PNVN 1111 – Personal & Vocational Concepts EXAM
2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which statement best explains the "entry into practice" controversy?
- Nursing shortages would be relieved if all nurses entered into practice as LPN/LVNs.
- After graduation, all professional and vocational nurses should enter practice by serving a 1-year
internship in a hospital setting.
- "Entry into practice" refers to discerning the educational level most appropriate for entry into the
practice of nursing: ADN, BSN, MSN.
- The return to self-proclaimed nurses would save scarce health care dollars. - answer>>"Entry into
practice" refers to discerning the educational level most appropriate for entry into the practice of
nursing: ADN, BSN, MSN.
"Entry into practice," originally advanced by the ANA, refers to the movement to establish two levels of
nursing. More recently it has become a question of determining the most appropriate entry into
practice for professional nurses: the ADN, BSN, or master's level of preparation. The other options are
not related to entry into practice.
Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking?
- "My mind is made up. Why listen further?"
- "I just let my thoughts flow."
,- "I think about what other information I need before proceeding."
- "I play and replay a situation, like using instant replay." - answer>>"I think about what other
information I need before proceeding."
Critical thinking requires the individual to have access to all necessary information. This is accomplished
by collecting and verifying data in an organized way, arranging data in an organized way, looking for
gaps in information, and then proceeding with data analysis.
A nursing student demonstrates the ability to basically understand information, recall it, and identify
examples of that information. This is an example of what cognitive level?
- Knowledge
- Analysis
- Application
- Comprehension - answer>>Comprehension
Knowledge refers to the ability to recall and repeat information one has memorized. Comprehension
refers to the ability to very basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that
information. Application means being able to use learned material in new situations. Analysis means to
be able to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the whole
picture.
Clinical judgments about patients that result from critical thinking have what as their basis?
- Assumptions
- Ethical principles
- Evidence
- Personal preference of the nurse - answer>>Evidence
,Judgments should be made on the basis of facts or evidence, rather than assumptions or the nurse's
preference. Ethical principles influence decisions, with the nurse choosing to do the right thing for the
patient.
During a performance evaluation, the evaluator describes several behaviors of the nurse. Select the
observations that indicate the nurse uses critical thinking. (Select all that apply.)
- "You tailor interventions to the circumstances."
- "I have noted that you base care on patient needs."
- "You use professional standards as guidelines."
- "Your caregiving is guided by identified outcomes." - answer>>- "You tailor interventions to the
circumstances."
- "I have noted that you base care on patient needs."
- "You use professional standards as guidelines."
- "Your caregiving is guided by identified outcomes."
Each behavior is consistent with the advanced way of thinking known as critical thinking and with use of
clinical judgment.
Legally, student practical/vocational nurses are held to the level of performance
- described in the job description for nursing assistants.
- of the LPN/LVN instructor.
, - described in the outline/syllabus of the course in which the student is enrolled.
- of the LPN/LVN. - answer>>of the LPN/LVN.
The standard of practice for the SP/VN is that of the LPN/LVN. Beginning practitioners are not held to a
lesser standard. SP/VNs are not held to the same level of performance as nursing assistants. Holding the
student practical/vocational nurse to the level of performance described in the outline/syllabus of the
course in which the student is enrolled may not correspond to the Nurse Practice Act (although it
should!). The instructor would be held to the standard for RNs.
The goal of the health care team is best described as
- preventing communicable diseases.
- restoring optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health to patients.
- selecting health care professionals who serve people with health care needs.
- attaining personal satisfaction of the need to help others. - answer>>restoring optimal physical,
emotional, and spiritual health to patients.
Restoring optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health to patients is a frequently used statement
that describes the goal of health care. Prevention of communicable diseases is a narrow statement and
does not best describe the goal of the health care team. The remaining options are not goals of the
health care team.
The aspect of functioning that distinguishes RNs from LPN/LVNs is that only RNs
- provide health information to patients and families.
2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which statement best explains the "entry into practice" controversy?
- Nursing shortages would be relieved if all nurses entered into practice as LPN/LVNs.
- After graduation, all professional and vocational nurses should enter practice by serving a 1-year
internship in a hospital setting.
- "Entry into practice" refers to discerning the educational level most appropriate for entry into the
practice of nursing: ADN, BSN, MSN.
- The return to self-proclaimed nurses would save scarce health care dollars. - answer>>"Entry into
practice" refers to discerning the educational level most appropriate for entry into the practice of
nursing: ADN, BSN, MSN.
"Entry into practice," originally advanced by the ANA, refers to the movement to establish two levels of
nursing. More recently it has become a question of determining the most appropriate entry into
practice for professional nurses: the ADN, BSN, or master's level of preparation. The other options are
not related to entry into practice.
Which remark by a nurse demonstrates the use of critical thinking?
- "My mind is made up. Why listen further?"
- "I just let my thoughts flow."
,- "I think about what other information I need before proceeding."
- "I play and replay a situation, like using instant replay." - answer>>"I think about what other
information I need before proceeding."
Critical thinking requires the individual to have access to all necessary information. This is accomplished
by collecting and verifying data in an organized way, arranging data in an organized way, looking for
gaps in information, and then proceeding with data analysis.
A nursing student demonstrates the ability to basically understand information, recall it, and identify
examples of that information. This is an example of what cognitive level?
- Knowledge
- Analysis
- Application
- Comprehension - answer>>Comprehension
Knowledge refers to the ability to recall and repeat information one has memorized. Comprehension
refers to the ability to very basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that
information. Application means being able to use learned material in new situations. Analysis means to
be able to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the whole
picture.
Clinical judgments about patients that result from critical thinking have what as their basis?
- Assumptions
- Ethical principles
- Evidence
- Personal preference of the nurse - answer>>Evidence
,Judgments should be made on the basis of facts or evidence, rather than assumptions or the nurse's
preference. Ethical principles influence decisions, with the nurse choosing to do the right thing for the
patient.
During a performance evaluation, the evaluator describes several behaviors of the nurse. Select the
observations that indicate the nurse uses critical thinking. (Select all that apply.)
- "You tailor interventions to the circumstances."
- "I have noted that you base care on patient needs."
- "You use professional standards as guidelines."
- "Your caregiving is guided by identified outcomes." - answer>>- "You tailor interventions to the
circumstances."
- "I have noted that you base care on patient needs."
- "You use professional standards as guidelines."
- "Your caregiving is guided by identified outcomes."
Each behavior is consistent with the advanced way of thinking known as critical thinking and with use of
clinical judgment.
Legally, student practical/vocational nurses are held to the level of performance
- described in the job description for nursing assistants.
- of the LPN/LVN instructor.
, - described in the outline/syllabus of the course in which the student is enrolled.
- of the LPN/LVN. - answer>>of the LPN/LVN.
The standard of practice for the SP/VN is that of the LPN/LVN. Beginning practitioners are not held to a
lesser standard. SP/VNs are not held to the same level of performance as nursing assistants. Holding the
student practical/vocational nurse to the level of performance described in the outline/syllabus of the
course in which the student is enrolled may not correspond to the Nurse Practice Act (although it
should!). The instructor would be held to the standard for RNs.
The goal of the health care team is best described as
- preventing communicable diseases.
- restoring optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health to patients.
- selecting health care professionals who serve people with health care needs.
- attaining personal satisfaction of the need to help others. - answer>>restoring optimal physical,
emotional, and spiritual health to patients.
Restoring optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health to patients is a frequently used statement
that describes the goal of health care. Prevention of communicable diseases is a narrow statement and
does not best describe the goal of the health care team. The remaining options are not goals of the
health care team.
The aspect of functioning that distinguishes RNs from LPN/LVNs is that only RNs
- provide health information to patients and families.
