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NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam
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Who administers the National School Lunch Program?
Ans: USDA (US dept of agriculture)
What does the scope of school nursing practice describe?
Ans: The who, what, where when and how of school nursing
practice
What are the standards of school nursing?
Ans: The authoritative statements of the duties school nurses
are expected to perform competently
What legal document describes school nurse delegation?
Ans: State Nurse Practice Act
Impetigo
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Ans: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to secondary
lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey
colored crust
Pinworm
Ans: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
Describe the primary objective of the school nurse
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: Calcium, Iron, Vit D
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Connors Rating Scale
Ans: ADHD short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessment
Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
Tanner staging
Ans: staging of sexual maturity
Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST)
Ans: 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
Ans: the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test;
contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests
How often is PPT review required?
Ans: Annually
What to do if suspected hearing loss?
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Ans: Conduct audiometric screening
Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff
Ans: 5-6% hypochlorite solution (chlorine bleach)
Amblyopia (lazy eye)
Ans: If corrected early, affected eye can have normal vision.
Treatment before kindergarten
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to who?
Ans: the student
chicken pox communicability
Ans: 1-2 day before and 4-5 day after onset of rash
When is an adolescent considered obese?
Ans: BMI >95% for age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
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NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Who administers the National School Lunch Program?
Ans: USDA (US dept of agriculture)
What does the scope of school nursing practice describe?
Ans: The who, what, where when and how of school nursing
practice
What are the standards of school nursing?
Ans: The authoritative statements of the duties school nurses
are expected to perform competently
What legal document describes school nurse delegation?
Ans: State Nurse Practice Act
Impetigo
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Ans: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to secondary
lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey
colored crust
Pinworm
Ans: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
Describe the primary objective of the school nurse
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: Calcium, Iron, Vit D
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Connors Rating Scale
Ans: ADHD short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessment
Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
Tanner staging
Ans: staging of sexual maturity
Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST)
Ans: 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
Ans: the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test;
contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests
How often is PPT review required?
Ans: Annually
What to do if suspected hearing loss?
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Ans: Conduct audiometric screening
Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff
Ans: 5-6% hypochlorite solution (chlorine bleach)
Amblyopia (lazy eye)
Ans: If corrected early, affected eye can have normal vision.
Treatment before kindergarten
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to who?
Ans: the student
chicken pox communicability
Ans: 1-2 day before and 4-5 day after onset of rash
When is an adolescent considered obese?
Ans: BMI >95% for age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
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