LPN EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| GRADED A+|PASS!
1.What is the nursing process? - ANSWER Assess
Forming nursing diagnosis
Planning and Goal Setting
Implementation
Evaluation
2.What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - ANSWER Giving advice, judging, stereotyping,
being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not
being a good listener or excessive probing
3.What is HELLP Syndrome? - ANSWER This is preeclampsia with Liver involvement:
Hemolysis(breakdown of RBCs)
Elevated Liver Function Tests
Low Platelet Count
4.How many arteries and veins are in the umblical cord? - ANSWER 2 arteries, 1 vein
5.What is Ortilani's Sign - ANSWER The click that is heard or felt when the infant is supine and knees are
flexed and hips are abducted = hip dyslpasia
6.What are the dietary considerations for pancreatitis? - ANSWER Avoid aldohol
bland foods
small, frequent meals
decrease fat
7.1 tsp = how many mL? - ANSWER 5 mL
8.What is Ptosis? - ANSWER Drooping
,9.Which cranial nerve is the optic? - ANSWER 2
10.The Lub sound of Lub-dub is closure of which heart valves? - ANSWER Closure of Tricuspid and Mitral
Valves(Systole) = Lub
11.Which sign is the softening of the cervix? - ANSWER Goodell's
12.Drugs ending in "olol" belong to which drug classification? - ANSWER Beta-Blockers = particularly for
the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and
hypertension
13.What is the normal Lithium value? - ANSWER normal = < 1.5 mEq/L
toxic = > 2 mEq/L
14.Where is the location to listen to the Pulmonic valve? - ANSWER Left second intercostal space
15.Enema position is on the left or right side? - ANSWER left
16.What is the antidote for acetaminophen? - ANSWER Mucomyst (N-acetylcysteine)
17.What are the dietary considerations for Celiac Disease? - ANSWER No gluten
Increase calories
Increase protein
18.Drugs ending in "statin" belong to which drug classification? - ANSWER Antihyperlipidemics = used in
the treatment of hyperlipidemias. They are called lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) or agents
19.What is a continuous seizure that must be interrupted by emergency measures? - ANSWER Status
Epilepticus
, 20.What are the meds most often used to treat status epilepticus? - ANSWER diazepam (Valium)
phenytoin (Dilantin)
phenobarbitol (Luminol)
21.Which body positioning is called the "shock" position? - ANSWER Modified Trendelenburg = Supine
with legs straight and elevated at the hips and head is slightly raised (increases bloodflow to heart and
brain)
22.Which blood type is the universal 'recipient'? - ANSWER AB+
23.Which blood type is the universal 'donor type'? - ANSWER O-
24.What is stroke volume? - ANSWER the amount of blood ejected by the heart in any one contraction
25.What is cardiac output? - ANSWER Volume of blood ejected by the heart in one minute:
cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volumne
26.Do Mydriatic drops constrict or dilate the pupils? - ANSWER Dilate -- myDriatic (d for dilate)
27.How do you mix insulin? - ANSWER Clear before Cloudy (NPH)!!!
1. draw up air to equal total insulin
2. wipe vial runner with alcohol
3. inject the amount of air to equal the amount of cloudy insulin into the cloudy vial. BE CAREFUL NOT
TO INJECT INTO THE SOLUTION
4. Inject the remaining air into clear vial and draw up the clear insulin
5. reinsert the needle into the cloudy vial and withdraw the desired amount
28.What are the dietary considerations for Acute Renal Failure? - ANSWER Increase carbs
Limit protein
1.What is the nursing process? - ANSWER Assess
Forming nursing diagnosis
Planning and Goal Setting
Implementation
Evaluation
2.What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - ANSWER Giving advice, judging, stereotyping,
being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not
being a good listener or excessive probing
3.What is HELLP Syndrome? - ANSWER This is preeclampsia with Liver involvement:
Hemolysis(breakdown of RBCs)
Elevated Liver Function Tests
Low Platelet Count
4.How many arteries and veins are in the umblical cord? - ANSWER 2 arteries, 1 vein
5.What is Ortilani's Sign - ANSWER The click that is heard or felt when the infant is supine and knees are
flexed and hips are abducted = hip dyslpasia
6.What are the dietary considerations for pancreatitis? - ANSWER Avoid aldohol
bland foods
small, frequent meals
decrease fat
7.1 tsp = how many mL? - ANSWER 5 mL
8.What is Ptosis? - ANSWER Drooping
,9.Which cranial nerve is the optic? - ANSWER 2
10.The Lub sound of Lub-dub is closure of which heart valves? - ANSWER Closure of Tricuspid and Mitral
Valves(Systole) = Lub
11.Which sign is the softening of the cervix? - ANSWER Goodell's
12.Drugs ending in "olol" belong to which drug classification? - ANSWER Beta-Blockers = particularly for
the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and
hypertension
13.What is the normal Lithium value? - ANSWER normal = < 1.5 mEq/L
toxic = > 2 mEq/L
14.Where is the location to listen to the Pulmonic valve? - ANSWER Left second intercostal space
15.Enema position is on the left or right side? - ANSWER left
16.What is the antidote for acetaminophen? - ANSWER Mucomyst (N-acetylcysteine)
17.What are the dietary considerations for Celiac Disease? - ANSWER No gluten
Increase calories
Increase protein
18.Drugs ending in "statin" belong to which drug classification? - ANSWER Antihyperlipidemics = used in
the treatment of hyperlipidemias. They are called lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) or agents
19.What is a continuous seizure that must be interrupted by emergency measures? - ANSWER Status
Epilepticus
, 20.What are the meds most often used to treat status epilepticus? - ANSWER diazepam (Valium)
phenytoin (Dilantin)
phenobarbitol (Luminol)
21.Which body positioning is called the "shock" position? - ANSWER Modified Trendelenburg = Supine
with legs straight and elevated at the hips and head is slightly raised (increases bloodflow to heart and
brain)
22.Which blood type is the universal 'recipient'? - ANSWER AB+
23.Which blood type is the universal 'donor type'? - ANSWER O-
24.What is stroke volume? - ANSWER the amount of blood ejected by the heart in any one contraction
25.What is cardiac output? - ANSWER Volume of blood ejected by the heart in one minute:
cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volumne
26.Do Mydriatic drops constrict or dilate the pupils? - ANSWER Dilate -- myDriatic (d for dilate)
27.How do you mix insulin? - ANSWER Clear before Cloudy (NPH)!!!
1. draw up air to equal total insulin
2. wipe vial runner with alcohol
3. inject the amount of air to equal the amount of cloudy insulin into the cloudy vial. BE CAREFUL NOT
TO INJECT INTO THE SOLUTION
4. Inject the remaining air into clear vial and draw up the clear insulin
5. reinsert the needle into the cloudy vial and withdraw the desired amount
28.What are the dietary considerations for Acute Renal Failure? - ANSWER Increase carbs
Limit protein
