LPN/LVN PROPHECY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
LATEST GRADED A+
What is the sing most important means of controlling and preventing the spread of infections?
A. Wearing goggles
B. Hand washing
C. Wearing gloves
D. wearing gown - answer-B. hand washing
What observation should you report to the register nurse when caring for a patient with peritoneal
dialysis catheter?
A. purulent drainage
B. Tubing visible under skin
C. Absorbent gauze over site
D. Clamped catheter - answer-A. Purulent drainage
Which of the following is the route of administration of a drug that is placed under the tongue?
A. Buccal
B. Transdermal
C. Topical
D. Sublingual - answer-D. Sublingual
What communication technique would you attempt when asking hard of hearing patient to write their
pain score on paper and you still don't understand what it says?
A. Confirm what was written with the family member at the bedside
B. Request a medical interpreter
C. Document the last recorded pain number
D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale - answer-D. Ask the patient to point to their pain
level on a scale
For a patient with acute pancreatitis who is experiencing abdominal pain , what diet orders do you
expect to be in the plan of care?
, A. Nasogastric tube flushes
B. Clear liquid diet
C. Nothing by mouth
D. Out of bed to chair with meals - answer-C. Nothing by mouth
The CNA tells you that a patient who is nonverbal has grimacing look on their face. What is the first thing
that you should do?
A. Tell the CNA to make sure the patient is repositioned and brief is dry
B. Tell the CNA is just how the patient loo
C. Immediately go check on the patient
D. Wait for your next med pas to check the patient - answer-C. Immediately go check on the patient
You habe been asked to take a specimen immediately to the lab. What must you do FISRT?
A. Confirm the specimen label and patient name
B. Insert the specimen in biohazard bag
C. Place the specimen in a bag with ice
D. Confirm the use of specimen fixative - answer-A. Confirm the specimen label and patient name
During the evaluation of a 2 year old you can expect to observe which of the following?
A. Uses a cup to drink
B. uses a knife to cut food
C. Pours ghis own milk in a cup
D. Ties his shoes - answer-A or D?
What should you tell a visitor who is coughing, and has a fever who would like to visit a patient on the
oncology?
A. Ask them to couch into their arm and wash their hands
B. Ask them if they have visited their provider
C. Inform them that they should visit when they feel better
LATEST GRADED A+
What is the sing most important means of controlling and preventing the spread of infections?
A. Wearing goggles
B. Hand washing
C. Wearing gloves
D. wearing gown - answer-B. hand washing
What observation should you report to the register nurse when caring for a patient with peritoneal
dialysis catheter?
A. purulent drainage
B. Tubing visible under skin
C. Absorbent gauze over site
D. Clamped catheter - answer-A. Purulent drainage
Which of the following is the route of administration of a drug that is placed under the tongue?
A. Buccal
B. Transdermal
C. Topical
D. Sublingual - answer-D. Sublingual
What communication technique would you attempt when asking hard of hearing patient to write their
pain score on paper and you still don't understand what it says?
A. Confirm what was written with the family member at the bedside
B. Request a medical interpreter
C. Document the last recorded pain number
D. Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale - answer-D. Ask the patient to point to their pain
level on a scale
For a patient with acute pancreatitis who is experiencing abdominal pain , what diet orders do you
expect to be in the plan of care?
, A. Nasogastric tube flushes
B. Clear liquid diet
C. Nothing by mouth
D. Out of bed to chair with meals - answer-C. Nothing by mouth
The CNA tells you that a patient who is nonverbal has grimacing look on their face. What is the first thing
that you should do?
A. Tell the CNA to make sure the patient is repositioned and brief is dry
B. Tell the CNA is just how the patient loo
C. Immediately go check on the patient
D. Wait for your next med pas to check the patient - answer-C. Immediately go check on the patient
You habe been asked to take a specimen immediately to the lab. What must you do FISRT?
A. Confirm the specimen label and patient name
B. Insert the specimen in biohazard bag
C. Place the specimen in a bag with ice
D. Confirm the use of specimen fixative - answer-A. Confirm the specimen label and patient name
During the evaluation of a 2 year old you can expect to observe which of the following?
A. Uses a cup to drink
B. uses a knife to cut food
C. Pours ghis own milk in a cup
D. Ties his shoes - answer-A or D?
What should you tell a visitor who is coughing, and has a fever who would like to visit a patient on the
oncology?
A. Ask them to couch into their arm and wash their hands
B. Ask them if they have visited their provider
C. Inform them that they should visit when they feel better
