PVC – Test 2, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
A new graduate from a practical nursing program successfully passes her NCLEX-PN and begins
working on a busy neurological unit. She should be able to: - correct answer ✔✔ provide up-to-
date information about preventing falls in the older adult population at a community health and
wellness expo.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows for the recognition of a nurse's license in another
state. Opponents of the NLC most often raise which criticism? - correct answer ✔✔ Multistate
licensure can make it more difficult to discover and enforce disciplinary actions against nurses.
A prospective nursing student is researching the various practical/vocational nursing programs
that are available in her region and is ending that there are significant differences in curriculum,
especially with regard to the relationship between classroom and clinical learning. Which
arrangement is most conducive to effective learning? - correct answer ✔✔ Integration of
classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning throughout the entire program
A nursing student is conscientious in her efforts to cultivate empathy with clients. Which
characteristic is associated with empathy? - correct answer ✔✔ Maintaining emotional distance
in order to conserve emotional energy
The nursing student is caring for a client who had a brain attack (stroke) with right-sided
paralysis several weeks ago and has difficulties expressing his thoughts when he talks. The
nursing student should: - correct answer ✔✔ allow time for the client to finish talking before
trying to figure out what it is he is trying to express.
During his most recent performance appraisal, a nurse was told by his supervisor that he tends
to adopt a passive aggressive communication style when he is in highly stressful situations.
Which behavior is typical of passive aggressive communication? - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse
often makes sarcastic comments when he is under stress.
, The nursing student developed a close therapeutic relationship with a resident in a long-term
care facility over the past several weeks. This morning, the resident has concluded in the
nursing student that she feels like "a burden to everyone around me." How should the nursing
student best respond? - correct answer ✔✔ "I'm sorry you feel that way, but I can assure you
that I don't see you as a burden."
A nursing student has been admitted to a diploma nursing program and will begin classes
shortly. Which characteristic is associated with a diploma nursing program? - correct answer
✔✔ Is sponsored by a hospital
A nursing student desires to begin promoting his profession while attending a practical nursing
program. Which considerations or opportunities are important when joining a student
organization? - correct answer ✔✔ Gain a fuller understanding of nursing as a profession.
Compete in health-related local, state, and national competitions.
Exercise leadership skills by sitting on a committee.
Secure and read a copy of the organization's bylaws
An LPN at a local hospital presents to the hospital board of directors her reasons why an LPN
can also be considered a professional. Which is the best supporting evidence? - correct answer
✔✔ The high standards and level of integrity, license, continuing education, and belonging to a
professional organization support that the LPN is also a professional nurse.
A prospective nursing student is investigating several schools of nursing in the area. One
school's Web site notes that the school is accredited by the Accreditation
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This accreditation specifies that: - correct answer
✔✔ the school exceeds the minimum requirements of a nursing program.
The administration of a hospital has referred to the National Association for Practical Nurse
Education and Service (NAPNES) "Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of
Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs" when reorganizing the skills mix at the
hospital. What information does this document provide? - correct answer ✔✔ The
competencies that can be expected of an LP/VN
A new graduate from a practical nursing program successfully passes her NCLEX-PN and begins
working on a busy neurological unit. She should be able to: - correct answer ✔✔ provide up-to-
date information about preventing falls in the older adult population at a community health and
wellness expo.
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows for the recognition of a nurse's license in another
state. Opponents of the NLC most often raise which criticism? - correct answer ✔✔ Multistate
licensure can make it more difficult to discover and enforce disciplinary actions against nurses.
A prospective nursing student is researching the various practical/vocational nursing programs
that are available in her region and is ending that there are significant differences in curriculum,
especially with regard to the relationship between classroom and clinical learning. Which
arrangement is most conducive to effective learning? - correct answer ✔✔ Integration of
classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning throughout the entire program
A nursing student is conscientious in her efforts to cultivate empathy with clients. Which
characteristic is associated with empathy? - correct answer ✔✔ Maintaining emotional distance
in order to conserve emotional energy
The nursing student is caring for a client who had a brain attack (stroke) with right-sided
paralysis several weeks ago and has difficulties expressing his thoughts when he talks. The
nursing student should: - correct answer ✔✔ allow time for the client to finish talking before
trying to figure out what it is he is trying to express.
During his most recent performance appraisal, a nurse was told by his supervisor that he tends
to adopt a passive aggressive communication style when he is in highly stressful situations.
Which behavior is typical of passive aggressive communication? - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse
often makes sarcastic comments when he is under stress.
, The nursing student developed a close therapeutic relationship with a resident in a long-term
care facility over the past several weeks. This morning, the resident has concluded in the
nursing student that she feels like "a burden to everyone around me." How should the nursing
student best respond? - correct answer ✔✔ "I'm sorry you feel that way, but I can assure you
that I don't see you as a burden."
A nursing student has been admitted to a diploma nursing program and will begin classes
shortly. Which characteristic is associated with a diploma nursing program? - correct answer
✔✔ Is sponsored by a hospital
A nursing student desires to begin promoting his profession while attending a practical nursing
program. Which considerations or opportunities are important when joining a student
organization? - correct answer ✔✔ Gain a fuller understanding of nursing as a profession.
Compete in health-related local, state, and national competitions.
Exercise leadership skills by sitting on a committee.
Secure and read a copy of the organization's bylaws
An LPN at a local hospital presents to the hospital board of directors her reasons why an LPN
can also be considered a professional. Which is the best supporting evidence? - correct answer
✔✔ The high standards and level of integrity, license, continuing education, and belonging to a
professional organization support that the LPN is also a professional nurse.
A prospective nursing student is investigating several schools of nursing in the area. One
school's Web site notes that the school is accredited by the Accreditation
Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This accreditation specifies that: - correct answer
✔✔ the school exceeds the minimum requirements of a nursing program.
The administration of a hospital has referred to the National Association for Practical Nurse
Education and Service (NAPNES) "Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of
Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs" when reorganizing the skills mix at the
hospital. What information does this document provide? - correct answer ✔✔ The
competencies that can be expected of an LP/VN
