CONCEPTS & PRACTICE, 4TH EDITION BY
STROMBERG | 2026/2027 COMPLETE TEST
BANK
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,Chapter 01: Caring For Medical-Surgical Patients
Dewit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 4th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of
the state nurse practice act (NPA)?
a To test and license
. LPN/LVNs.
b To define the scope of
. LPN/LVN practice.
c To improve the quality of
. care provided by the
LPN/LVN.
d To limit the LPN/LVN
. employment placement.
, CORRECT ANSWER: B
While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may
be a result of the NPA, the primary purpose of the NPA of each
state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 2
OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA KEY:
Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care
Environment: Coordinated
Care
2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to
start an intravenous infusion, a skill that the vocational nurse
has not been taught during her educational program. How
should the vocational nurse respond?
a Ask a more experienced nurse
. to demonstrate the procedure.
b Look up the procedure in the
. procedure manual.