Page | 1
zl zl
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
zl zl
Page | 2
zl zl
,Page | 3
zl zl
, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical- zl zl zl zl
Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE zl zl zl
1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA)?
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
a. To test and license LPN/LVNs
zl zl zl zl
b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice
zl zl zl zl zl zl
c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
zl zl zl zl zl zl
CORRECT ANSWER: B zl zl
While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the NPA, the primary purpos
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
e of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 zl zl z l zl OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA zl zl zl
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
zl zl zl zl
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill that the vocati
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
onal nurse has not been taught during her educational program. How should the vocational nurse respond
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
?
a. Ask a more experienced nurse to demonstrate the procedure.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
b. Look up the procedure in the procedure manual.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
c. Attempt to perform the procedure with supervision. zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
CORRECT ANSWER: D zl zl
The charge nurse should be informed of the lack of training to perform the procedure, and the vocational nu
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
rse should seek further training to gain proficiency. Although the other options might be helpful, they are n
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
ot safe.
zl
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 TOP: Providing Safe Care
zl zl z l zl zl zl zl zl zl
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinate
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d Care
zl
Page | 4 zl zl
zl zl
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
zl zl
Page | 2
zl zl
,Page | 3
zl zl
, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical- zl zl zl zl
Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE zl zl zl
1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA)?
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
a. To test and license LPN/LVNs
zl zl zl zl
b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice
zl zl zl zl zl zl
c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
zl zl zl zl zl zl
CORRECT ANSWER: B zl zl
While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the NPA, the primary purpos
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
e of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 3 zl zl z l zl OBJ: 3 TOP: NPA zl zl zl
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
zl zl zl zl
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill that the vocati
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
onal nurse has not been taught during her educational program. How should the vocational nurse respond
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
?
a. Ask a more experienced nurse to demonstrate the procedure.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
b. Look up the procedure in the procedure manual.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
c. Attempt to perform the procedure with supervision. zl zl zl zl zl zl
d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure.
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
CORRECT ANSWER: D zl zl
The charge nurse should be informed of the lack of training to perform the procedure, and the vocational nu
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
rse should seek further training to gain proficiency. Although the other options might be helpful, they are n
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
ot safe.
zl
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1 TOP: Providing Safe Care
zl zl z l zl zl zl zl zl zl
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinate
zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
d Care
zl
Page | 4 zl zl
