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  • 1.  School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-17-2018 09:42 AM
    Hello,
    Does anyone have any experience with this school nurse certification review course?  I'm looking for input before I spend the money.
    Thanks in advance!



    Nancy Wrozek, RN
    School Nurse
    Christ the King Catholic School
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    2015 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
     
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  • 2.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-17-2018 09:54 AM
    Hi Nancy,
    I do not have direct experience with the online study guide, I believe it is out of North Carolina.  I did hear one of the curriculum writers of the program speak at NASN last year.  I believe this was part of her MSN capstone project.  I understand your concern about spending extra money for study guides. 

    We have created an online study group on this site that gives a framework for studying for the exam.  The Handbook for Candidates is a great place to start, with a series of multiple-choice questions.  

    Here is information on the NBCSN website:

    For a complete Content Outline and Sample Questions, refer to our Handbook for Candidates.

    The exam will be weighted in approximately the following manner:

    1. 27% Health Appraisal
    2. 28% Health Problems and Nursing Management
    3. 20% Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
    4. 13% Special Health Issues
    5. 12% Professional Issues

    Preparation

     

    Exam preparation is a unique process for each candidate. School nurses have formed study groups, attended school nurse curriculum workshops, and reviewed school nursing and related texts in preparation for the examination. The examination is national in scope and reflects the broad variety of student and community populations, specialty practice situations, and legal and current health issues that school nurses confront in everyday practice. Exam questions are chosen from a larger pool of questions which provides for enabling variation of exam content and undergo a rigorous process to ensure their validity, reliability, and applicability to current school nursing practice.

    Although there is no single study guide, the List of Resources included in the Handbook for Candidates may be helpful in preparing. Many of those resources are available on the NASN website and through the NASN bookstore. In addition, you will find Sample Questions in the handbook.

    I wish you the very best in your studying and congratulations on making this important decision!

     



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    Robin Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN
    School Nurse
    Rutgers University - Camden
    Cherry Hill, NJ
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  • 3.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-22-2018 02:51 PM
    I would love to join also.

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    Martha Sibley-Jett BSN RN
    School Nurse
    Ashford Elementary School
    Ashford, CT
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  • 4.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-22-2018 03:02 PM
    Does anyone have the link to the online study guide someone had asked about I believe last week?

    --
    "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Deanna Edwards, RN, BSN
    Marshall County District Nurse
    122 South Spring Street
    Holly Springs, MS 38635

    Cell: (662) 316-1760
    Fax: (662) 252-4421 


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    I would love to join also.

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    Martha Sibley-Jett BSN RN
    School Nurse
    Ashford Elementary School
    Ashford, CT
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  • 5.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-22-2018 03:44 PM

    I'd like to join the study group as well.



    LaVechia Harrison, BSN, RN

    Lead Nurse Exceptional Education Services

    Jackson Public School District

    621 South State St.

    Jackson, MS 29201

    lharrison@jackson.k12.ms.us


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    ------Original Message------

    I would love to join also.

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    Martha Sibley-Jett BSN RN
    School Nurse
    Ashford Elementary School
    Ashford, CT
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  • 6.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-17-2018 10:04 AM
    Following!

    Sent from my iPhone


    ------Original Message------

    Hello,
    Does anyone have any experience with this school nurse certification review course?  I'm looking for input before I spend the money.
    Thanks in advance!



    Nancy Wrozek, RN
    School Nurse
    Christ the King Catholic School
    Inline image
    2015 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
     
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    The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for the sole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediatelynotify the sender by reply e-mail or phone and delete this message and its attachments, if any


  • 7.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-18-2018 07:24 AM

    I will also take the exam this year and would love to study with you, Nancy.


    I am hoping to take the exam this summer, since the spring study sessions are closed.


    Karen 



    ------Original Message------

    Hello,
    Does anyone have any experience with this school nurse certification review course?  I'm looking for input before I spend the money.
    Thanks in advance!



    Nancy Wrozek, RN
    School Nurse
    Christ the King Catholic School
    Inline image
    2015 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
     
    Statement of Confidentiality
    The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for the sole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediatelynotify the sender by reply e-mail or phone and delete this message and its attachments, if any


  • 8.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-18-2018 07:30 AM

    Just for clarification the spring exam window is not closed.  Unfortunately the portal has been down.  I hesitate to say it but we are hoping it will be restored by close of business tomorrow.  If it is not we will have a Plan B for applications.

     

    Pat Krin, RN, MSN, FNP-BC. NCSN, FNASN

    Executive Director

    National Board for School Nurses

    nbcsnexec@nbcsn.org

    www.nbcsn.org

     



    ------Original Message------

    I will also take the exam this year and would love to study with you, Nancy.


    I am hoping to take the exam this summer, since the spring study sessions are closed.


    Karen 





  • 9.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-19-2018 01:19 PM
    I plan summer and would love to study with both of you

    Virginia "Ginny" Black MPH, BSN, RN, Licensed School Nurse

    vblack@ columbus.k12.oh.us

    cell (614)209-8799

    Columbus City Schools

    Health, Family and Community Services

    Medina Middle School

    1425 Huy Road; Columbus, Ohio 43224

    Phone:614-365-6050/Fax:614-365-8136

    Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary

    1779 E Maynard Ave.; Columbus,OH 43219

    Phone:614-365-6023/Fax:614-365-6022

    School Nurses save lives and help children learn everyday.

    At CCS we Learn, Dream  Succeed



    ------Original Message------

    I will also take the exam this year and would love to study with you, Nancy.


    I am hoping to take the exam this summer, since the spring study sessions are closed.


    Karen 





  • 10.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-18-2018 09:46 AM
    I took the course last spring and found it helpful. It gave me an idea of where I need to focus for studying for the exam. I really had no idea of the content to focus on before hand. I'm planning to take the exam this summer.

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    Melanie Whited BSN, RN
    Elm Street School/RSU16
    Mechanic Falls, ME
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  • 11.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-18-2018 02:14 PM
    I took it this fall and felt I got my money's worth. Make sure you download all resources including the video link for further study. It guides and reviews content. You will need to put time in studying content but it is divided into testing areas. The health assessment week is heavy. The final and all weeks have test questions.


    ------Original Message------

    Hello,
    Does anyone have any experience with this school nurse certification review course?  I'm looking for input before I spend the money.
    Thanks in advance!



    Nancy Wrozek, RN
    School Nurse
    Christ the King Catholic School
    Inline image
    2015 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
     
    Statement of Confidentiality
    The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for the sole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediatelynotify the sender by reply e-mail or phone and delete this message and its attachments, if any


  • 12.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-19-2018 07:47 AM
    What is the name of the on line course?

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    Karen Schragenheim RN,BSN,MPH
    Assistant Director/School Nurse
    A Starting Place
    Pearl River, NY
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  • 13.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-19-2018 12:27 PM

    School Nurse Certification Examination Review

    https://sys.mahec.net

    MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
    121 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803-2868 (828) 257-4400


    ------Original Message------

    What is the name of the on line course?

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    Karen Schragenheim RN,BSN,MPH
    Assistant Director/School Nurse
    A Starting Place
    Pearl River, NY
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  • 14.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-22-2018 10:25 AM
    Edited by Missy Langille-Badger, MEd, NCSN, RN, BSN 01-23-2018 08:50 AM

    I do not know anything about that online course but I found this and like it.  

    Nurse School (NCSN): Board and Certification Practice Test: 2017 Kindle Edition $9.95 

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AIPUM7M?ref_=kcr_store_sample   

    www.amazon.com
    Buy Nurse School (NCSN): Board and Certification Practice Test: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com


    It is a Kindle edition, but there is a link to put it right on your desktop, no kindle involved.   200 questions for $10.00 and it has the rationalle for the answer, which I like.  

    We have a group that meets every other week and we have been using the study guide from this feed.  I have also taken some information from a facebook NCSN study group I found.  

    We go over the questions in the back of the review book chapter together.  We seem to all find it helpful.  Some of us are thinking of the March exam and some in the summer.  There are  7 of us in the group.  

                   
    Melissa Langille-Badger RN, BSN, M. Ed.
    North Attleboro School Nurse Leader
    508-643-2140 x223 office
    508-851-4144 cell
    508-643-2163  fax
    mbadger@naschools.net
    The North Attleboro Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law in admission to, access to, employment in, or treatment in its programs and activities.


    ------Original Message------

    What is the name of the on line course?

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    Karen Schragenheim RN,BSN,MPH
    Assistant Director/School Nurse
    A Starting Place
    Pearl River, NY
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  • 15.  RE: School Nurse Certification Review Course

    Posted 01-26-2018 09:04 AM
    I am hoping to take the exam this summer.  I'll start with the Selekman review book.  Depending on how I feel about that, I may do another course.  Taking the exam will have no effect on my employment status or earnings as school admin is inherently focused on teacher credentialing, but I'll feel stronger.  If I move on to another field, it may just show that I applied myself to being highly trained.

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    Karen Lied RN ROT
    School Nurse
    Kettle Moraine School District
    Pewaukee, WI
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