SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● A newly licensed nurse practitioner begins a job at a health
department clinic staffed by advanced practice nurse practitioners. The
clinic provides low cost or free health care. The job description states
that nurse practitioners can provide prescribed medications to clients,
using free drug samples from pharmaceutical companies. How should
the APRN respond to this job requirement? Answer: The nurse
practitioner should distribute the prescribed medications
● The registered nurse (RN) is providing hospice care in the home of a
client who is in the final stages of dying. The nurse is present when the
client's heart stops and respirations cease. Who can legally make the
declaration of death in this situation? Answer: The RN can declare the
client dead, sign the provisional report of death and release the body to
the funeral home
● Which task would the registered nurse NOT assign to the licensed
practical nurse? Answer: Withdrawal of blood specimen from a central
venous catheter
● Which of the following nursing tasks would be appropriate for the
nurse to assign to an experienced nurse assistant? Answer: Obtain vital
signs for a group of stable clients
, ● The nurse is making shift assignments. Which task would be
appropriate to delegate to the unlicensed assistant? Answer: To assist the
client to get dressed prior to discharge
● The charge nurse is making assignments for the team that consists of
a registered nurse (RN), a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and several
unlicensed assistants. Which client should be assigned to the LPN?
Answer: A client with hypertension, diagnosed with suspected angina
● The nurse leaves the unit for about 30 minutes to make an important
private telephone call. The nurse does not tell anyone about leaving the
unit. What may be the consequence of the nurse's action? Answer: The
nurse can be charged with abandonment
● A nurse finds the report printout from the last shift in the bathroom.
What should the nurse do with the papers? Answer: Shred the report
sheets
● Kentucky Nursing Law gives power to the Consumer Protection
Branch of the KBN for which of the following fuctions? Answer: To
deny admission to the licensure examination (NCLEX)
● In which of the following cases is the nurse's liability risk the
greatest? Answer: The nurse who administers an injection prepared by
another nurse