LPN Unit Exam 1 With Complete Solutions
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) may supervise which of the following? (Select all that
apply)
A) Nursing assistants (NAs)
B) Nurse technicians
C) LPNs
D) RNs - ANSWERA) Nursing Assistants (NAs)
B) Nurse Technicians
C) LPNs
Nurses work in patient situations that give them permission to do what is usually not
permitted in other circumstances. This is consistent with which legal term?
A) Ethics
B) Privilege
C) Advocacy
D) Competency - ANSWERB) Privilege
Psychiatric patients can be held against their will in which situation?
A) Unable to provide for basic needs
B) Major depression
C) Homelessness
D) Substance Abuse - ANSWERA) Unable to provide for basic needs
Informed consent may be given by a:
A) Step-parent of a non-adopted child
B) 80-year-old with dementia
C) 72-year-old who has just taken morphine sulfate
D) competent 19-year-old who has just taken Tylenol - ANSWERD) competent 19-
year-old who has just taken Tylenol
Which statement is true?
A) Employers may ask about health status on an employment application
B) Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance
C) Student nurses are not held to the same standards as a licensed nurse
D) In a case of child abuse, the account of injury given by the caregiver is consistent
with physical signs and symptoms - ANSWERB) Sexual harassment is illegal when it
interferes with job performance
Which statement is true regarding advance directives?
A) Advance directives expire
, B) Emergency medical technicians may honor advance directives
C) A living will is a type of advance directive
D) Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are written by nurses - ANSWERC) A living will is
a type of advance directive
One of the most common charges brought against a nurse is:
A) Discrimination
B) Defamation
C) Incompetence
D) Libel - ANSWERC) Incompetence
Which is true regarding assisted suicide?
A) A constitutional right exists for physician-assisted suicide
B) Participation in assisted suicide is a violation of the American Nurses Association
(ANA) Code for Nurses
C) Assisted suicide is a crime in all states
D) Assisted suicide is the same as euthanasia - ANSWERB) Participation in assisted
suicide is a violation of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code for Nurses
An unexpected patient care occurrence that results in death or serious injury to the
patient is:
A) Negligence
B) Malpractice
C) A tort
D) A sentinel event - ANSWERD) A sentinel event
Which is considered a low-priority patient in the emergency room?
A) Patient with a laceration to the leg
B) Patient with an ankle fracture
C) Patient with a sore throat
D) Patient with a gunshot wound to the chest - ANSWERC) Patient with a sore throat
Which are components of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Nursing Diagnosis
C) Management
D) Evaluation - ANSWERA) Assessment
B) Nursing Diagnosis
D) Evaluation
The steps of the problem-solving process include:
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) may supervise which of the following? (Select all that
apply)
A) Nursing assistants (NAs)
B) Nurse technicians
C) LPNs
D) RNs - ANSWERA) Nursing Assistants (NAs)
B) Nurse Technicians
C) LPNs
Nurses work in patient situations that give them permission to do what is usually not
permitted in other circumstances. This is consistent with which legal term?
A) Ethics
B) Privilege
C) Advocacy
D) Competency - ANSWERB) Privilege
Psychiatric patients can be held against their will in which situation?
A) Unable to provide for basic needs
B) Major depression
C) Homelessness
D) Substance Abuse - ANSWERA) Unable to provide for basic needs
Informed consent may be given by a:
A) Step-parent of a non-adopted child
B) 80-year-old with dementia
C) 72-year-old who has just taken morphine sulfate
D) competent 19-year-old who has just taken Tylenol - ANSWERD) competent 19-
year-old who has just taken Tylenol
Which statement is true?
A) Employers may ask about health status on an employment application
B) Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance
C) Student nurses are not held to the same standards as a licensed nurse
D) In a case of child abuse, the account of injury given by the caregiver is consistent
with physical signs and symptoms - ANSWERB) Sexual harassment is illegal when it
interferes with job performance
Which statement is true regarding advance directives?
A) Advance directives expire
, B) Emergency medical technicians may honor advance directives
C) A living will is a type of advance directive
D) Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are written by nurses - ANSWERC) A living will is
a type of advance directive
One of the most common charges brought against a nurse is:
A) Discrimination
B) Defamation
C) Incompetence
D) Libel - ANSWERC) Incompetence
Which is true regarding assisted suicide?
A) A constitutional right exists for physician-assisted suicide
B) Participation in assisted suicide is a violation of the American Nurses Association
(ANA) Code for Nurses
C) Assisted suicide is a crime in all states
D) Assisted suicide is the same as euthanasia - ANSWERB) Participation in assisted
suicide is a violation of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code for Nurses
An unexpected patient care occurrence that results in death or serious injury to the
patient is:
A) Negligence
B) Malpractice
C) A tort
D) A sentinel event - ANSWERD) A sentinel event
Which is considered a low-priority patient in the emergency room?
A) Patient with a laceration to the leg
B) Patient with an ankle fracture
C) Patient with a sore throat
D) Patient with a gunshot wound to the chest - ANSWERC) Patient with a sore throat
Which are components of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Nursing Diagnosis
C) Management
D) Evaluation - ANSWERA) Assessment
B) Nursing Diagnosis
D) Evaluation
The steps of the problem-solving process include:
