NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam Test Questions
and Answers Graded A+
Who administers the National School Lunch chest syndrome
Program? - ANSWER -USDA (US dept of
agriculture)
Adolescents are commonly deficient in which
vitamins - ANSWER -Calcium, Iron, Vit D
What does the scope of school nursing practice
describe? - ANSWER -The who, what,
where when and how of school nursing practice Connors Rating Scale - ANSWER -ADHD
short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessment
Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
What are the standards of school nursing? -
ANSWER -The authoritative statements of
the duties school nurses are expected to perform Tanner staging - ANSWER -staging of
competently sexual maturity
What legal document describes school nurse Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) -
delegation? - ANSWER -State Nurse ANSWER -To chart normal progress
Practice Act between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify
children who are NOT developing normally. Does
not measure intelligence
Impetigo - ANSWER -Begins as a single
lesion which spreads to secondary lesions that
crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -
Honey colored crust ANSWER -the WAIS is the most widely
used intelligence test; contains verbal and
performance (nonverbal) subtests
Pinworm - ANSWER -A student who is
tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
How often is PPT review required? -
ANSWER -Annually
Describe the primary objective of the school
nurse - ANSWER -to protect and promote
student health, facilitate optimal development What to do if suspected hearing loss? -
and advance academic success. Goal is to ANSWER -Conduct audiometric screening
strengthen the educational process through
improvement of the health status and learning of
students Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff -
ANSWER -5-6% hypochlorite solution
(chlorine bleach)
Sickle cell anemia - ANSWER -may cause
painful events in hands feel and or long bones.
Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever, Amblyopia (lazy eye) - ANSWER -If
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute
, NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam Test Questions
and Answers Graded A+
corrected early, affected eye can have normal 80% of the arm circumference, length to width
vision. Treatment before kindergarten 2:1,
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by How long can Hepatitis B Virus survive on
responsibility to who? - ANSWER -the surfaces? - ANSWER -1 week
student
Signs of MDMA intoxication - ANSWER -
chicken pox communicability - ANSWER - jaw clenching, teeth grinding, N&V, muscle
1-2 day before and 4-5 day after onset of rash cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
When is an adolescent considered obese? - what does snorting drugs cause -
ANSWER -BMI >95% for age ANSWER -nose bleeds and nasal lesions
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
Osgood-Schlatter disease - ANSWER -
inflammation or irritation of the tibia at its point of
Are active Tuberculosis patients always attachment with the patellar tendon. Can cause a
symptomatic? - ANSWER -active TB may painful, bony bump on shinbone below knee.
be asymptomatic and only diagnosed with chest Occurs in children and adolescent experiencing
x-ray growth spurt during puberty. Swelling over
ANTERIOR tibial tuberosity
Does a positive mantoux test indicate presence
of disease? Why or why not? - ANSWER - Contraindications of second pertussis dose -
Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have ANSWER -encephalopathy within 7 days of
positive Mantoux test first dose or anaphylaxis
Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? - Guanfacine (Intuniv, Tenex) - ANSWER -
ANSWER -No but may decrease incidence non stimulant ADHD med (antihypertensive) BP
of sever disease should be taken for student
When is an adolescent with active TB no longer Kehr's sign - ANSWER -Referred pain down
infections? - ANSWER -Beyond 2 weeks of the left shoulder; indicative of a ruptured spleen.
medication therapy
Wilms tumor - ANSWER -malignant tumor
What happens if BP cuff too small - of the kidney occurring in childhood. One of the
ANSWER -Will give a high reading. cancers more common to children prior to school
Opposite also true. Should have a bladder length age
and Answers Graded A+
Who administers the National School Lunch chest syndrome
Program? - ANSWER -USDA (US dept of
agriculture)
Adolescents are commonly deficient in which
vitamins - ANSWER -Calcium, Iron, Vit D
What does the scope of school nursing practice
describe? - ANSWER -The who, what,
where when and how of school nursing practice Connors Rating Scale - ANSWER -ADHD
short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessment
Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
What are the standards of school nursing? -
ANSWER -The authoritative statements of
the duties school nurses are expected to perform Tanner staging - ANSWER -staging of
competently sexual maturity
What legal document describes school nurse Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) -
delegation? - ANSWER -State Nurse ANSWER -To chart normal progress
Practice Act between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify
children who are NOT developing normally. Does
not measure intelligence
Impetigo - ANSWER -Begins as a single
lesion which spreads to secondary lesions that
crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -
Honey colored crust ANSWER -the WAIS is the most widely
used intelligence test; contains verbal and
performance (nonverbal) subtests
Pinworm - ANSWER -A student who is
tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
How often is PPT review required? -
ANSWER -Annually
Describe the primary objective of the school
nurse - ANSWER -to protect and promote
student health, facilitate optimal development What to do if suspected hearing loss? -
and advance academic success. Goal is to ANSWER -Conduct audiometric screening
strengthen the educational process through
improvement of the health status and learning of
students Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff -
ANSWER -5-6% hypochlorite solution
(chlorine bleach)
Sickle cell anemia - ANSWER -may cause
painful events in hands feel and or long bones.
Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever, Amblyopia (lazy eye) - ANSWER -If
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute
, NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam Test Questions
and Answers Graded A+
corrected early, affected eye can have normal 80% of the arm circumference, length to width
vision. Treatment before kindergarten 2:1,
Ethical and professional behavior is guided by How long can Hepatitis B Virus survive on
responsibility to who? - ANSWER -the surfaces? - ANSWER -1 week
student
Signs of MDMA intoxication - ANSWER -
chicken pox communicability - ANSWER - jaw clenching, teeth grinding, N&V, muscle
1-2 day before and 4-5 day after onset of rash cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
When is an adolescent considered obese? - what does snorting drugs cause -
ANSWER -BMI >95% for age ANSWER -nose bleeds and nasal lesions
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
Osgood-Schlatter disease - ANSWER -
inflammation or irritation of the tibia at its point of
Are active Tuberculosis patients always attachment with the patellar tendon. Can cause a
symptomatic? - ANSWER -active TB may painful, bony bump on shinbone below knee.
be asymptomatic and only diagnosed with chest Occurs in children and adolescent experiencing
x-ray growth spurt during puberty. Swelling over
ANTERIOR tibial tuberosity
Does a positive mantoux test indicate presence
of disease? Why or why not? - ANSWER - Contraindications of second pertussis dose -
Anyone who has been exposed to TB may have ANSWER -encephalopathy within 7 days of
positive Mantoux test first dose or anaphylaxis
Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? - Guanfacine (Intuniv, Tenex) - ANSWER -
ANSWER -No but may decrease incidence non stimulant ADHD med (antihypertensive) BP
of sever disease should be taken for student
When is an adolescent with active TB no longer Kehr's sign - ANSWER -Referred pain down
infections? - ANSWER -Beyond 2 weeks of the left shoulder; indicative of a ruptured spleen.
medication therapy
Wilms tumor - ANSWER -malignant tumor
What happens if BP cuff too small - of the kidney occurring in childhood. One of the
ANSWER -Will give a high reading. cancers more common to children prior to school
Opposite also true. Should have a bladder length age
