SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL VOCATIONAL
NURSING FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The best reason for studying nursing history is
A. to prepare for the NCLEX-PN examination
B. to make nurses more professional
C. to help nurses adapt to change
D. to learn from nursing's past mistakes. Answer: C. To help nurses
adapt to change
◉ When was the first U.S. school of practical nursing founded?
A. 1830
B. 1853
C. 1892
D. 1902. Answer: C. 1892
◉ In what year was practical nurse licensure used for the first time?
1. 1903
2. 1914
3. 1938
,4. 1941. Answer: B. 1914
◉ The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the
influence of
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Clara Barton
C. Lillian Wald
D. Sairy Gamp. Answer: A. Florence Nightingale
◉ The first formal training for practical nurses focused on
A. care for victims of war injuries
B. home care for children and people with chronic illness
C. training visiting nurses and public health nurses
D. creating nursing instructors for nursing programs. Answer: B.
Home care for children and people with chronic illness
◉ The event that had the greatest influence on the role of practical
nurses in modern hospital nursing was
A. the Crusades
B. the Industrial Revolution
C. the U.S. Civil War
D. World War 2. Answer: D. World War 2
,◉ When in history was it first recommended that tasks of the RN
and LPN be differentiated and that practical nurses should function
under the supervision of registered nurses?
A. 1750-1760
B. 1826-1850
C. 1949-1950
D. 1965-1980. Answer: C. 1949-1950
◉ The role of self-defined practical nurses throughout history has
been to
A. care for the ill, injured, dying, and birthing mothers
B. compete with physicians and surgeons
C. perform complex nursing skills independently
D. make contact with the gods on behalf of the ill person. Answer: A.
Care for the ill, injured, dying, and birthing mothers
◉ The event that had the most profound influence in changing
practical/vocational nursing was
A. the depression of the 1930's, when nurses worked for room and
board in lieu of salary
B. the post-World War 2 movement of practical/vocational nurses
into hospital positions
, C. the American Medical Association (AMA) proposal to develop
registered care techs as new health care workers
D. the first computer-adaptive test for practical/vocational nursing
graduates. Answer: B. The post-World War 2 movement of
practical/vocational nurses into hospital positions
◉ When permitted by the state Nurse Practice Act, under what
conditions can the LPN/LVN perform complex nursing skills not
taught in the basic educational program?
a. When ordered to do so by the attending physician
b. When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a
supervising RN
c. When the LPN/LVN has graduated from a nursing program
accredited by the National League for Nursing
d. When the state of practice has declared a severe nursing shortage.
Answer: b. When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a
supervising RN
◉ A major reason for LPN/LVN graduates to join nursing
organizations is that membership
a. keeps one updated on issues that affect practical nursing.
b. enhances one's standing among registered nurses.
c. provides an opportunity to draft legislation for health care
workers.
NURSING FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The best reason for studying nursing history is
A. to prepare for the NCLEX-PN examination
B. to make nurses more professional
C. to help nurses adapt to change
D. to learn from nursing's past mistakes. Answer: C. To help nurses
adapt to change
◉ When was the first U.S. school of practical nursing founded?
A. 1830
B. 1853
C. 1892
D. 1902. Answer: C. 1892
◉ In what year was practical nurse licensure used for the first time?
1. 1903
2. 1914
3. 1938
,4. 1941. Answer: B. 1914
◉ The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the
influence of
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Clara Barton
C. Lillian Wald
D. Sairy Gamp. Answer: A. Florence Nightingale
◉ The first formal training for practical nurses focused on
A. care for victims of war injuries
B. home care for children and people with chronic illness
C. training visiting nurses and public health nurses
D. creating nursing instructors for nursing programs. Answer: B.
Home care for children and people with chronic illness
◉ The event that had the greatest influence on the role of practical
nurses in modern hospital nursing was
A. the Crusades
B. the Industrial Revolution
C. the U.S. Civil War
D. World War 2. Answer: D. World War 2
,◉ When in history was it first recommended that tasks of the RN
and LPN be differentiated and that practical nurses should function
under the supervision of registered nurses?
A. 1750-1760
B. 1826-1850
C. 1949-1950
D. 1965-1980. Answer: C. 1949-1950
◉ The role of self-defined practical nurses throughout history has
been to
A. care for the ill, injured, dying, and birthing mothers
B. compete with physicians and surgeons
C. perform complex nursing skills independently
D. make contact with the gods on behalf of the ill person. Answer: A.
Care for the ill, injured, dying, and birthing mothers
◉ The event that had the most profound influence in changing
practical/vocational nursing was
A. the depression of the 1930's, when nurses worked for room and
board in lieu of salary
B. the post-World War 2 movement of practical/vocational nurses
into hospital positions
, C. the American Medical Association (AMA) proposal to develop
registered care techs as new health care workers
D. the first computer-adaptive test for practical/vocational nursing
graduates. Answer: B. The post-World War 2 movement of
practical/vocational nurses into hospital positions
◉ When permitted by the state Nurse Practice Act, under what
conditions can the LPN/LVN perform complex nursing skills not
taught in the basic educational program?
a. When ordered to do so by the attending physician
b. When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a
supervising RN
c. When the LPN/LVN has graduated from a nursing program
accredited by the National League for Nursing
d. When the state of practice has declared a severe nursing shortage.
Answer: b. When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a
supervising RN
◉ A major reason for LPN/LVN graduates to join nursing
organizations is that membership
a. keeps one updated on issues that affect practical nursing.
b. enhances one's standing among registered nurses.
c. provides an opportunity to draft legislation for health care
workers.
