National Certification Exam Candidates

Welcome to Week #5:  Be like Tigger, and keep bouncing forward!

Our online study group is "bouncing" ahead to Chapter 5  in the Selekman/Cogan School Nursing Certification Review book.  This chapter focuses on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and comprises approximately 20% of the possible NCSN exam questions.  

Chapter 5 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

1. Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
2. Immunizations
3. Infection Control
4. Risk Reduction
5. Health Education
6. Counseling
7. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
8. Community Health Needs
9. Staff Wellness

Selekman, Shannon and Yonkaitis School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text 3rd Edition Chapters 5, 7, 14 – 15, 20, 31, 34, 38 - 39

Sharing your process is helpful for everyone, so please think about checking in and letting us know how your preparation is going.

I continue my quest to find multiple-choice study questions that are specific to school nursing.  Here is a link to an online sample test through the generous State of Illinois!  This is helpful because it is an online version and is similar to the NBCSN test experience.  Some of the questions are specific to Illinois regulations, but others are more global questions for practice.

*Don't forget the NBCSN Practice Tests available singly or in a bundle of two. Each computerized test is 75 multiple-choice questions with a rationale for the answers. You can access them through your application page or go to www.nbcsn.org and click on the orange Login button on the top right.*


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Have you taken advantage of the Free Test Taking Strategies on NurseBuilders?

Here are more multiple-choice taking strategies from Nurse Labs test-taking strategies

7. Identify Specific Determiners

When the options of a test item contain words that are identical or similar to words in the stem, the alert test taker recognizes the similarities as clues about the likely answer to the question. The stem word that clues you to a similar word in the option or that limits potential options is known as a specific determiner. For example:

The government agency responsible for administering the nursing practice act in each state is the:

1. Board of regents
   2. Board of nursing
   3. State nurses' association
   4. State hospital association

Options 2 and 3 contain the closely related words nurse and nursing. The word nursing, used both in the stem and in option 2, is a clue to the correct answer.

8. Identify Words in the Options That Are Closely Associated With Words in the Stem

Be alert to words in the options that may be closely associated with but not identical to a word or words in the stem. For example:

When a person develops symptoms of physical illness for which psychogenic factors act as causative agents, the resulting illness is classified as:

1. Dissociative
   2. Compensatory
   3. Psychophysiologic
   4. Reaction formation

Option 3 should strike you as a likely answer since it combines physical and psychological factors, like those referred to in the stem.

9. Watch for Grammatical Inconsistencies

If one or more of the options are not grammatically consistent with the stem, the alert test taker usually can eliminate these distractors. The correct option must be consistent with the form of the question. If the question demands a response in the singular, plural options usually can be safely eliminated. When the stem is in the form of an incomplete sentence, each option should complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way. For example:

Communicating with a male client who is deaf will be facilitated by:

1.  Use gestures
2. Speaking loudly
3. Find out if he has a hearing aid
4. Facing the client while speaking

Options 1 and 3 do not complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way and can, therefore, be eliminated. Option 2 would be of no assistance with a deaf client, so option 4 is the correct answer.
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Best of luck to those who are planning on taking the exam during the upcoming testing window. Here are some  test preparation suggestions:

Stay in touch! I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to Week #5:  Be like Tigger, and keep bouncing forward!

Our online study group is "bouncing" ahead to Chapter 5  in the Selekman/Cogan School Nursing Certification Review book.  This chapter focuses on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and comprises approximately 20% of the possible NCSN exam questions.  

Chapter 5 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

1. Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
2. Immunizations
3. Infection Control
4. Risk Reduction
5. Health Education
6. Counseling
7. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
8. Community Health Needs
9. Staff Wellness

Selekman, Shannon and Yonkaitis School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text 3rd Edition Chapters 5, 7, 14 – 15, 20, 31, 34, 38 - 39

Sharing your process is helpful for everyone, so please think about checking in and letting us know how your preparation is going.

I continue my quest to find multiple-choice study questions that are specific to school nursing.  Here is a link to an online sample test through the generous State of Illinois!  This is helpful because it is an online version and is similar to the NBCSN test experience.  Some of the questions are specific to Illinois regulations, but others are more global questions for practice.

*Don't forget the NBCSN Practice Tests available singly or in a bundle of two. Each computerized test is 75 multiple-choice questions with a rationale for the answers. You can access them through your application page or go to www.nbcsn.org and click on the orange Login button on the top right.*


____________________________________________________________________________________________
Have you taken advantage of the Free Test Taking Strategies on NurseBuilders?

Here are more multiple-choice taking strategies from Nurse Labs test-taking strategies

7. Identify Specific Determiners

When the options of a test item contain words that are identical or similar to words in the stem, the alert test taker recognizes the similarities as clues about the likely answer to the question. The stem word that clues you to a similar word in the option or that limits potential options is known as a specific determiner. For example:

The government agency responsible for administering the nursing practice act in each state is the:

1. Board of regents
   2. Board of nursing
   3. State nurses' association
   4. State hospital association

Options 2 and 3 contain the closely related words nurse and nursing. The word nursing, used both in the stem and in option 2, is a clue to the correct answer.

8. Identify Words in the Options That Are Closely Associated With Words in the Stem

Be alert to words in the options that may be closely associated with but not identical to a word or words in the stem. For example:

When a person develops symptoms of physical illness for which psychogenic factors act as causative agents, the resulting illness is classified as:

1. Dissociative
   2. Compensatory
   3. Psychophysiologic
   4. Reaction formation

Option 3 should strike you as a likely answer since it combines physical and psychological factors, like those referred to in the stem.

9. Watch for Grammatical Inconsistencies

If one or more of the options are not grammatically consistent with the stem, the alert test taker usually can eliminate these distractors. The correct option must be consistent with the form of the question. If the question demands a response in the singular, plural options usually can be safely eliminated. When the stem is in the form of an incomplete sentence, each option should complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way. For example:

Communicating with a male client who is deaf will be facilitated by:

1.  Use gestures
2. Speaking loudly
3. Find out if he has a hearing aid
4. Facing the client while speaking

Options 1 and 3 do not complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way and can, therefore, be eliminated. Option 2 would be of no assistance with a deaf client, so option 4 is the correct answer.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Best of luck to those who are planning on taking the exam during the upcoming testing window. Here are some  test preparation suggestions:

Stay in touch! I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Hello,

These were great questions. The state specific questions followed the NCSN pretty close. The suggestion to think nationally is the key as per the e class

Welcome to Week #5:  Be like Tigger, and keep bouncing forward!

Our online study group is "bouncing" ahead to Chapter 5  in the Selekman/Cogan School Nursing Certification Review book.  This chapter focuses on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and comprises approximately 20% of the possible NCSN exam questions.  

Chapter 5 - Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

1. Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
2. Immunizations
3. Infection Control
4. Risk Reduction
5. Health Education
6. Counseling
7. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
8. Community Health Needs
9. Staff Wellness

Selekman, Shannon and Yonkaitis School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text 3rd Edition Chapters 5, 7, 14 – 15, 20, 31, 34, 38 - 39

Sharing your process is helpful for everyone, so please think about checking in and letting us know how your preparation is going.

I continue my quest to find multiple-choice study questions that are specific to school nursing.  Here is a link to an online sample test through the generous State of Illinois!  This is helpful because it is an online version and is similar to the NBCSN test experience.  Some of the questions are specific to Illinois regulations, but others are more global questions for practice.

*Don't forget the NBCSN Practice Tests available singly or in a bundle of two. Each computerized test is 75 multiple-choice questions with a rationale for the answers. You can access them through your application page or go to www.nbcsn.org and click on the orange Login button on the top right.*


____________________________________________________________________________________________
Have you taken advantage of the Free Test Taking Strategies on NurseBuilders?

Here are more multiple-choice taking strategies from Nurse Labs test-taking strategies

7. Identify Specific Determiners

When the options of a test item contain words that are identical or similar to words in the stem, the alert test taker recognizes the similarities as clues about the likely answer to the question. The stem word that clues you to a similar word in the option or that limits potential options is known as a specific determiner. For example:

The government agency responsible for administering the nursing practice act in each state is the:

1. Board of regents
   2. Board of nursing
   3. State nurses' association
   4. State hospital association

Options 2 and 3 contain the closely related words nurse and nursing. The word nursing, used both in the stem and in option 2, is a clue to the correct answer.

8. Identify Words in the Options That Are Closely Associated With Words in the Stem

Be alert to words in the options that may be closely associated with but not identical to a word or words in the stem. For example:

When a person develops symptoms of physical illness for which psychogenic factors act as causative agents, the resulting illness is classified as:

1. Dissociative
   2. Compensatory
   3. Psychophysiologic
   4. Reaction formation

Option 3 should strike you as a likely answer since it combines physical and psychological factors, like those referred to in the stem.

9. Watch for Grammatical Inconsistencies

If one or more of the options are not grammatically consistent with the stem, the alert test taker usually can eliminate these distractors. The correct option must be consistent with the form of the question. If the question demands a response in the singular, plural options usually can be safely eliminated. When the stem is in the form of an incomplete sentence, each option should complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way. For example:

Communicating with a male client who is deaf will be facilitated by:

1.  Use gestures
2. Speaking loudly
3. Find out if he has a hearing aid
4. Facing the client while speaking

Options 1 and 3 do not complete the sentence in a grammatically correct way and can, therefore, be eliminated. Option 2 would be of no assistance with a deaf client, so option 4 is the correct answer.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Best of luck to those who are planning on taking the exam during the upcoming testing window. Here are some  test preparation suggestions:

Stay in touch! I am looking forward to hearing from you!