NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL NURSES
(NBCSN) EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW
2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Growth and development for the school age child are most affected by:
a. Perinatal injury and hereditary factors
b. Genetics, environment, and nutritional status
c. Prenatal nutritional status of the mother and length of term
d. Mental health stats of the caregiver -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
Children should be in a rear car seat until what parameters are met?
a. 3 years and 30 pounds
b. 4 years and 40 pounds
c. 5 years and 50 pounds
d. 8 years and 80 pounds -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
The most common disease of childhood is/are:
a. asthma
b. obesity
c. pediculosis
d. dental caries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:D
Children of families in poverty are at increased risk for:
a. Anti-social behvior during adolescence
b. Failure to graduate from high school
, c. Decreased levels of stress in the home setting
d. School injuries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
The primary advantage of using a family theory in assessment is:
a. Family frameworks allow for standardized family descriptions and likely responses to stressors.
b. Family frameworks are rigid and not prone to subjectivity
c. Family frameworks provide a structure and set of appropriate interventions
d. Family framworks identify the family member creating the potential for dysfunction within a family
-
CORRECT|ANSWER
:A
The role of the school nurse in working with families who are homesless includes:
a. find shelter and food
b. assess the school-age child's immunization and health status
c. identify needs and assist the family with necessary referrals
d. report their location to local law enforcement authorities -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:C
The school nurse should consider which of the following when working with children who are
adopted:
a. prior to adolescence, children bond quickly with adoptive parents
b. child adopted from outside fo the US rarely have emotional or physical disorders
c. the first requirement for initiating adoption is that the child indicates a desire for termination of
parental rights
d. some jurisdictions allow adolescents to refuse adoption -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:D
(NBCSN) EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NEW
2026/ 2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS)
Growth and development for the school age child are most affected by:
a. Perinatal injury and hereditary factors
b. Genetics, environment, and nutritional status
c. Prenatal nutritional status of the mother and length of term
d. Mental health stats of the caregiver -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
Children should be in a rear car seat until what parameters are met?
a. 3 years and 30 pounds
b. 4 years and 40 pounds
c. 5 years and 50 pounds
d. 8 years and 80 pounds -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
The most common disease of childhood is/are:
a. asthma
b. obesity
c. pediculosis
d. dental caries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:D
Children of families in poverty are at increased risk for:
a. Anti-social behvior during adolescence
b. Failure to graduate from high school
, c. Decreased levels of stress in the home setting
d. School injuries -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:B
The primary advantage of using a family theory in assessment is:
a. Family frameworks allow for standardized family descriptions and likely responses to stressors.
b. Family frameworks are rigid and not prone to subjectivity
c. Family frameworks provide a structure and set of appropriate interventions
d. Family framworks identify the family member creating the potential for dysfunction within a family
-
CORRECT|ANSWER
:A
The role of the school nurse in working with families who are homesless includes:
a. find shelter and food
b. assess the school-age child's immunization and health status
c. identify needs and assist the family with necessary referrals
d. report their location to local law enforcement authorities -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:C
The school nurse should consider which of the following when working with children who are
adopted:
a. prior to adolescence, children bond quickly with adoptive parents
b. child adopted from outside fo the US rarely have emotional or physical disorders
c. the first requirement for initiating adoption is that the child indicates a desire for termination of
parental rights
d. some jurisdictions allow adolescents to refuse adoption -
CORRECT|ANSWER
:D
