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1. Which educational nursing program takes 2 to 5 years to complete?
a. Nursing assistant (NA) program
b. Practical nursing (LPN, LVN) program
c. Professional nursing program
d. Advanced practice nursing (APN) program
The professional nursing program (RN) requires 2 to 5 years of education, depending on
the type of degree sought. An NA program takes 6 to 8 weeks. An LPN/LVN program
takes 12 to 18 months. An APN program takes more than 4 years.
2. Who established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York City?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Richard Bradley
Lillian Wald took nursing into the community and established the Henry Street
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Settlement Service in 1893. Dorothea Dix organized volunteers to provide nursing care
to soldiers during the Civil War. Florence Nightingale trained women to care for the sick
during the Crimean War. Richard Bradley opened a practical nursing school in 1907.
3. Which is included in the six levels of care within the health care system?
a. Skilled
b. Post-acute
c. Restorative
d. Hospice
The six levels of care within the health care system include: preventative, primary,
secondary, tertiary, restorative, and continuing care.
4. In the 20th century, nurses moved into:
a. Hospitals
b. Long-term care
facilities c. The community
d. State mental health facilities
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In the 20th century nurses began working in the community with the poor, providing
midwifery services and education regarding prenatal, obstetrics, and child care.
5. What was the intent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)?
a. Offer more health care services
b. Extend hospital stays
c. Improve health care
d. Contain health care costs
DRGs were created by the Medicare program in 1983 as an attempt to contain health
care costs. DRGs do not offer more services. The intent of DRGs was not to extend
hospitalizations. The purpose of DRGs was specifically to contain costs.
6. The goals of nursing include: Select all that
apply. a. to promote wellness.
b. to prevent illness.
c. to facilitate coping.
d. to restore health.
The four common goals of nursing care are to promote wellness, prevent illness,
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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facilitate coping, and restore health.
7. Which educational nursing program attracts the majority of registered nurse
(RN) students?
a. Associate degree program
b. Diploma program
c. Baccalaureate program
d. Graduate program
The associate degree program attracts the majority of RN students. The number of
diploma schools has decreased. Baccalaureate programs take longer to complete and
have fewer students. Graduate programs take longer to complete and have fewer
students.
8. What is the third step of the nursing
process? a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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2022 QUESTIONS with ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES
1. Which educational nursing program takes 2 to 5 years to complete?
a. Nursing assistant (NA) program
b. Practical nursing (LPN, LVN) program
c. Professional nursing program
d. Advanced practice nursing (APN) program
The professional nursing program (RN) requires 2 to 5 years of education, depending on
the type of degree sought. An NA program takes 6 to 8 weeks. An LPN/LVN program
takes 12 to 18 months. An APN program takes more than 4 years.
2. Who established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New York City?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Richard Bradley
Lillian Wald took nursing into the community and established the Henry Street
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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RATIONALES
,NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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RATIONALES
Settlement Service in 1893. Dorothea Dix organized volunteers to provide nursing care
to soldiers during the Civil War. Florence Nightingale trained women to care for the sick
during the Crimean War. Richard Bradley opened a practical nursing school in 1907.
3. Which is included in the six levels of care within the health care system?
a. Skilled
b. Post-acute
c. Restorative
d. Hospice
The six levels of care within the health care system include: preventative, primary,
secondary, tertiary, restorative, and continuing care.
4. In the 20th century, nurses moved into:
a. Hospitals
b. Long-term care
facilities c. The community
d. State mental health facilities
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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RATIONALES
,NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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RATIONALES
In the 20th century nurses began working in the community with the poor, providing
midwifery services and education regarding prenatal, obstetrics, and child care.
5. What was the intent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)?
a. Offer more health care services
b. Extend hospital stays
c. Improve health care
d. Contain health care costs
DRGs were created by the Medicare program in 1983 as an attempt to contain health
care costs. DRGs do not offer more services. The intent of DRGs was not to extend
hospitalizations. The purpose of DRGs was specifically to contain costs.
6. The goals of nursing include: Select all that
apply. a. to promote wellness.
b. to prevent illness.
c. to facilitate coping.
d. to restore health.
The four common goals of nursing care are to promote wellness, prevent illness,
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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RATIONALES
, NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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facilitate coping, and restore health.
7. Which educational nursing program attracts the majority of registered nurse
(RN) students?
a. Associate degree program
b. Diploma program
c. Baccalaureate program
d. Graduate program
The associate degree program attracts the majority of RN students. The number of
diploma schools has decreased. Baccalaureate programs take longer to complete and
have fewer students. Graduate programs take longer to complete and have fewer
students.
8. What is the third step of the nursing
process? a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Implementation
d. Nursing diagnosis
NCLEX-PN FUNDAMENTALS LATEST EXAM
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