PCN 101 - Exam 1 Passed A+
Rated Guide Questions And Answers
2025
1 mg (how many mcg) - Answer - 1,000 mcg
1 g (how many mg) - Answer - 1,000 mg
1 kg (how many g) - Answer - 1,000 g
1 kg (how many lbs) - Answer - 2.2 lbs
1 oz (how many mL) - Answer - 30 mL
1 L (how many mL) - Answer - 1,000 mL
1 tsp (how many mL) - Answer - 5 mL
1 Tbsp (how many mL) - Answer - 15 mL
1 Tbsp (how many tsp) - Answer - 3 tsp
1 cup (how many oz) - Answer - 8 oz
1 cup (how many mL) - Answer - 240 mL
1 mL (how many cc) - Answer - 1 cc
,1 inch (how many cm) - Answer - 2.54 cm
1 cm (how many mm) - Answer - 10 mm
1 g (how many mg) - Answer - 1,000 mg
1 L (how many mL) - Answer - 1,000 mL
1 kg (how many g) - Answer - 1,000 g
1 mg (how many mcg) - Answer - 1,000 mcg
1 hr (how many min) - Answer - 60 min
1.6 oz (how many lbs) - Answer - 1 lb
Education and role of the LPN - Answer - 1. Education for the LPN is approximately 12 to 18 months in an
accredited program. LPN must then complete and pass the NCLEX-PN for licensure
2. LPN's are supervised by the RN or HCP
3. The LPN scope of practice is determined by their nurse practice act, which varies from state to state.
General guidelines for the LPN scope of practice - Answer - 1. Care for clients whose condition is stable
and/or chronic with expected outcomes
2. Performs reinforcement teaching
3. Contributes. to care plan through discussing client problems/findings with RN
4. Calculates and monitors IV flow rate
5. Monitors IV fluids
,What types of nursing activities should a nurse delegate to AP's (assistive personnel, AKA patient care
technician and nursing assistants) - Answer - Standard unchanging procedures and stable patients only
What are the rules to render when delegating to AP's (techs) - Answer - Chronic stable patient only
Assigned tasks with defined procedures
Can take VS on stable patients and during blood transfusion
NO delegation of tasks where medical knowledge is necessary or required
WATCH KEY WORDS AND STAY AWAY FROM: (show, explain, monitor, teach, check, assess, and
demonstrate=NO)
Techs can NOT perform - Answer - Sterile procedures
Assessments
Feeding choking risk patients
Drugs (even OTC topicals), teaching, chest tubes, art lines, tracheostomy, endotracheal tubes, vents
What are the rules to remember when delegating to an LPN: - Answer - HOSPITAL: An LPN works under
direct supervision of an RN
IN HOSPITAL SETTING LPN:
Assign: stable chronic conditions with predictable outcomes -(pts 24 hours after surgery). Can assess
stable patients as delegated by RN
NO: discharge planning, admission assessments
NO IVs, and NO teaching
What can an LPN do in a hospital setting - Answer - Give PO medications and PO narcotics
Care for stable patients: 72 hours after MI, CVA, SCI (spinal cord injury), Vents, or low coma scale (after 1
week), and may reinforce teaching
Calculate and monitor IV flow rate
Administer IVPB meds, if, it is not the initial dose and is still connected to the patient
Who should ambulate a newly admitted post-op/acutely ill patient - Answer - An RN with assist from LPN
or AP (tech)
, Who should ambulate a one-day post-op patient - Answer - An LPN or an AP
Who may ambulate a stable medical and surgical patient - Answer - An AP
Who may ambulate an acutely ill, chronic condition patient - Answer - An LPN
Who should evaluate an initial post op patients pain - Answer - An RN
Who should establish a patients initial plan of care - Answer - RN
Who should update a patents plan of care - Answer - RN or LPN
Who should manage a patient on a vent for the first week (acute) - Answer - An RN
Who may manage a patient on a vent after a week (chronic/stable) - Answer - An LPN
Who should manage IVs for regular infusions, TPN, antibiotics and drips - Answer - The RN (APs/Techs
should never manage IVs)
There is an exception with LPN, if IV is still accessed and IVPB being hung is not the first dose
Who should take care of a spinal cord injury (SCI) patient during their first week (acute) - Answer - An RN
Who may take care of an SCI after a week (chronic/stable) - Answer - An LPN
Who should complete sterile procedures - Answer - An RN or LPN
Who should teach self-injections, dressing changes, or diets - Answer - An RN
Rated Guide Questions And Answers
2025
1 mg (how many mcg) - Answer - 1,000 mcg
1 g (how many mg) - Answer - 1,000 mg
1 kg (how many g) - Answer - 1,000 g
1 kg (how many lbs) - Answer - 2.2 lbs
1 oz (how many mL) - Answer - 30 mL
1 L (how many mL) - Answer - 1,000 mL
1 tsp (how many mL) - Answer - 5 mL
1 Tbsp (how many mL) - Answer - 15 mL
1 Tbsp (how many tsp) - Answer - 3 tsp
1 cup (how many oz) - Answer - 8 oz
1 cup (how many mL) - Answer - 240 mL
1 mL (how many cc) - Answer - 1 cc
,1 inch (how many cm) - Answer - 2.54 cm
1 cm (how many mm) - Answer - 10 mm
1 g (how many mg) - Answer - 1,000 mg
1 L (how many mL) - Answer - 1,000 mL
1 kg (how many g) - Answer - 1,000 g
1 mg (how many mcg) - Answer - 1,000 mcg
1 hr (how many min) - Answer - 60 min
1.6 oz (how many lbs) - Answer - 1 lb
Education and role of the LPN - Answer - 1. Education for the LPN is approximately 12 to 18 months in an
accredited program. LPN must then complete and pass the NCLEX-PN for licensure
2. LPN's are supervised by the RN or HCP
3. The LPN scope of practice is determined by their nurse practice act, which varies from state to state.
General guidelines for the LPN scope of practice - Answer - 1. Care for clients whose condition is stable
and/or chronic with expected outcomes
2. Performs reinforcement teaching
3. Contributes. to care plan through discussing client problems/findings with RN
4. Calculates and monitors IV flow rate
5. Monitors IV fluids
,What types of nursing activities should a nurse delegate to AP's (assistive personnel, AKA patient care
technician and nursing assistants) - Answer - Standard unchanging procedures and stable patients only
What are the rules to render when delegating to AP's (techs) - Answer - Chronic stable patient only
Assigned tasks with defined procedures
Can take VS on stable patients and during blood transfusion
NO delegation of tasks where medical knowledge is necessary or required
WATCH KEY WORDS AND STAY AWAY FROM: (show, explain, monitor, teach, check, assess, and
demonstrate=NO)
Techs can NOT perform - Answer - Sterile procedures
Assessments
Feeding choking risk patients
Drugs (even OTC topicals), teaching, chest tubes, art lines, tracheostomy, endotracheal tubes, vents
What are the rules to remember when delegating to an LPN: - Answer - HOSPITAL: An LPN works under
direct supervision of an RN
IN HOSPITAL SETTING LPN:
Assign: stable chronic conditions with predictable outcomes -(pts 24 hours after surgery). Can assess
stable patients as delegated by RN
NO: discharge planning, admission assessments
NO IVs, and NO teaching
What can an LPN do in a hospital setting - Answer - Give PO medications and PO narcotics
Care for stable patients: 72 hours after MI, CVA, SCI (spinal cord injury), Vents, or low coma scale (after 1
week), and may reinforce teaching
Calculate and monitor IV flow rate
Administer IVPB meds, if, it is not the initial dose and is still connected to the patient
Who should ambulate a newly admitted post-op/acutely ill patient - Answer - An RN with assist from LPN
or AP (tech)
, Who should ambulate a one-day post-op patient - Answer - An LPN or an AP
Who may ambulate a stable medical and surgical patient - Answer - An AP
Who may ambulate an acutely ill, chronic condition patient - Answer - An LPN
Who should evaluate an initial post op patients pain - Answer - An RN
Who should establish a patients initial plan of care - Answer - RN
Who should update a patents plan of care - Answer - RN or LPN
Who should manage a patient on a vent for the first week (acute) - Answer - An RN
Who may manage a patient on a vent after a week (chronic/stable) - Answer - An LPN
Who should manage IVs for regular infusions, TPN, antibiotics and drips - Answer - The RN (APs/Techs
should never manage IVs)
There is an exception with LPN, if IV is still accessed and IVPB being hung is not the first dose
Who should take care of a spinal cord injury (SCI) patient during their first week (acute) - Answer - An RN
Who may take care of an SCI after a week (chronic/stable) - Answer - An LPN
Who should complete sterile procedures - Answer - An RN or LPN
Who should teach self-injections, dressing changes, or diets - Answer - An RN
