LPN TO RN TRANSITIONS 5TH EDITION
NICKI HARRINGTON CYNTHIA LEE TERRY
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ RN. Answer: Licensed healthcare professionals who provide
healthcare services ordered by physicians, PAs, and NPs.
⩥ Basic Nursing Care. Answer: Varies from state to state and practice
setting, but generally includes tasks necessary for patient comfort.
⩥ LPN Scope of Practice. Answer: Broadly defined; includes providing
basic comfort, administering basic patient care, and reporting health
status.
⩥ RN Responsibilities. Answer: Include assessing health status,
recording medical histories, administering medications, and educating
patients.
⩥ LPN Job Duties. Answer: Involves basic patient care such as changing
bandages and inserting catheters.
⩥ RN Job Duties. Answer: Involves nursing assessments, which LPNs
are not allowed to perform.
,⩥ LPN Work Settings. Answer: Include nursing homes, hospitals,
physicians' offices, home healthcare agencies, and outpatient care
centers.
⩥ RN Work Settings. Answer: Include hospitals, outpatient care centers,
nursing homes, government, and educational systems.
⩥ LPN Employment in Nursing Homes. Answer: 38 percent of all LPNs
work in residential care facilities.
⩥ RN Employment in Hospitals. Answer: 61 percent of all RNs work in
medical centers.
⩥ LPN Employment in Hospitals. Answer: 14 percent of LPNs work in
medical centers, often on maternity wards, emergency rooms, and
surgical units.
⩥ RN Employment in Outpatient Care. Answer: 18 percent of all RNs
work in ambulatory healthcare services.
⩥ LPN Employment in Physicians' Offices. Answer: 13 percent of LPNs
work in physician practices.
, ⩥ LPN Employment in Home Healthcare. Answer: 12 percent of all
LPNs work in home healthcare agencies.
⩥ RN Employment in Government. Answer: 5 percent of all RNs work
for governmental entities.
⩥ RN Employment in Education. Answer: 3 percent of all RNs work in
elementary, middle, and high schools.
⩥ LPN IV Medication Administration. Answer: Allowed in every state,
but some require a board-approved IV course.
⩥ LPN Blood Drawing. Answer: Every state allows LPNs to draw
blood, though some may require a phlebotomy course.
⩥ RN Specialties. Answer: Common specialties include ICU nursing,
medical/surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, and oncology nursing.
⩥ LPN Work Environment. Answer: Primarily medical tasks in hospital
settings.
⩥ RN Work Environment. Answer: Works as part of a healthcare team,
with responsibilities varying by facility and specialty.
NICKI HARRINGTON CYNTHIA LEE TERRY
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ RN. Answer: Licensed healthcare professionals who provide
healthcare services ordered by physicians, PAs, and NPs.
⩥ Basic Nursing Care. Answer: Varies from state to state and practice
setting, but generally includes tasks necessary for patient comfort.
⩥ LPN Scope of Practice. Answer: Broadly defined; includes providing
basic comfort, administering basic patient care, and reporting health
status.
⩥ RN Responsibilities. Answer: Include assessing health status,
recording medical histories, administering medications, and educating
patients.
⩥ LPN Job Duties. Answer: Involves basic patient care such as changing
bandages and inserting catheters.
⩥ RN Job Duties. Answer: Involves nursing assessments, which LPNs
are not allowed to perform.
,⩥ LPN Work Settings. Answer: Include nursing homes, hospitals,
physicians' offices, home healthcare agencies, and outpatient care
centers.
⩥ RN Work Settings. Answer: Include hospitals, outpatient care centers,
nursing homes, government, and educational systems.
⩥ LPN Employment in Nursing Homes. Answer: 38 percent of all LPNs
work in residential care facilities.
⩥ RN Employment in Hospitals. Answer: 61 percent of all RNs work in
medical centers.
⩥ LPN Employment in Hospitals. Answer: 14 percent of LPNs work in
medical centers, often on maternity wards, emergency rooms, and
surgical units.
⩥ RN Employment in Outpatient Care. Answer: 18 percent of all RNs
work in ambulatory healthcare services.
⩥ LPN Employment in Physicians' Offices. Answer: 13 percent of LPNs
work in physician practices.
, ⩥ LPN Employment in Home Healthcare. Answer: 12 percent of all
LPNs work in home healthcare agencies.
⩥ RN Employment in Government. Answer: 5 percent of all RNs work
for governmental entities.
⩥ RN Employment in Education. Answer: 3 percent of all RNs work in
elementary, middle, and high schools.
⩥ LPN IV Medication Administration. Answer: Allowed in every state,
but some require a board-approved IV course.
⩥ LPN Blood Drawing. Answer: Every state allows LPNs to draw
blood, though some may require a phlebotomy course.
⩥ RN Specialties. Answer: Common specialties include ICU nursing,
medical/surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, and oncology nursing.
⩥ LPN Work Environment. Answer: Primarily medical tasks in hospital
settings.
⩥ RN Work Environment. Answer: Works as part of a healthcare team,
with responsibilities varying by facility and specialty.
