Term 1 Final LVN/LPN Questions With
Correct Answers.
health care delivery system - AnswerTo achieve optimal levels of health care
Purpose of an Individualized Plan of Care - AnswerOutlines the individual needs of the
patient and the approach of the health care team to meet those needs.
Document that identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LVN/LPN - AnswerNurse
Practice Acts
Patient's Bill of Rights - AnswerEnsure the patients fundamental rights for treatment with
dignity and compassion were protected.
Purpose of licensing laws - AnswerTo protect the public from unqualified practitioners in
most fields and professions.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - AnswerIndividual behavior is formed needs which he
identified as physiologic, safety and security , love and belongingness, and esteem and
self actualization.
Legally binding situation between nurse and patient - Answernurse-patient relationship
Standard of Care - AnswerDefine acts whose performance is required, permitted or
prohibited
Malpractice - AnswerFailure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Negligence - AnswerThe absence of due care
Informed Consent - AnswerFull disclosure of the facts the patient needs to make an
intelligent (informed) decision before any invasive treatment/procedure
Best Way to avoid a lawsuit - AnswerPractice within the rules and regulations, standard
of care and the employing agencies policies and procedures
HIPPA - AnswerLaws set rules and limits on who has permission to look at and receive
health info, and assigns penalties for wrongful disclosure
Assault - AnswerAn intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another
Battery - AnswerUnlawful touching of another person without informed consent
Subjective Data - Answerinformation provided by the affected individual
, Objective Data - Answerobservations or measurements of a patient's health status
OBRA - AnswerRegulate any institution that receives federal funding
Documentation and how to correct an error - AnswerDraw a single line through the
error, write initials, and record as correct
Therapeutic Communication - AnswerIts an exchange of info that facilitates the
formation of a positive nurse/patient relationship and actively involves patient in all
areas of care.
Communicating with Nonverbal Patient - AnswerUsing a White Board, Asking closed-
ended questions such as blink once for yes, twice for no.
nonverbal communication - Answermethods transmitted without use of words, tone, rate
of voice, eye contact and physical appearance.
Person responsible for determining nursing diagnosis - AnswerThe Registered Nurse
Phases of the Nursing Process and what happens in each phase - AnswerAssess-
Gather information about the patients condition
Diagnose- Identify the patients problems
Goals- Set goals of care and desired outcomes
Implement- perform the nursing action identified
Evaluate- determine if the goals have been met and outcomes have been achieved.
Appropriately written goals(outcomes) - AnswerA patient goal statement provides a
description of specific, measurable behavior that the pt will be able to exhibit in a given
time frame after the intervention
Difference between Nursing and Medical Diagnosis - AnswerNursing- Clinical
Judgement concerning a human response to health conditions and vulnerability to the
response.
Medical- identification of a disease or condition with evaluation of physical signs and
symptoms, etc
Ethnic Stereotype - Answera fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or
think
Matriarchal vs Patriarchal - AnswerMatriarchal- Woman makes all the decisions about
health care, disciplining the children
Patriarchal- Man makes most of the decisions
Cultural Competence - AnswerThe awareness of one's own cultural belief and practices
and their relationship to those of others.
Correct Answers.
health care delivery system - AnswerTo achieve optimal levels of health care
Purpose of an Individualized Plan of Care - AnswerOutlines the individual needs of the
patient and the approach of the health care team to meet those needs.
Document that identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LVN/LPN - AnswerNurse
Practice Acts
Patient's Bill of Rights - AnswerEnsure the patients fundamental rights for treatment with
dignity and compassion were protected.
Purpose of licensing laws - AnswerTo protect the public from unqualified practitioners in
most fields and professions.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - AnswerIndividual behavior is formed needs which he
identified as physiologic, safety and security , love and belongingness, and esteem and
self actualization.
Legally binding situation between nurse and patient - Answernurse-patient relationship
Standard of Care - AnswerDefine acts whose performance is required, permitted or
prohibited
Malpractice - AnswerFailure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Negligence - AnswerThe absence of due care
Informed Consent - AnswerFull disclosure of the facts the patient needs to make an
intelligent (informed) decision before any invasive treatment/procedure
Best Way to avoid a lawsuit - AnswerPractice within the rules and regulations, standard
of care and the employing agencies policies and procedures
HIPPA - AnswerLaws set rules and limits on who has permission to look at and receive
health info, and assigns penalties for wrongful disclosure
Assault - AnswerAn intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another
Battery - AnswerUnlawful touching of another person without informed consent
Subjective Data - Answerinformation provided by the affected individual
, Objective Data - Answerobservations or measurements of a patient's health status
OBRA - AnswerRegulate any institution that receives federal funding
Documentation and how to correct an error - AnswerDraw a single line through the
error, write initials, and record as correct
Therapeutic Communication - AnswerIts an exchange of info that facilitates the
formation of a positive nurse/patient relationship and actively involves patient in all
areas of care.
Communicating with Nonverbal Patient - AnswerUsing a White Board, Asking closed-
ended questions such as blink once for yes, twice for no.
nonverbal communication - Answermethods transmitted without use of words, tone, rate
of voice, eye contact and physical appearance.
Person responsible for determining nursing diagnosis - AnswerThe Registered Nurse
Phases of the Nursing Process and what happens in each phase - AnswerAssess-
Gather information about the patients condition
Diagnose- Identify the patients problems
Goals- Set goals of care and desired outcomes
Implement- perform the nursing action identified
Evaluate- determine if the goals have been met and outcomes have been achieved.
Appropriately written goals(outcomes) - AnswerA patient goal statement provides a
description of specific, measurable behavior that the pt will be able to exhibit in a given
time frame after the intervention
Difference between Nursing and Medical Diagnosis - AnswerNursing- Clinical
Judgement concerning a human response to health conditions and vulnerability to the
response.
Medical- identification of a disease or condition with evaluation of physical signs and
symptoms, etc
Ethnic Stereotype - Answera fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or
think
Matriarchal vs Patriarchal - AnswerMatriarchal- Woman makes all the decisions about
health care, disciplining the children
Patriarchal- Man makes most of the decisions
Cultural Competence - AnswerThe awareness of one's own cultural belief and practices
and their relationship to those of others.
