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NBCSN - SCHOOL NURSE CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Determining malpractice - correct answer -school nurses' actions
are judged on the basis of whether the nurse performed as a
prudent person would do. Determined by using American Nurses
association and NASN practice standards. Failure to act properly
is negligence
Consent for screenings - correct answer -If parent consents but
child does not do not do it and notify parents of the refusal.
Document
Scope of school health services - correct answer -seek to remove
all health barriers to education
Consequence of violations of confidentiality - correct answer -
HIPPA violations can be fined, FERPA violations can lose federal
financial assistance
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Heat Exhaustion Treatment - correct answer -loosen clothing,
give sips of fluids, move to cool area, apply cool water to skin,
seek medical attention if worsens
Treatment of draining would - correct answer -cover before
athlete returns to play
Most crucial nursing diagnosis - correct answer -Anxiety and
Fear. Must be addressed prior other problems. Adolsecents who
are anxious or depressed are at risk for poor developmental
outcomes
menstrual dysfunction - correct answer -most common adolsecent
female reproduction problem
Audiometer (pure-tone) - correct answer -measures decibles and
Hertz (frequency and intensity)
Scoliosis - correct answer -often left shoulder higher than right,
right rib hump, slight curve of spinal column at waist when bends.
Lateral spinal curvature greater than 10 degrees
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zoonotic transmission in classroom pets - correct answer -reptiles,
amphibians, live poultry
Treatment of snakebite - correct answer -Keep affected area
below the heart to slow the spread of venom, cover with loose
fitting dry bandage
most frequent cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in children -
correct answer -respiratory conditions
Who prohibits sharing medical info in schools? - correct answer -
FERPA, not HIPPA
Most common causes of spinal cord injuries in children - correct
answer -vehicle accidents and sports injuries
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Ronchi - correct answer -loud rumbling sounds heard on
auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum. like snoring. Low
pitched bubbling or gurgling on inspiration
Hep B vaccine - correct answer -Birth within 12 hours, then 1-2
months but before 6 weeks then 2-4 weeks after that, then 8
weeks after that. Remember required spacing and do not have to
start over to complete the series
linear papularvesicular lesions - correct answer -poison ivy
puritic maculopapular lesions that become vesicular - correct
answer -varicella
hyperopia - correct answer -A condition in which visual images
come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better
for distant than for near objects -- called also farsightedness.
myopia - correct answer -Light rays entering eyes focus in front of
the retina making distant objects out of focus (nearsighted ness)
NBCSN - SCHOOL NURSE CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
Determining malpractice - correct answer -school nurses' actions
are judged on the basis of whether the nurse performed as a
prudent person would do. Determined by using American Nurses
association and NASN practice standards. Failure to act properly
is negligence
Consent for screenings - correct answer -If parent consents but
child does not do not do it and notify parents of the refusal.
Document
Scope of school health services - correct answer -seek to remove
all health barriers to education
Consequence of violations of confidentiality - correct answer -
HIPPA violations can be fined, FERPA violations can lose federal
financial assistance
, Page | 2
Heat Exhaustion Treatment - correct answer -loosen clothing,
give sips of fluids, move to cool area, apply cool water to skin,
seek medical attention if worsens
Treatment of draining would - correct answer -cover before
athlete returns to play
Most crucial nursing diagnosis - correct answer -Anxiety and
Fear. Must be addressed prior other problems. Adolsecents who
are anxious or depressed are at risk for poor developmental
outcomes
menstrual dysfunction - correct answer -most common adolsecent
female reproduction problem
Audiometer (pure-tone) - correct answer -measures decibles and
Hertz (frequency and intensity)
Scoliosis - correct answer -often left shoulder higher than right,
right rib hump, slight curve of spinal column at waist when bends.
Lateral spinal curvature greater than 10 degrees
, Page | 3
zoonotic transmission in classroom pets - correct answer -reptiles,
amphibians, live poultry
Treatment of snakebite - correct answer -Keep affected area
below the heart to slow the spread of venom, cover with loose
fitting dry bandage
most frequent cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in children -
correct answer -respiratory conditions
Who prohibits sharing medical info in schools? - correct answer -
FERPA, not HIPPA
Most common causes of spinal cord injuries in children - correct
answer -vehicle accidents and sports injuries
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Ronchi - correct answer -loud rumbling sounds heard on
auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum. like snoring. Low
pitched bubbling or gurgling on inspiration
Hep B vaccine - correct answer -Birth within 12 hours, then 1-2
months but before 6 weeks then 2-4 weeks after that, then 8
weeks after that. Remember required spacing and do not have to
start over to complete the series
linear papularvesicular lesions - correct answer -poison ivy
puritic maculopapular lesions that become vesicular - correct
answer -varicella
hyperopia - correct answer -A condition in which visual images
come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better
for distant than for near objects -- called also farsightedness.
myopia - correct answer -Light rays entering eyes focus in front of
the retina making distant objects out of focus (nearsighted ness)
