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MULTIPLE llCHOICE
1. Which llstatement llaccurately lldescribes llthe llprimary llpurpose llof lthe llstate llnurse
ll practice l l act(NPA)?
a. To ltest lland lllicense lLPN/LVNs
b. To lldefine llthe llscope lof lLPN/LVN llpractice
c. To llimprove llthe llquality llof llcare llprovided llby llthe llLPN/LVN
d. To llimit llthe lLPN/LVN lemployment llplacement
ANSWER: l l B
While llimproving llquality llof llcare llprovided llby lthe llLPN/LVN llmay llbe lla llresult llof llthe llNPA,
llthe l l primary lpurpose llof llthe llNPA llof lleach llstate lldefines llthe llscope llof llnursing llpractice ll in
llthat llstate.
DIF: Cognitive llLevel: llComprehension REF: ll ll ll p. ll 3 OBJ:
ll 3 l l TOP: ll l l NPA KEY: l l Nursing llProcess llStep: llImplementation
MSC: l l NCLEX: llSafe, ll Effective llCare llEnvironment: llCoordinated llCare
2. The llcharge llnurse llasks llthe llnew llvocational llnurse llto llstart llan llintravenous llinfusion, lla llskill llthat
llthe vocational llnurse llhas llnot llbeen lltaught llduring llher lleducational llprogram. llHow llshould
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llthe l l vocational llnurse llrespond?
a. Ask lla llmore llexperienced llnurse lto ldemonstrate lthe lprocedure.
b. Look llup llthe llprocedure lin lthe llprocedure llmanual.
c. Attempt llto llperform lthe llprocedure llwith llsupervision.
d. Inform lthe llcharge llnurse llof llher lllack llof ltraining llin llthis llprocedure.
ANSWER: l l D
The llcharge llnurse llshould llbe llinformed llof llthe lllack llof ltraining llto llperform lthe llprocedure, lland
llthe l l vocational lnurse llshould llseek llfurther lltraining llto llgain llproficiency. llAlthough llthe llother
lloptions l l might ll be llhelpful, llthey lare ll not llsafe.
DIF: Cognitive llLevel: llApplication REF: ll ll ll p. ll 3 OBJ: ll1
l l TOP: ll l l Providing llSafe llCare KEY: llNursing llProcess llStep:
llN/A l l MSC: l l NCLEX: llSafe, ll Effective llCare llEnvironment: llCoordinated
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3. Which lpatient llstatement llindicates lla llneed llfor llfurther lldischarge llteaching llthat
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ll l l vocationalnurse lshould lladdress?
a. ―I llhave llno llidea llof llhow lthis lldrug llwill laffect llme.‖
b. ―Do llyou llknow lif llmy lphysician lis lcoming llback ltoday?‖
c. ―Will lmy linsurance lpay lfor lmy lstay?‖
d. ―Am lI llgoing llto llhave llto llgo lto la lnursing llhome?‖
ANSWER: l l A
Lack llof lknowledge llat lldischarge llabout llmedication leffects land llside lleffects llis lla llconcern llthat
l l should llbe lladdressed llby llthe llvocational llnurse. ll The llother llconcerns llin llthe lloptions llare llthe