VN 102 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 – VOCATIONAL NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What should be included in
the information provided?
A - Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine whether the program meets
that organization's preestablished criteria.
B - An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the respective state agencies
responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C - Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the National Council
Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
D - Nursing program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that educates practical nurse
students. - correct answer ✔✔A
The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which change has resulted from
this focus?
A - Anxiety over diagnostic workups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic examinations
B - The number of admissions for inpatient services
C - The length of a hospitalization stay
D - Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness continuum) - correct
answer ✔✔D
Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century can be attributed to:
A - growth of cities.
B - better education of nurses.
C - teachings of Christianity.
D - improved conditions for women. - correct answer ✔✔D
Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A - American Nurses Association
B - International Council of Nurses
C - Congress for Nursing Practice
D - National League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔D
When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A - a condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease.
B - the ability to pursue activities of daily living.
C - a function of the physiologic state.
D - a static condition; the absence of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔A
,Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical,
emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the person; the person's response to the illness; and
the impact of the illness on the person's ability to meet self-care needs?
A - The wellness-illness continuum
B - The Patient Care Partnership
C - Holistic nursing
D - The health care delivery system - correct answer ✔✔C
The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the Lamp" is:
A - Clara Barton.
B - Florence Nightingale.
C - Phoebe.
D - Lavinia Dock. - correct answer ✔✔B
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was established in 1894. What
was the major goal of the organization?
A - To promote development of new schools of nursing
B - To train nursing leaders
C - To set educational standards for nurses
D - To develop standards for licensure - correct answer ✔✔C
Nurses correctly recognize what as the key determinant of their scope of practice?
A - The nursing process
B - The agency's policies
C - The Hippocratic Oath
D - The nurse practice act - correct answer ✔✔D
Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve and establish standards.
Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A - Phoebe
B - Clara Barton
C - Florence Nightingale
D - Sister Calista Roy - correct answer ✔✔C
The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the patient's place on the wellness-
illness continuum is that of:
A - Abraham Maslow.
B - Dorothea Dix.
C - Clara Barton.
D - Theodore Fliedner. - correct answer ✔✔A
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
,A - Lavinia Dock
B - Linda Richards
C - Clara Barton
D - Mary Breckenridge - correct answer ✔✔B
Which was the first school dedicated to the training of the practical nurse in the United States?
A - The Ballard School
B - The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
C - The Thompson Practical Nursing School
D - The Shepard-Gill School - correct answer ✔✔A
What is health?
A - The absence of illness
B - A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
C - A condition between disease and good health
D - The opposite of disease - correct answer ✔✔B
When reviewing the role/impact of men in nursing, which statement is most correct?
A - Men were not permitted to serve in the military.
B - The prominence of men in nursing increased during the Civil War.
C - The number of men in the profession is decreasing.
D - Men are regaining their historical position in the profession as nurses. - correct answer ✔✔D
The nurse is reviewing the planned health promotion activities for a local community center. Which
primary prevention activities may be included?
A - Screening for complications of diabetes
B - Dietary teaching focused on prevention of obesity
C - Support group development for the victims of partner violence
D - Weight loss programs for patients with diabetes - correct answer ✔✔B
Utilizing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse gives priority to which problem?
A - Loneliness due to being away from family during hospitalization
B - Inability to eat because of difficulty with chewing and swallowing
C - Anxiety due to recent diagnosis of cancer with poor prognosis
D - Safety related to difficulty with balance during position change - correct answer ✔✔B
A mother tells the nurse that her 17-year-old son, who is wheelchair-bound for one year following an
accident, has been depressed because basketball season is starting and he was a star player for his high
school team. Utilizing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which intervention would address the son's priority
need?
A - Advise the mother to check the wheelchair access ramps for safe access to the gym
, B - Explore other interests and activities that would increase his self-esteem
C - Initiate a review of body systems to identify the cause of depression
D - Suggest the mother and son seek out a wheelchair basketball team - correct answer ✔✔A
Which action is outside the scope of practice for the LPN/LNV?
A - Offers suggestions to improve the patient's fluid intake
B - Collects data on the patient which giving medication
C - Makes independent decision about nursing diagnosis
D - Uses therapeutic communication with a patient's family - correct answer ✔✔C
The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse practice act (NPA) of the
state of licensure. What is the purpose of this documentation?
A - Determine the quality of nursing care
B - Enforce the standards of nursing practice
C - Define the scope of nursing practice
D - Set the nurse's educational requirements - correct answer ✔✔C
The nurse working in a nursing home correctly recognizes that duties include patient advocacy. Which
role is considered a primary duty of patient advocacy?
A - To complete all nursing responsibilities on time
B - To maintain the patient's right to privacy
C - To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D - To act as the patient's legal representative - correct answer ✔✔C
The health care provider's order read "assist the patient with walking." The nurse allowed the patient to
walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing the humerus. Which verdict is the most likely occurrence?
A - The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice.
B - The nurse will only be guilty of negligence
C - The nurse will be charged with technical battery.
D - The nurse will not be found liable for any harm. - correct answer ✔✔B
The patient refused to take the medication his doctor ordered for relief of pain. The LPN/LVN knows this
is a patient right established by:
A - the principle of beneficence.
B - the doctrine of negligence.
C - specific nurse practice acts.
D - the Patient Self-Determination Act. - correct answer ✔✔D
The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
A - work only in a large hospital or nursing home.
B - provide for every patient's needs as quickly as possible.
C - promote a positive nurse-patient relationship.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
A prospective nursing student questions what program accreditation means. What should be included in
the information provided?
A - Accreditation is a voluntary review by a given organization to determine whether the program meets
that organization's preestablished criteria.
B - An accredited program is one that meets the minimal standards set by the respective state agencies
responsible for overseeing educational programs.
C - Program accreditation is necessary before the graduate is eligible to take the National Council
Licensing Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
D - Nursing program accreditation is a federally funded health care program that educates practical nurse
students. - correct answer ✔✔A
The nursing student is discussing the impact of preventative medicine. Which change has resulted from
this focus?
A - Anxiety over diagnostic workups such as colonoscopies or gynecologic examinations
B - The number of admissions for inpatient services
C - The length of a hospitalization stay
D - Knowledge and services to promote health and prevent illness (wellness-illness continuum) - correct
answer ✔✔D
Growth and advancement of the nursing profession in the twenty-first century can be attributed to:
A - growth of cities.
B - better education of nurses.
C - teachings of Christianity.
D - improved conditions for women. - correct answer ✔✔D
Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accreditation by which agency?
A - American Nurses Association
B - International Council of Nurses
C - Congress for Nursing Practice
D - National League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔D
When developing a definition of "health," a person should consider that health is:
A - a condition of physical, mental, and social well-being and absence of disease.
B - the ability to pursue activities of daily living.
C - a function of the physiologic state.
D - a static condition; the absence of pathology. - correct answer ✔✔A
,Which philosophy is described as comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical,
emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the person; the person's response to the illness; and
the impact of the illness on the person's ability to meet self-care needs?
A - The wellness-illness continuum
B - The Patient Care Partnership
C - Holistic nursing
D - The health care delivery system - correct answer ✔✔C
The student nurse reviewing the history of nursing knows that the "Lady with the Lamp" is:
A - Clara Barton.
B - Florence Nightingale.
C - Phoebe.
D - Lavinia Dock. - correct answer ✔✔B
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing was established in 1894. What
was the major goal of the organization?
A - To promote development of new schools of nursing
B - To train nursing leaders
C - To set educational standards for nurses
D - To develop standards for licensure - correct answer ✔✔C
Nurses correctly recognize what as the key determinant of their scope of practice?
A - The nursing process
B - The agency's policies
C - The Hippocratic Oath
D - The nurse practice act - correct answer ✔✔D
Nursing theorists are helpful in enabling the nursing profession to problem solve and establish standards.
Who is largely recognized as the first nursing theorist?
A - Phoebe
B - Clara Barton
C - Florence Nightingale
D - Sister Calista Roy - correct answer ✔✔C
The most commonly used model that assists in the understanding of the patient's place on the wellness-
illness continuum is that of:
A - Abraham Maslow.
B - Dorothea Dix.
C - Clara Barton.
D - Theodore Fliedner. - correct answer ✔✔A
Which person was the first nurse to train in America?
,A - Lavinia Dock
B - Linda Richards
C - Clara Barton
D - Mary Breckenridge - correct answer ✔✔B
Which was the first school dedicated to the training of the practical nurse in the United States?
A - The Ballard School
B - The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
C - The Thompson Practical Nursing School
D - The Shepard-Gill School - correct answer ✔✔A
What is health?
A - The absence of illness
B - A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
C - A condition between disease and good health
D - The opposite of disease - correct answer ✔✔B
When reviewing the role/impact of men in nursing, which statement is most correct?
A - Men were not permitted to serve in the military.
B - The prominence of men in nursing increased during the Civil War.
C - The number of men in the profession is decreasing.
D - Men are regaining their historical position in the profession as nurses. - correct answer ✔✔D
The nurse is reviewing the planned health promotion activities for a local community center. Which
primary prevention activities may be included?
A - Screening for complications of diabetes
B - Dietary teaching focused on prevention of obesity
C - Support group development for the victims of partner violence
D - Weight loss programs for patients with diabetes - correct answer ✔✔B
Utilizing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse gives priority to which problem?
A - Loneliness due to being away from family during hospitalization
B - Inability to eat because of difficulty with chewing and swallowing
C - Anxiety due to recent diagnosis of cancer with poor prognosis
D - Safety related to difficulty with balance during position change - correct answer ✔✔B
A mother tells the nurse that her 17-year-old son, who is wheelchair-bound for one year following an
accident, has been depressed because basketball season is starting and he was a star player for his high
school team. Utilizing Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which intervention would address the son's priority
need?
A - Advise the mother to check the wheelchair access ramps for safe access to the gym
, B - Explore other interests and activities that would increase his self-esteem
C - Initiate a review of body systems to identify the cause of depression
D - Suggest the mother and son seek out a wheelchair basketball team - correct answer ✔✔A
Which action is outside the scope of practice for the LPN/LNV?
A - Offers suggestions to improve the patient's fluid intake
B - Collects data on the patient which giving medication
C - Makes independent decision about nursing diagnosis
D - Uses therapeutic communication with a patient's family - correct answer ✔✔C
The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse practice act (NPA) of the
state of licensure. What is the purpose of this documentation?
A - Determine the quality of nursing care
B - Enforce the standards of nursing practice
C - Define the scope of nursing practice
D - Set the nurse's educational requirements - correct answer ✔✔C
The nurse working in a nursing home correctly recognizes that duties include patient advocacy. Which
role is considered a primary duty of patient advocacy?
A - To complete all nursing responsibilities on time
B - To maintain the patient's right to privacy
C - To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D - To act as the patient's legal representative - correct answer ✔✔C
The health care provider's order read "assist the patient with walking." The nurse allowed the patient to
walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing the humerus. Which verdict is the most likely occurrence?
A - The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice.
B - The nurse will only be guilty of negligence
C - The nurse will be charged with technical battery.
D - The nurse will not be found liable for any harm. - correct answer ✔✔B
The patient refused to take the medication his doctor ordered for relief of pain. The LPN/LVN knows this
is a patient right established by:
A - the principle of beneficence.
B - the doctrine of negligence.
C - specific nurse practice acts.
D - the Patient Self-Determination Act. - correct answer ✔✔D
The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
A - work only in a large hospital or nursing home.
B - provide for every patient's needs as quickly as possible.
C - promote a positive nurse-patient relationship.
