NCSN Practice Questions - NBCSN Nationally Certified School Nurse Exam - NCSN Practice Questions - NBCSN Nationally Certified School Nurse Exam

Question 1

A student with Type 1 diabetes arrives with a blood glucose of 58 mg/dL and feels shaky. The student is alert, can swallow, and the DMMP directs 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate for this situation. What is the nurse's first action?

Call 911 immediately Give the prescribed 15 g carbohydrate Inject glucagon per the DMMP Contact the parent before treating

Correct Answer:

Give the prescribed 15 g carbohydrate

Question 2

A student's IEP includes a health services component requiring daily medication administration by the school nurse. Under IDEA, who is responsible for ensuring these health services are provided?

The student's primary care physician The school district The state health department The student's parents

Correct Answer:

The school district

Question 3

A parent requests that the school nurse share their child's health records with the school counselor. Under FERPA, the nurse may share education records without written consent when:

The student is over age 14 The counselor has a legitimate educational interest The records involve a communicable disease The parent has previously signed a general consent form

Correct Answer:

The counselor has a legitimate educational interest

Question 4

During a state- or district-authorized scoliosis screening, a 12-year-old has visible trunk asymmetry on the forward-bend test and an angle-of-trunk-rotation result that meets the program's referral threshold. What is the school nurse's next step?

Diagnose scoliosis and calculate a Cobb angle from the screening result Document, notify the family, and refer under the screening protocol Wait until the next annual screen because school screening cannot lead to referral Select and fit a spinal brace in the health office

Correct Answer:

Document, notify the family, and refer under the screening protocol

Question 5

A student with a known peanut allergy is found unresponsive with hives and audible wheezing. The school nurse's priority action is to:

Administer oral diphenhydramine and call parents Give epinephrine and activate EMS Lay the student flat and monitor vital signs Administer albuterol via nebulizer

Correct Answer:

Give epinephrine and activate EMS

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