after?. Answer: visiting area of
incidence (ie. family in the Middle East for 6 months
◉ Sore throat needed MD referral. Answer: Ulcerative lesions and
white papules in the oral mucosa
◉ The Primary role of the School Nurse in pediculosis. Answer:
teach measures to reduce the spread of lice
◉ FLACC Scale. Answer: Pain scale for children with a
developmental age of three and non-verbal
