HONDROS NURSING 172 EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Select the appropriate use of a 3-way stopcock to aid in
administration of IV infusion?
Answer: used when two compatible fluids are to be infused into one
IV site
◉ The patient receives education on an ambulatory IV pump. What
comment would show that the patient needs further teaching?
Answer: I do not have to worry about plugging this pump in
◉ The LPN is assisting in the care of the patient who is receiving a
blood transfusion. What should the LPN anticipate her duties will be
in caring for this patient?
Answer: the LPN with assist in monitoring the patient during the
transfusion
◉ The PICC nurse just completed a PICC insertion for a 60 y/o
female. The radiologist read the x-ray report and faxed it to the unit.
The LPN reads the report and its starts that the tip of the PICC line is
in the jugular vein. The LPN does what action?
, Answer: notify the PICC nurse of the x-ray reading
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient receiving IV Vancomycin and the
IV pump keeps alarming "nonfunctional", then pump clears and is
reset. What action should the LPN take?
Answer: remove the pump from service and return it to the
biomedical engineering department
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an isotonic
solution in a plastic container. What statement by the LPN indicated
the need for further teaching?
Answer: a plastic container is not easily punctured
◉ Which statement by the LPN indicates a further need for
teaching?
Answer: a sharpie marker may be used to write the date and time of
infusion directly on a flexible plastic container
◉ A patient has just received a new PICC line. What statement made
by the LPN, who is taking to another nurse about PICC lines,
indicates a need for further teaching?
Answer: any RN can insert a PICC line if ordered
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Select the appropriate use of a 3-way stopcock to aid in
administration of IV infusion?
Answer: used when two compatible fluids are to be infused into one
IV site
◉ The patient receives education on an ambulatory IV pump. What
comment would show that the patient needs further teaching?
Answer: I do not have to worry about plugging this pump in
◉ The LPN is assisting in the care of the patient who is receiving a
blood transfusion. What should the LPN anticipate her duties will be
in caring for this patient?
Answer: the LPN with assist in monitoring the patient during the
transfusion
◉ The PICC nurse just completed a PICC insertion for a 60 y/o
female. The radiologist read the x-ray report and faxed it to the unit.
The LPN reads the report and its starts that the tip of the PICC line is
in the jugular vein. The LPN does what action?
, Answer: notify the PICC nurse of the x-ray reading
◉ The nurse is caring for a patient receiving IV Vancomycin and the
IV pump keeps alarming "nonfunctional", then pump clears and is
reset. What action should the LPN take?
Answer: remove the pump from service and return it to the
biomedical engineering department
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an isotonic
solution in a plastic container. What statement by the LPN indicated
the need for further teaching?
Answer: a plastic container is not easily punctured
◉ Which statement by the LPN indicates a further need for
teaching?
Answer: a sharpie marker may be used to write the date and time of
infusion directly on a flexible plastic container
◉ A patient has just received a new PICC line. What statement made
by the LPN, who is taking to another nurse about PICC lines,
indicates a need for further teaching?
Answer: any RN can insert a PICC line if ordered
