NBCSN - School Nurse Certification
Exam
Who administers the National School Lunch Program? - correct answer
✔USDA (US dept of agriculture)
What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? - correct answer
✔The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
What are the standards of school nursing? - correct answer ✔The
authoritative statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform
competently
What legal document describes school nurse delegation? - correct answer
✔State Nurse Practice Act
Impetigo - correct answer ✔Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey
colored crust
Pinworm - correct answer ✔A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching
bottom
Describe the primary objective of the school nurse - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer
✔Calcium, Iron, Vit D
Connors Rating Scale - correct answer ✔ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
Tanner staging - correct answer ✔staging of sexual maturity
Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) - correct 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 - correct answer ✔the WAIS is the most
widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal)
subtests
How often is PPT review required? - correct answer ✔Annually
What to do if suspected hearing loss? - correct answer ✔Conduct
audiometric screening
Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff - correct answer ✔5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
, Amblyopia (lazy eye) - correct answer ✔If corrected early, affected eye can
have normal vision. Treatment before kindergarten
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to who? - correct
answer ✔the student
chicken pox communicability - correct answer ✔1-2 day before and 4-5 day
after onset of rash
When is an adolescent considered obese? - correct answer ✔BMI >95% for
age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? - correct 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?
- correct answer ✔Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have positive
Mantoux test
Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? - correct answer ✔No but may decrease
incidence of sever disease
When is an adolescent with active TB no longer infections? - correct answer
✔Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
Exam
Who administers the National School Lunch Program? - correct answer
✔USDA (US dept of agriculture)
What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? - correct answer
✔The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
What are the standards of school nursing? - correct answer ✔The
authoritative statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform
competently
What legal document describes school nurse delegation? - correct answer
✔State Nurse Practice Act
Impetigo - correct answer ✔Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey
colored crust
Pinworm - correct answer ✔A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching
bottom
Describe the primary objective of the school nurse - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer
✔Calcium, Iron, Vit D
Connors Rating Scale - correct answer ✔ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
Tanner staging - correct answer ✔staging of sexual maturity
Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) - correct 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 - correct answer ✔the WAIS is the most
widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal)
subtests
How often is PPT review required? - correct answer ✔Annually
What to do if suspected hearing loss? - correct answer ✔Conduct
audiometric screening
Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff - correct answer ✔5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
, Amblyopia (lazy eye) - correct answer ✔If corrected early, affected eye can
have normal vision. Treatment before kindergarten
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to who? - correct
answer ✔the student
chicken pox communicability - correct answer ✔1-2 day before and 4-5 day
after onset of rash
When is an adolescent considered obese? - correct answer ✔BMI >95% for
age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? - correct 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?
- correct answer ✔Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have positive
Mantoux test
Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? - correct answer ✔No but may decrease
incidence of sever disease
When is an adolescent with active TB no longer infections? - correct answer
✔Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
