HONDROS NUR 163 CORE EXAM 2026 SET QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The LPN knows the following is the most common condition affecting mobility? -
✔✔Low back pain
✔✔The LPN ask the nursing student, "what are some causes of immobility?" The LPN
knows the nursing student understand cases of impaired mobility when the nursing
student lists the following causes of immobility? - ✔✔Impaired cranial regulation
- Impaired perfusion
- Acid-base balance
✔✔Which statement about stress is true? - ✔✔Stress occurs if the threat is change is
positive or negative
✔✔Symptoms of bone density changes, falls, altered sleep patterns, unsteadiness,
hypertension, and stomach complaints should lead the health care team to consider
which problem? - ✔✔Alcohol abuse
✔✔Older adults may use other items such as alcohol, tobacco, prescription, illicit street
drug to cope with situational issues. Which of the following are indicative of this coping
mechanism? - ✔✔Self - medicating
✔✔patient actively attempting to increase their support system after the loss of a
spouse is demonstrating which type of coping strategy? - ✔✔Problem- focused coping
strategy
✔✔Which goal would not be appropriate initial goal for a patient experiencing disruptive
living situation - ✔✔Independence in taking medication
✔✔Which statement about depression in the older adult is true? - ✔✔Depression is a
whole-body syndrome that causes physiological, emotional changes in the older adult,
and cognitive
✔✔Which statement is false about an older adult coping with stress? - ✔✔Older adults
have experienced stress throughout their lifetime and so their bodies are conditioned to
handle stress in older age
✔✔LPN is caring for an older adult patient who has osteoarthritis. What assessment
data related to altered mobility should the nurse report - ✔✔Patient pain level
- The patient uses a walker to go to the bathroom
- The patient requires help for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to transfer to
their chair
, - The patient can ambulate to the bathroom without assistance
- The patient has edema in his knees
✔✔The LPN is caring for a patient who refuses to use their new walker. Which
response by the nurse is most appropriate - ✔✔Verify the patient knows how to use the
walker
✔✔The nurse is educating a new LPN about interventions for a patient with
emphysema. Which statement by the new nurse indicate understanding? SELECT ALL
THAT APPLY - ✔✔- "I will assess the patient's pulse and respirations before activity,
during and after"
- "I should monitor the patient's arterial blood gases (ABGs)"
- "I should administer the patient's albuterol as directed"
- "I should promote the patient to stand or sit upright as much as possible
✔✔The nurse is caring for an older patient who ha been on bed rest for three days
following a knee replacement surgery. Which assessment finding(s) should be promptly
reported to the provider? - ✔✔Pain in calf muscles of the lower leg
- Dyspnea
- Adventitious breath sounds
✔✔The new graduate nurse knows that older adults with poor coping skills are at an
increased risk for stress. Which factors are related to problems with coping or stress
intolerance in older adults - ✔✔Recent social loss
- Physical illness
- Major life changes
✔✔The new graduate nurse has received report on a group of older patients and
identifies which patient(s) are at risk for fluid balance deficit? - ✔✔A patient who is 70
years old
- A patient with altered cognition
- A patient who has been walking outside on a warm day
✔✔student nurse and LPN are reviewing the concept of impaired mobility. Which
statement(s) by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching? - ✔✔A patient
with a leg amputation doesn't have any mobility needs."
- "Patients who are on bedrest should only be turned when they request it."
AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The LPN knows the following is the most common condition affecting mobility? -
✔✔Low back pain
✔✔The LPN ask the nursing student, "what are some causes of immobility?" The LPN
knows the nursing student understand cases of impaired mobility when the nursing
student lists the following causes of immobility? - ✔✔Impaired cranial regulation
- Impaired perfusion
- Acid-base balance
✔✔Which statement about stress is true? - ✔✔Stress occurs if the threat is change is
positive or negative
✔✔Symptoms of bone density changes, falls, altered sleep patterns, unsteadiness,
hypertension, and stomach complaints should lead the health care team to consider
which problem? - ✔✔Alcohol abuse
✔✔Older adults may use other items such as alcohol, tobacco, prescription, illicit street
drug to cope with situational issues. Which of the following are indicative of this coping
mechanism? - ✔✔Self - medicating
✔✔patient actively attempting to increase their support system after the loss of a
spouse is demonstrating which type of coping strategy? - ✔✔Problem- focused coping
strategy
✔✔Which goal would not be appropriate initial goal for a patient experiencing disruptive
living situation - ✔✔Independence in taking medication
✔✔Which statement about depression in the older adult is true? - ✔✔Depression is a
whole-body syndrome that causes physiological, emotional changes in the older adult,
and cognitive
✔✔Which statement is false about an older adult coping with stress? - ✔✔Older adults
have experienced stress throughout their lifetime and so their bodies are conditioned to
handle stress in older age
✔✔LPN is caring for an older adult patient who has osteoarthritis. What assessment
data related to altered mobility should the nurse report - ✔✔Patient pain level
- The patient uses a walker to go to the bathroom
- The patient requires help for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to transfer to
their chair
, - The patient can ambulate to the bathroom without assistance
- The patient has edema in his knees
✔✔The LPN is caring for a patient who refuses to use their new walker. Which
response by the nurse is most appropriate - ✔✔Verify the patient knows how to use the
walker
✔✔The nurse is educating a new LPN about interventions for a patient with
emphysema. Which statement by the new nurse indicate understanding? SELECT ALL
THAT APPLY - ✔✔- "I will assess the patient's pulse and respirations before activity,
during and after"
- "I should monitor the patient's arterial blood gases (ABGs)"
- "I should administer the patient's albuterol as directed"
- "I should promote the patient to stand or sit upright as much as possible
✔✔The nurse is caring for an older patient who ha been on bed rest for three days
following a knee replacement surgery. Which assessment finding(s) should be promptly
reported to the provider? - ✔✔Pain in calf muscles of the lower leg
- Dyspnea
- Adventitious breath sounds
✔✔The new graduate nurse knows that older adults with poor coping skills are at an
increased risk for stress. Which factors are related to problems with coping or stress
intolerance in older adults - ✔✔Recent social loss
- Physical illness
- Major life changes
✔✔The new graduate nurse has received report on a group of older patients and
identifies which patient(s) are at risk for fluid balance deficit? - ✔✔A patient who is 70
years old
- A patient with altered cognition
- A patient who has been walking outside on a warm day
✔✔student nurse and LPN are reviewing the concept of impaired mobility. Which
statement(s) by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching? - ✔✔A patient
with a leg amputation doesn't have any mobility needs."
- "Patients who are on bedrest should only be turned when they request it."
