NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam Questions with complete answers

NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam Questions with complete answers 1. Who administers the National School Lunch Program? - USDA (US dept of agriculture) 2. What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? - The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice 3. What are the standards of school nursing? - The authoritative statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform competently 4. What legal document describes school nurse delegation? - State Nurse Practice Act 5. Impetigo - Begins as a single lesion which spreads to secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey colored crust 6. Pinworm - A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom 7. Describe the primary objective of the school nurse - 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 8. Sickle cell anemia - 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 9. Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins - Calcium, Iron, Vit D 10. Connors Rating Scale - ADHD short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights 11. Tanner staging - staging of sexual maturity 12. Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) - 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 13. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests 14. How often is PPT review required? - Annually 15. What to do if suspected hearing loss? - Conduct audiometric screening 16. Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff - 5-6% hypochlorite solution (chlorine bleach) 17. Amblyopia (lazy eye) - If corrected early, affected eye can have normal vision. Treatment before kindergarten 18. Ethical and professional behavior is guided by responsibility to who? - the student 19. chicken pox communicability - 1-2 day before and 4-5 day after onset of rash 20. When is an adolescent considered obese? - BMI 95% for age 21. 120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight) 22. Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? - active TB may be asymptomatic and only diagnosed with chest x-ra