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PROPHECY LPN/LVN A 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What is the sing most important means of controlling and
preventing the spread of infections?
A. Wearing goggles
B. Hand washing
C. Wearing gloves
D. wearing gown - correct answer- B. hand washing
What observation should you report to the register nurse when
caring for a patient with peritoneal dialysis catheter?
A. purulent drainage
B. Tubing visible under skin
C. Absorbent gauze over site
D. Clamped catheter - correct answer- A. Purulent drainage
Which of the following is the route of administration of a drug
that is placed under the tongue?
A. Buccal
B. Transdermal
C. Topical
D. Sublingual - correct answer- D. Sublingual
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What communication technique would you attempt when asking
hard of hearing patient to write their pain score on paper and
you still don't understand what it says?
A. Confirm what was written with the family member at the
bedside
B. Request a medical interpreter
C. Document the last recorded pain number
D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale - correct
answer- D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale
For a patient with acute pancreatitis who is experiencing
abdominal pain , what diet orders do you expect to be in the
plan of care?
A. Nasogastric tube flushes
B. Clear liquid diet
C. Nothing by mouth
D. Out of bed to chair with meals - correct answer- C. Nothing
by mouth
The CNA tells you that a patient who is nonverbal has
grimacing look on their face. What is the first thing that you
should do?
A. Tell the CNA to make sure the patient is repositioned and
brief is dry
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B. Tell the CNA is just how the patient loo
C. Immediately go check on the patient
D. Wait for your next med pas to check the patient - correct
answer- C. Immediately go check on the patient
What is the most common sign of hypoxia?
A. Elevated blood pressure
B. Low blood glucose
C. Cyanotic lips and fingernails
D. Increased shivering - correct answer- C. Cyanotic lips and
fingernails
Your patient has suddenly developed slurred speech and ride
side weakness, what should you do FIRST?
A. Call for help
B. Sit their head of bed upright
C. Contact their family
D. Request order soft diet - correct answer- A. Call for help
You are performing a routine follow up visit on an elderly patient
and observe he is exhibiting symptoms of dehydration and
complaints of persistent fatigue. The patient reports that his
care-taker only feeds him once per day and limits his fluid
intake. You suspect the patient is?
PROPHECY LPN/LVN A 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What is the sing most important means of controlling and
preventing the spread of infections?
A. Wearing goggles
B. Hand washing
C. Wearing gloves
D. wearing gown - correct answer- B. hand washing
What observation should you report to the register nurse when
caring for a patient with peritoneal dialysis catheter?
A. purulent drainage
B. Tubing visible under skin
C. Absorbent gauze over site
D. Clamped catheter - correct answer- A. Purulent drainage
Which of the following is the route of administration of a drug
that is placed under the tongue?
A. Buccal
B. Transdermal
C. Topical
D. Sublingual - correct answer- D. Sublingual
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What communication technique would you attempt when asking
hard of hearing patient to write their pain score on paper and
you still don't understand what it says?
A. Confirm what was written with the family member at the
bedside
B. Request a medical interpreter
C. Document the last recorded pain number
D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale - correct
answer- D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale
For a patient with acute pancreatitis who is experiencing
abdominal pain , what diet orders do you expect to be in the
plan of care?
A. Nasogastric tube flushes
B. Clear liquid diet
C. Nothing by mouth
D. Out of bed to chair with meals - correct answer- C. Nothing
by mouth
The CNA tells you that a patient who is nonverbal has
grimacing look on their face. What is the first thing that you
should do?
A. Tell the CNA to make sure the patient is repositioned and
brief is dry
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B. Tell the CNA is just how the patient loo
C. Immediately go check on the patient
D. Wait for your next med pas to check the patient - correct
answer- C. Immediately go check on the patient
What is the most common sign of hypoxia?
A. Elevated blood pressure
B. Low blood glucose
C. Cyanotic lips and fingernails
D. Increased shivering - correct answer- C. Cyanotic lips and
fingernails
Your patient has suddenly developed slurred speech and ride
side weakness, what should you do FIRST?
A. Call for help
B. Sit their head of bed upright
C. Contact their family
D. Request order soft diet - correct answer- A. Call for help
You are performing a routine follow up visit on an elderly patient
and observe he is exhibiting symptoms of dehydration and
complaints of persistent fatigue. The patient reports that his
care-taker only feeds him once per day and limits his fluid
intake. You suspect the patient is?
