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NBSCN EXAM REVIEW 2025 exam Questions with
Detailed Answers. Verified For Recent Updates
10 year old with Type II Diabetes comes in with a pencil stuck through her lip below the gum
line. Significant bleeding, pale and shaking, First action? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ stop bleeding and
stabilize the pencil
504 Accommodation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Requires that school provide a written plan to
accommodate for special health care needs: example a child who needs to self-medicate
7 year old developmental stage - . . ANSWER ✓✓ tells time, writes perfectly, uses passive
sentence structure, and prefers to play with same gender
7 year-old with lethargy, croupy cough, and fever of 105'. First action? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ reduce
fever
8 year old with ADHD says he is "bad" and " I wish I were dead". School Nurse's next action? - .
. ANSWER ✓✓ Interview him to determine intention
A 14 year old who is LESS LIKELY to engage in risky behaviors is one who - . . ANSWER ✓✓
feels connected to family and school
A child undergoing chemotherapy is returning to school. School Nurse responsibility? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Prepare staff, student, and school environment for return
A five year old being evaluated by you cannot pronounce j, v, th, ch - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Encourage the child to talk
A male child with bulemia is most at risk for - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Dental caries
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A minor's consent to treatment is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ determined by state law
A student confides in the School Nurse that they physically want to harm another student. The
Nurse's first action is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ make an immediate referral
A student has been legally prescribed to take a higher than normal dose of medication. which
is an acceptable practice of a School Nurse? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Refuse to administer a does
higher than recommended in the Physician's Desk Reference
A student recently released from a detention center and known to have conflicts with parents
reports their father sexually abused them. the School Nurse should? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Immediately contact child protective services
Acanthoses Nigricans - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Type 2 Diabetes (endocrine dysfunction)
Acoustic screening: High sound frequency - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 4000 Hz
Adam's Forward Bend Test is used to evaluate what? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ asymmetry of
shoulder, ribs, hips and waistline related to scoliosis
Adolescent Parents - . . ANSWER ✓✓ children of are greater risk for health and social
problems
allergic rhinitis - . . ANSWER ✓✓ an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that causes an
increased flow of mucus; pale and boggy nasal mucosa
Allergy to bee stings should have what at school from Provider? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Emergency
Action Plan from Provider including medications if prescribed
An example of an accreditation recipient - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a hospital
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Annular - . . ANSWER ✓✓ The configuration for skin lesions that are arranged in circles or
arcs
Anticipatory guidance - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Patient/family counseling which includes information,
advice, and suggestions about expected health-related life occurrences, health maintenance,
and preventive plans.
appendicitis symptoms - . . ANSWER ✓✓ begins with pain near belly button (McBurney's Point)
and then moves to right side. Often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, fever, and
chills
As a member of the IEP team, The School Nurse serves as - . . ANSWER ✓✓ liaison to medical
community
Assess cerebellar function - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Heel to toe walk
asthma and PE - . . ANSWER ✓✓ use inhaler before class
Autism - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient
communication, impaired social interaction, and repetitive behaviors
Best way to clean visibly soiled hands in a hurry? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Soap and water
BMI (body mass index) definition - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a measure of body weight relative to height
BMI (body mass index) formula - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a person's weight in kilograms divided by the
square of height in meters
BMI (body mass index) ranges - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Underweight - Less than 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
NBSCN EXAM REVIEW 2025 exam Questions with
Detailed Answers. Verified For Recent Updates
10 year old with Type II Diabetes comes in with a pencil stuck through her lip below the gum
line. Significant bleeding, pale and shaking, First action? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ stop bleeding and
stabilize the pencil
504 Accommodation - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Requires that school provide a written plan to
accommodate for special health care needs: example a child who needs to self-medicate
7 year old developmental stage - . . ANSWER ✓✓ tells time, writes perfectly, uses passive
sentence structure, and prefers to play with same gender
7 year-old with lethargy, croupy cough, and fever of 105'. First action? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ reduce
fever
8 year old with ADHD says he is "bad" and " I wish I were dead". School Nurse's next action? - .
. ANSWER ✓✓ Interview him to determine intention
A 14 year old who is LESS LIKELY to engage in risky behaviors is one who - . . ANSWER ✓✓
feels connected to family and school
A child undergoing chemotherapy is returning to school. School Nurse responsibility? - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Prepare staff, student, and school environment for return
A five year old being evaluated by you cannot pronounce j, v, th, ch - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Encourage the child to talk
A male child with bulemia is most at risk for - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Dental caries
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A minor's consent to treatment is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ determined by state law
A student confides in the School Nurse that they physically want to harm another student. The
Nurse's first action is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ make an immediate referral
A student has been legally prescribed to take a higher than normal dose of medication. which
is an acceptable practice of a School Nurse? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Refuse to administer a does
higher than recommended in the Physician's Desk Reference
A student recently released from a detention center and known to have conflicts with parents
reports their father sexually abused them. the School Nurse should? - . . ANSWER ✓✓
Immediately contact child protective services
Acanthoses Nigricans - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Type 2 Diabetes (endocrine dysfunction)
Acoustic screening: High sound frequency - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 4000 Hz
Adam's Forward Bend Test is used to evaluate what? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ asymmetry of
shoulder, ribs, hips and waistline related to scoliosis
Adolescent Parents - . . ANSWER ✓✓ children of are greater risk for health and social
problems
allergic rhinitis - . . ANSWER ✓✓ an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that causes an
increased flow of mucus; pale and boggy nasal mucosa
Allergy to bee stings should have what at school from Provider? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Emergency
Action Plan from Provider including medications if prescribed
An example of an accreditation recipient - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a hospital
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Annular - . . ANSWER ✓✓ The configuration for skin lesions that are arranged in circles or
arcs
Anticipatory guidance - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Patient/family counseling which includes information,
advice, and suggestions about expected health-related life occurrences, health maintenance,
and preventive plans.
appendicitis symptoms - . . ANSWER ✓✓ begins with pain near belly button (McBurney's Point)
and then moves to right side. Often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, fever, and
chills
As a member of the IEP team, The School Nurse serves as - . . ANSWER ✓✓ liaison to medical
community
Assess cerebellar function - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Heel to toe walk
asthma and PE - . . ANSWER ✓✓ use inhaler before class
Autism - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient
communication, impaired social interaction, and repetitive behaviors
Best way to clean visibly soiled hands in a hurry? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Soap and water
BMI (body mass index) definition - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a measure of body weight relative to height
BMI (body mass index) formula - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a person's weight in kilograms divided by the
square of height in meters
BMI (body mass index) ranges - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Underweight - Less than 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
