LPN Unit Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions.

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) may supervise which of the following? (Select all that apply) A) Nursing assistants (NAs) B) Nurse technicians C) LPNs D) RNs correct answer: A) Nursing Assistants (NAs) B) Nurse Technicians C) LPNs Nurses work in patient situations that give them permission to do what is usually not permitted in other circumstances. This is consistent with which legal term? A) Ethics B) Privilege C) Advocacy D) Competency correct answer: B) Privilege Psychiatric patients can be held against their will in which situation? A) Unable to provide for basic needs B) Major depression C) Homelessness D) Substance Abuse correct answer: A) Unable to provide for basic needs Informed consent may be given by a: A) Step-parent of a non-adopted child B) 80-year-old with dementia C) 72-year-old who has just taken morphine sulfate D) competent 19-year-old who has just taken Tylenol correct answer: D) competent 19-year-old who has just taken Tylenol Which statement is true? A) Employers may ask about health status on an employment application B) Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance C) Student nurses are not held to the same standards as a licensed nurse D) In a case of child abuse, the account of injury given by the caregiver is consistent with physical signs and symptoms correct answer: B) Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance Which statement is true regarding advance directives? A) Advance directives expire B) Emergency medical technicians may honor advance directives C) A living will is a type of advance directive D) Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are written by nurses correct answer: C) A living will is a type of advance directive One of the most common charges brought against a nurse is: A) Discrimination