And Answers 2025
_________ is a federally sponsored entitlement program and public health insurance plan that helps
finance health care for all persons older than age 65 and certain younger persons with disabilities and
persons with end-stage renal disease - Answer - Medicare
__________ is the percentage of the total bill the insured person must pay once a deductible is met. The
insurance company pays the remainder. - Answer - Coinsurance
___________ provides service to meet the healthcare needs of the United States military. This is
inclusive of hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing home care units, and domiciliaries. - Answer - Veterans
Health Administration
A ______ is a legal document that is valid in all 50 states. It names health care proxy to make medical
decisions if that person is no longer able to speak for himself or herself. - Answer - Durable medical
power of attorney
A _______ is a legal document that describes the kind of medical treatments for life sustaining
treatments the person would want if seriously or terminally ill. It does not let the person select someone
to make decisions for them. - Answer - living will
A lumbar puncture was performed on a patient without a signed informed consent form. This patient
might sue for: - Answer - civil battery
A major criterion in differentiating between the roles of the RN and LVN is that the LVN____________ -
Answer - Does not function independently
A nurse fails to verify a patient's identity before giving the patient their medication. This led to the
patient receiving the wrong medication which resulted in harm to the patient. The nurse may be cited
for __________, also referred to as professional negligence - Answer - Malpractice
, A nurse injects himself or herself with a narcotic prescribed for a patient. This is an example of. - Answer
- unethical and illegal behavior
A student nurse asks, " What determines the LPN /LVN's role and responsibilities in the practice setting?
The best answer is - Answer - The Nurse Practice Act of the state in which the LPN/LVN is employed
After completing an initial assessment, analyzing the data, writing a nursing diagnosis/ patient's problem
statement, and selecting appropriate nursing interventions, the nurse has the responsibility to then
____________. - Answer - communicate the detailed plan of care to the patient
After completing an initial assessment, analyzing the data, writing a nursing diagnosis/patient problem
statement, and selecting appropriate nursing interventions, the nurse has the responsibility to then? -
Answer - Communicate the detailed plan of care to the patient
Also known as the first nursing theorist, whose influence on nursing practice in the 19th century was
related to improvement of the patient environment as a method of health promotion? - Answer -
Florence Nightingale
An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer IV chemotherapeutic agent to a patient in the acute care
setting. What law should this nurse refer to before initiating the intervention? - Answer - Nurse practice
act
An older adult is admitted to the hospital with numerous bodily bruises, and the nurse suspects elder
abuse. What is the best nursing action? - Answer - Report the bruises to the charge nurse/manager
As early as the 1970s, nursing leaders/ theorists identified these four major concepts: nursing, health,
patient, and environment as the basis of all nursing ___________. - Answer - Models of care
Duty, breach of duty, damages, and proximate cause are the four elements that must be present to cause
an action for negligence against a nurse. (Match) - Answer - Breach of duty: the nurse did not adhere to
the nursing standard of care. What was expected of the nurse was not done