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  • 1.  Summer 2026 NCSN Exam Review Course Loading...

    Posted 05-08-2026 12:00 PM

    Welcome, Candidates! 

    My name is Sarah Portle, and I am so excited to welcome you to our Summer 2026 NCSN online study group. 

    Our online course will officially begin on May 22, 2026, and new course posts will be shared each Friday throughout the study period. This course is designed to help you stay organized, focused, and connected as you prepare for the Summer 2026 NCSN exam. 

    Each week, there will be suggested reading from the review guide, along with supplemental information from the textbook. Weekly posts will also include two challenge questions and one reflection question to help reinforce key concepts and support your preparation. 

    I am so glad you are here, and I look forward to learning alongside you this summer. 💙

    Summer 2026 Exam Information 

    Thinking of testing this Summer? Be sure to review the key dates: 

    • Summer Testing Window: July 9 - August 16, 2026 

    • Registration Window: April 6 - June 9, 2026 

    Visit www.nbcsn.org to begin your application and download the Candidate Handbook. 

    Exam Content Domains & Number of Questions 

    New Domain 

    # of Questions 

    Health Appraisal & Nursing Practice 

    52 

    Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 

    41 

    School Health Practice Considerations 

    32 

    Professional Responsibility 

    50 

    Weekly Topics and Reading 

    Week 

    Topic 

    Review Guide Readings 

    Textbook Recommended Readings 

    Week 1 

    Welcome and Foundations 

    Chapters 1 and 2 

    Chapters 1-5, 9-10 

    Week 2 

    Health Appraisal 

    Chapters 3 and 4 

    Chapters 9, 11-13, 15-18, 20-29 

    Week 3 

    Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 

    Chapters 5 and 4 

    Chapters 2, 4, 10, 12-15, 29, 33 

    Week 4 

    School Health Practice Considerations 

    Chapters 6 and 4 

    Chapters 86-8, 10-11, 15, 19-20, 25-29 

    Week 5 

    Professional Responsibility 

    Chapters 7 and 4 

    Chapters 3-8, 30-33 

    Week 6 

    Wrap Up 

     

     

     

    Review Guide (Available from NBCSN): Selekman, J. & Knox, E. (Eds.). (2025). School Nursing Certification Review. (4th edition). National Board for Certification of School Nurses. 

    Textbook: Shannon, R. & Yonkaitis, C. (Eds.). (2025). School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text (4th edition). F.A. Davis Company. 

    Review Guide Chapter 4, Health Problems and Nursing Management, is no longer treated as a standalone exam domain under the updated NBCSN exam blueprint. Instead, that content has been redistributed across the four current domains, so topics from Chapter 4 now appear throughout the exam wherever they relate to health appraisal, disease prevention, school health practice considerations, and professional responsibility. In other words, Chapter 4 is still very important content — it is just woven across the exam rather than tested as its own separate category.

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    Sarah T. Portle M.Ed., BSN, RN, NCSN
    Lead Nurse Manager - Arizona State University Preparatory Academy
    PhD Candidate - Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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  • 2.  RE: Summer 2026 NCSN Exam Review Course Loading...

    Posted 27 days ago

    Hello, Question for you regarding the School Nursing: A comprehensive text (4th Edition).....I have the third edition. Do you recommend I replace it, or is there a way to figure out which chapters would coordinate with the new edition for reading assignments? 



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    Jennifer Lenkay MSN, RN, CNS
    School Nurse
    Marshall Elementary School
    Sylvania, OH United States
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  • 3.  RE: Summer 2026 NCSN Exam Review Course Loading...

    Posted 26 days ago

    Jennifer, thanks for the question. Although we would always recommend updating your professional reference library to the most current edition, the 3rd edition of the comprehensive text is still very relevant. With a little cross-referencing on your part, I think you will be able to follow along with the study materials using the 3rd edition. There will be clear topic areas for each assignment. Feel free to post to the discussion once the assignments are released, as others may also be using the 3rd edition of the comprehensive text and you may be able to locate topics together.



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    Sandi Delack MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN
    Executive Director, NBCSN
    sdelack@gmail.com
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  • 4.  RE: Summer 2026 NCSN Exam Review Course Loading...

    Posted 23 days ago

    Good morning,

    I would like to join this review study group. Can you please add me?

    Roxana 



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    Roxana Dormail
    Lawrence, MA United States
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  • 5.  RE: Summer 2026 NCSN Exam Review Course Loading...

    Posted 23 days ago

    Hi!  This discussion board is the study group!  Our first "class" post will be on Friday, so keep an eye on this group for the next post.  :-)



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    Sarah T. Portle M.Ed., BSN, RN, NCSN
    Lead Nurse Manager - Arizona State University Preparatory Academy
    PhD Candidate - Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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