LPN Leadership & Management Exam 1 – Practice Questions with Answers and Study Guide
for Nursing Fundamentals
show loyalty to the institution and its leaders - ANS ✔✔You have graduated and passed your
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). You are now a licensed practical nurse (LPN)
and are searching for a job. Your employer will have certain expectations of you as a potential
employee. One of those important expectations is that you:
A) are highly skilled in all aspects of patient care.
B) show loyalty to the institution and its leaders.
C) can perform highly skilled procedures, such as administration of IV and morphine.
D) graduated with straight As.
A) Take an informal tour of the facility. - ANS ✔✔How might a prospective employee get an
unbiased view of expectations of a future employer?
A) Take an informal tour of the facility.
B) Read the employer's advertisement for jobs.
C) Ask someone who is currently employed there.
D) Read newspaper articles about the facility.
C) No, the nurse should send out several job applications to provide more opportunity for
securing a position. - ANS ✔✔A nurse should only make one application for employment at a
time to prevent multiple job offers and unrealistic expectations of prospective employers.
A) Absolutely, the nurse should focus on the application for the most desired job.
B) Yes, working on multiple applications can be confusing.
C) No, the nurse should send out several job applications to provide more opportunity for
securing a position.
D) Possibly, but only if the nurse has already been promised that job.
,B) phone call. - ANS ✔✔After you have sent out your letter of application and a resume, it is
recommended that you follow up with a(n):
A) thank-you note.
B) phone call.
C) e-mail.
D) 1 and 2
C) e-mail. - ANS ✔✔After you have sent out your letter of application and a resume, it is
recommended that you follow up with a(n):
A) thank-you note.
B) phone call.
C) e-mail.
D) 1 and 2
A) appearance. - ANS ✔✔Just as important as the content of the resume is the:
A) appearance.
B) color of the paper.
C) color of the ink.
D) number of pages.
C) be no longer than one page. - ANS ✔✔A letter of application should:
A) contain only one paragraph of introduction.
B) be written in bullet format.
C) be no longer than one page.
D) include a personal photograph.
, B) jobs that are relevant to the job for which you are applying. - ANS ✔✔A resume should
include:
A) all jobs ever held.
B) jobs that are relevant to the job for which you are applying.
C) hobbies.
D) religious affiliation.
D) Your clothing and general appearance - ANS ✔✔There are many things you can do to prepare
for your job interview. Which of the following is critical to success of the interview?
A) Arriving 45 minutes early
B) Wearing a nursing uniform to the interview
C) Chewing gum to freshen breath
D) Your clothing and general appearance
C) Entrance skills - ANS ✔✔It is suggested that you practice which skills prior to your interview?
A) Nursing skills
B) Writing skills
C) Entrance skills
D) Math skills
A) Questions about your age and birthplace - ANS ✔✔It is illegal for an interviewer to ask you
which of the following?
A) Questions about your age and birthplace
B) Questions about your present employment
C) Questions about your physical health
D) Questions about your education
for Nursing Fundamentals
show loyalty to the institution and its leaders - ANS ✔✔You have graduated and passed your
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). You are now a licensed practical nurse (LPN)
and are searching for a job. Your employer will have certain expectations of you as a potential
employee. One of those important expectations is that you:
A) are highly skilled in all aspects of patient care.
B) show loyalty to the institution and its leaders.
C) can perform highly skilled procedures, such as administration of IV and morphine.
D) graduated with straight As.
A) Take an informal tour of the facility. - ANS ✔✔How might a prospective employee get an
unbiased view of expectations of a future employer?
A) Take an informal tour of the facility.
B) Read the employer's advertisement for jobs.
C) Ask someone who is currently employed there.
D) Read newspaper articles about the facility.
C) No, the nurse should send out several job applications to provide more opportunity for
securing a position. - ANS ✔✔A nurse should only make one application for employment at a
time to prevent multiple job offers and unrealistic expectations of prospective employers.
A) Absolutely, the nurse should focus on the application for the most desired job.
B) Yes, working on multiple applications can be confusing.
C) No, the nurse should send out several job applications to provide more opportunity for
securing a position.
D) Possibly, but only if the nurse has already been promised that job.
,B) phone call. - ANS ✔✔After you have sent out your letter of application and a resume, it is
recommended that you follow up with a(n):
A) thank-you note.
B) phone call.
C) e-mail.
D) 1 and 2
C) e-mail. - ANS ✔✔After you have sent out your letter of application and a resume, it is
recommended that you follow up with a(n):
A) thank-you note.
B) phone call.
C) e-mail.
D) 1 and 2
A) appearance. - ANS ✔✔Just as important as the content of the resume is the:
A) appearance.
B) color of the paper.
C) color of the ink.
D) number of pages.
C) be no longer than one page. - ANS ✔✔A letter of application should:
A) contain only one paragraph of introduction.
B) be written in bullet format.
C) be no longer than one page.
D) include a personal photograph.
, B) jobs that are relevant to the job for which you are applying. - ANS ✔✔A resume should
include:
A) all jobs ever held.
B) jobs that are relevant to the job for which you are applying.
C) hobbies.
D) religious affiliation.
D) Your clothing and general appearance - ANS ✔✔There are many things you can do to prepare
for your job interview. Which of the following is critical to success of the interview?
A) Arriving 45 minutes early
B) Wearing a nursing uniform to the interview
C) Chewing gum to freshen breath
D) Your clothing and general appearance
C) Entrance skills - ANS ✔✔It is suggested that you practice which skills prior to your interview?
A) Nursing skills
B) Writing skills
C) Entrance skills
D) Math skills
A) Questions about your age and birthplace - ANS ✔✔It is illegal for an interviewer to ask you
which of the following?
A) Questions about your age and birthplace
B) Questions about your present employment
C) Questions about your physical health
D) Questions about your education
