PVC – Test 6, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Which licensed practical/vocational nurses (LP/VN) should be most qualified to be promoted to
the position of manager of a long-term client care unit? The nurse who: - correct answer ✔✔
has 4 years clinical experience in gerontology.
A licensed practical/vocational nurse cared for a client who was bedridden at his home. The
nurse did not regularly turn the client, or provide care after the client was incontinent of urine
and stool. The client developed a stage 3 pressure ulcer on his
buttocks. He became very ill and had to be admitted to the hospital with sepsis (the infected
pressure ulcer infection spread throughout the bloodstream). The client died. Which best
describes what occurred? - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse committed gross negligence as a
result of not providing care a prudent nurse would have provided in the same situation.
While caring for the client, the nurse hears a coworker telling a client to "get out of bed
immediately and get dressed or there will be no breakfast today." This statement is an example
of: - correct answer ✔✔ abuse
A licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for clients on a rehabilitation unit. The
nursing supervisor announced that a tornado has been spotted nearby and is headed toward
the nursing facility, and the clients need to be placed into safety immediately. The staff are
instructed, since they are on the first floor of a four-story building, to place anyone able to walk
into the bathrooms, which are on the inside of the building without windows. If anyone has to
stay in the room, place them as close to the center of the building as possible and cover them
with pillows and blankets and pull the wood blinds and curtains. Which actions should the
LP/VN provide to achieve protecting her clients in the timeliest fashion? - correct answer ✔✔
The LP/VN quickly tells clients in rooms 1, 2, and 3 to go to the hall bathroom and stay there
because a tornado has been sited.
Ask unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to pull blinds and curtains in rooms of clients who
cannot be moved, rooms 4 and 6; place pillows over
client's body with face free, and cover with three blankets from head to toe; move bed as close
to hall door as possible with ventilator staying plugged into the essential "red" socket.
, The LP/VN quickly checks that all clients have been evacuated or are made as safe as possible
and that the NA and UAP and the LP/VN enter the hall bathroom.
Ask NA to transfer clients in rooms 5A and 5B to their wheelchairs and take them to the hall
bathroom.
The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for a client who is frequently admitted
to the hospital with chronic renal failure. In the past, the client wanted his family and neighbors
to visit freely and welcomed the nursing staff to share information about the client's health. The
LP/VN is approached by the client's neighbor in the lobby of the hospital asking, "Could you tell
me where Mary Smith is and what is going on with her?" Which is the best response to make to
the client's neighbor? - correct answer ✔✔ "Let me check to see what room your neighbor is in
and her visitor status."
A nurse manager works on a busy rehabilitation unit. The nurse notes that the work schedule is
due tomorrow, and there are three pages of time requested off for vacations, scheduling needs
for education, and personal days she must consider. She also has to order the supplies and
equipment before leaving work today. The facility nursing educator asked the nurse manager to
check if all of the staff completed the required safety education; the staff was instructed to drop
off the completion form in her door slot. The priority responsibility of the nurse manager should
be to: - correct answer ✔✔ direct client care on a day-to-day basis.
The charge nurse assigns a client requiring peritoneal dialysis (PD) to a new graduate licensed
practical/vocational nurse. The new nurse informed the charge nurse that he was not
comfortable with providing PD. The charge nurse stated that she would show him how to
perform the PD, and then he could perform the task since she delegated the task. The nurse
wants to avoid respondeat superior. Which action should the nurse do? - correct answer ✔✔
Inform the charge nurse that he must abide by the state nurse practice act, which states he
must first take classes on peritoneal dialysis, so he must decline.
The best way to prepare for a first-level management position is to: - correct answer ✔✔
develop excellent clinical skills through job experience.
Which licensed practical/vocational nurses (LP/VN) should be most qualified to be promoted to
the position of manager of a long-term client care unit? The nurse who: - correct answer ✔✔
has 4 years clinical experience in gerontology.
A licensed practical/vocational nurse cared for a client who was bedridden at his home. The
nurse did not regularly turn the client, or provide care after the client was incontinent of urine
and stool. The client developed a stage 3 pressure ulcer on his
buttocks. He became very ill and had to be admitted to the hospital with sepsis (the infected
pressure ulcer infection spread throughout the bloodstream). The client died. Which best
describes what occurred? - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse committed gross negligence as a
result of not providing care a prudent nurse would have provided in the same situation.
While caring for the client, the nurse hears a coworker telling a client to "get out of bed
immediately and get dressed or there will be no breakfast today." This statement is an example
of: - correct answer ✔✔ abuse
A licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for clients on a rehabilitation unit. The
nursing supervisor announced that a tornado has been spotted nearby and is headed toward
the nursing facility, and the clients need to be placed into safety immediately. The staff are
instructed, since they are on the first floor of a four-story building, to place anyone able to walk
into the bathrooms, which are on the inside of the building without windows. If anyone has to
stay in the room, place them as close to the center of the building as possible and cover them
with pillows and blankets and pull the wood blinds and curtains. Which actions should the
LP/VN provide to achieve protecting her clients in the timeliest fashion? - correct answer ✔✔
The LP/VN quickly tells clients in rooms 1, 2, and 3 to go to the hall bathroom and stay there
because a tornado has been sited.
Ask unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to pull blinds and curtains in rooms of clients who
cannot be moved, rooms 4 and 6; place pillows over
client's body with face free, and cover with three blankets from head to toe; move bed as close
to hall door as possible with ventilator staying plugged into the essential "red" socket.
, The LP/VN quickly checks that all clients have been evacuated or are made as safe as possible
and that the NA and UAP and the LP/VN enter the hall bathroom.
Ask NA to transfer clients in rooms 5A and 5B to their wheelchairs and take them to the hall
bathroom.
The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for a client who is frequently admitted
to the hospital with chronic renal failure. In the past, the client wanted his family and neighbors
to visit freely and welcomed the nursing staff to share information about the client's health. The
LP/VN is approached by the client's neighbor in the lobby of the hospital asking, "Could you tell
me where Mary Smith is and what is going on with her?" Which is the best response to make to
the client's neighbor? - correct answer ✔✔ "Let me check to see what room your neighbor is in
and her visitor status."
A nurse manager works on a busy rehabilitation unit. The nurse notes that the work schedule is
due tomorrow, and there are three pages of time requested off for vacations, scheduling needs
for education, and personal days she must consider. She also has to order the supplies and
equipment before leaving work today. The facility nursing educator asked the nurse manager to
check if all of the staff completed the required safety education; the staff was instructed to drop
off the completion form in her door slot. The priority responsibility of the nurse manager should
be to: - correct answer ✔✔ direct client care on a day-to-day basis.
The charge nurse assigns a client requiring peritoneal dialysis (PD) to a new graduate licensed
practical/vocational nurse. The new nurse informed the charge nurse that he was not
comfortable with providing PD. The charge nurse stated that she would show him how to
perform the PD, and then he could perform the task since she delegated the task. The nurse
wants to avoid respondeat superior. Which action should the nurse do? - correct answer ✔✔
Inform the charge nurse that he must abide by the state nurse practice act, which states he
must first take classes on peritoneal dialysis, so he must decline.
The best way to prepare for a first-level management position is to: - correct answer ✔✔
develop excellent clinical skills through job experience.
