CANS CERTIFIED ADDICTION NURSING
SPECIALIST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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⩥ What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? Answer: The
who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
⩥ What are the standards of school nursing? Answer: The authoritative
statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform
competently
⩥ What legal document describes school nurse delegation? Answer:
State Nurse Practice Act
⩥ Impetigo Answer: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection.
Honey colored crust
⩥ Pinworm Answer: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
⩥ Describe the primary objective of the school nurse Answer: to protect
and promote student health, facilitate optimal development and advance
,academic 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
and or long bones. Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever,
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute chest syndrome
⩥ Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins Answer:
Calcium, Iron, Vit D
⩥ Connors Rating Scale Answer: ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
⩥ Tanner staging Answer: staging of sexual maturity
⩥ Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) Answer: To chart
normal progress between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify children
who are NOT developing normally. Does not measure intelligence
⩥ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Answer: the WAIS is the most
widely used 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 audiometric
screening
⩥ Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff Answer: 5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
⩥ Amblyopia (lazy eye) Answer: If corrected early, affected eye can
have 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 age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
⩥ Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? Answer: active
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:
Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
⩥ What happens if BP cuff too small Answer: Will give a high reading.
Opposite 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, muscle cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
⩥ what does snorting drugs cause Answer: nose bleeds and nasal lesions
⩥ Osgood-Schlatter disease Answer: inflammation or irritation of the
tibia at its point of attachment with the patellar tendon. Can cause a
painful, bony bump on shinbone below knee. Occurs in children and
SPECIALIST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ What does the scope of school nursing practice describe? Answer: The
who, what, where when and how of school nursing practice
⩥ What are the standards of school nursing? Answer: The authoritative
statements of the duties school nurses are expected to perform
competently
⩥ What legal document describes school nurse delegation? Answer:
State Nurse Practice Act
⩥ Impetigo Answer: Begins as a single lesion which spreads to
secondary lesions that crust or scale. Staph bacteria skin infection.
Honey colored crust
⩥ Pinworm Answer: A student who is tired, can't sit still, itching bottom
⩥ Describe the primary objective of the school nurse Answer: to protect
and promote student health, facilitate optimal development and advance
,academic 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
and or long bones. Treatment oxygen and fluids. Monitor for fever,
cough, rapid heartbeat that accompany an acute chest syndrome
⩥ Adolescents are commonly deficient in which vitamins Answer:
Calcium, Iron, Vit D
⩥ Connors Rating Scale Answer: ADHD short form Similar to the
Vanderbilt Assessment Scales. Practitioner must purchase rights
⩥ Tanner staging Answer: staging of sexual maturity
⩥ Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) Answer: To chart
normal progress between the ages of 1 mo. to 6 yrs. To identify children
who are NOT developing normally. Does not measure intelligence
⩥ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Answer: the WAIS is the most
widely used 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 audiometric
screening
⩥ Cleaning product for Norovirus, C Diff Answer: 5-6% hypochlorite
solution (chlorine bleach)
⩥ Amblyopia (lazy eye) Answer: If corrected early, affected eye can
have 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 age
>120% IBW (Ideal Body Weight)
⩥ Are active Tuberculosis patients always symptomatic? Answer: active
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:
Beyond 2 weeks of medication therapy
⩥ What happens if BP cuff too small Answer: Will give a high reading.
Opposite 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, muscle cramping, blurred vision, inc HR
⩥ what does snorting drugs cause Answer: nose bleeds and nasal lesions
⩥ Osgood-Schlatter disease Answer: inflammation or irritation of the
tibia at its point of attachment with the patellar tendon. Can cause a
painful, bony bump on shinbone below knee. Occurs in children and
