QUESTIONS 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