SCHOOL NURSE CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? Answer:
The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
◉ What are the standards of school nursing? Answer: The
authoritative statements of the duties school nurses are expected to
perform competently
◉ What legal document describes school nurse delegation? Answer:
State Nurse Practice Act
◉ Impetigo Answer: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection.
Honey colored crust
◉ Pinworm Answer: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching
bottom
◉ Describe the primary objective of the school nurse Answer: to
protect and promote student health, facilitate optimal development
,and advance academic success. Goal is to strengthen the educational
process through improvement of the health status and learning of
students
◉ Sickle cell anemia Answer: may cause painful events in hands feel
and or long bones. Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever,
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute chest syndrome
◉ Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins Answer:
Calcium, Iron, Vit D
◉ Connors Rating Scale Answer: ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
◉ Tanner staging Answer: staging of sexual maturity
◉ Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) Answer: To chart
normal progress between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify
children who are NOT developing normally. Does not measure
intelligence
◉ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Answer: the WAIS is the most
widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance
(nonverbal) subtests
,◉ How often is PPT review required? Answer: Annually
◉ What to do if suspected hearing loss? Answer: Conduct
audiometric screening
◉ Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff Answer: 5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
◉ Amblyopia (lazy eye) Answer: If corrected early, affected eye can
have normal vision. Treatment before kindergarten
◉ Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to
who? Answer: the student
◉ chicken pox communicability Answer: 1-2 day before and 4-5 day
after onset of rash
◉ When is an adolescent considered obese? Answer: BMI >95% for
age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
◉ Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? Answer:
active TB may be asymptomatic and only diagnosed with chest x-ray
, ◉ Does a positive mantoux test indicate presence of disease? Why or
why not? Answer: Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have
positive Mantoux test
◉ Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? Answer: No but may decrease
incidence of sever disease
◉ When is an adolescent with active TB no longer infections?
Answer: Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
◉ What happens if BP cuff too small Answer: Will give a high
reading. Opposite also true. Should have a bladder length 80% of the
arm circumference, length to width 2:1,
◉ How long can Hepatitis B Virus survive on surfaces? Answer: 1
week
◉ Signs of MDMA intoxication Answer: jaw clenching, teeth
grinding, N&V, muscle cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
◉ what does snorting drugs cause Answer: nose bleeds and nasal
lesions
SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? Answer:
The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
◉ What are the standards of school nursing? Answer: The
authoritative statements of the duties school nurses are expected to
perform competently
◉ What legal document describes school nurse delegation? Answer:
State Nurse Practice Act
◉ Impetigo Answer: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection.
Honey colored crust
◉ Pinworm Answer: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching
bottom
◉ Describe the primary objective of the school nurse Answer: to
protect and promote student health, facilitate optimal development
,and advance academic success. Goal is to strengthen the educational
process through improvement of the health status and learning of
students
◉ Sickle cell anemia Answer: may cause painful events in hands feel
and or long bones. Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever,
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute chest syndrome
◉ Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins Answer:
Calcium, Iron, Vit D
◉ Connors Rating Scale Answer: ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
◉ Tanner staging Answer: staging of sexual maturity
◉ Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) Answer: To chart
normal progress between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify
children who are NOT developing normally. Does not measure
intelligence
◉ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Answer: the WAIS is the most
widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance
(nonverbal) subtests
,◉ How often is PPT review required? Answer: Annually
◉ What to do if suspected hearing loss? Answer: Conduct
audiometric screening
◉ Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff Answer: 5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
◉ Amblyopia (lazy eye) Answer: If corrected early, affected eye can
have normal vision. Treatment before kindergarten
◉ Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to
who? Answer: the student
◉ chicken pox communicability Answer: 1-2 day before and 4-5 day
after onset of rash
◉ When is an adolescent considered obese? Answer: BMI >95% for
age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
◉ Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? Answer:
active TB may be asymptomatic and only diagnosed with chest x-ray
, ◉ Does a positive mantoux test indicate presence of disease? Why or
why not? Answer: Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have
positive Mantoux test
◉ Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? Answer: No but may decrease
incidence of sever disease
◉ When is an adolescent with active TB no longer infections?
Answer: Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
◉ What happens if BP cuff too small Answer: Will give a high
reading. Opposite also true. Should have a bladder length 80% of the
arm circumference, length to width 2:1,
◉ How long can Hepatitis B Virus survive on surfaces? Answer: 1
week
◉ Signs of MDMA intoxication Answer: jaw clenching, teeth
grinding, N&V, muscle cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
◉ what does snorting drugs cause Answer: nose bleeds and nasal
lesions
