NBCSN - School Nurse Certification Exam With Complete Solutions Grade A+ Who administers the National School Lunch Program? - Answer USDA (US dept of agriculture) What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? - Answe r The who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice What are the standards of school nursing? - Answer The authoritat ive statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform competently What legal document describes school nurse delegation? - Ans wer State Nurse Practice Act Impetigo - Answer Begins as a single lesion which spreads to secondar y lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection. Honey colored crus t Pinworm - Answer A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom Describe the primary objective of the school nurse - Answer to protec t and promote student health, facilitate optimal development and advance acade mic 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 an d or long bones. Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever, cough, rapid heart beat that accompany an acute chest syndrome Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins - Answer Calc ium, Iron, Vit D Connors Rating Scale - Answer ADHD short form Similar to the Vanderbilt Assessme nt Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights Tanner staging - Answer staging of sexual maturity Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) - Answer To chart nor mal progress between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify children who are NO T developing normally. Does not measure intelligence Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Answer the WAIS is the most widely u sed 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 audio metric screening Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff - Answer 5-6% hypochlorite so lution (chlorine bleach) Amblyopia (lazy eye) - Answer If corrected early, affected eye can h ave 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 a ge >120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight) Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? - Answer activ e 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 Does BCG vaccine prevent TB? - Answer No but may decrease incidence of sever disease When is an adolescent with active TB no longer infections? - Answer Beyon d 2 weeks of medication therapy What happens if BP cuff too small - Answer Will give a high reading. Opposit e also true. Should have a bladder length 80% of the arm circumference , length to width 2:1, How long can Hepatitis B Virus survive on surfaces? - Answer 1 week Signs of MDMA intoxication - Answer jaw clenching, teeth grinding, N&V, mu scle cramping, blurred vision, inc HR what does snorting drugs cause - Answer nose bleeds and nasal lesions Osgood-Schlatter disease - Answer inflammation or irritation of th e tibia at its point of attachment with the patellar tendon. Can cause a painful, bony bu mp on shinbone below knee. Occurs in children and adolescent experiencing growth spurt during puberty. Swelling over ANTERIOR tibial tuberosity Contraindications of second pertussis dose - Answer encephalop athy within 7 days of first dose or anaphylaxis
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