NU 180 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
The long term care agency has recently announced that it will soon lay off six LPN/LVN
and hire eight nursing assistants. Today the RN charge nurse presents the LPN/LVN
charge nurse with a certificate recognizing her ability to manage effectively despite short
staffing. The LPN/LVN responds somewhat politely but seems more angry than pleased. In
terms of the Howletts Hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the best explanation for
the employees reaction
When job security is threatened, recognition needs assume lesser importance
The content of the NCLEX-PN examination is divided into four Patient Needs categories.
The Physiological Integrity category includes
medical emergencies
State board of nursing
Issue nursing licenses, perform disciplinary actions and revoke nursing licenses
Negligence is
falling below the standard established by law
The burden of proof in a civil action
is determined by a preponderance of evidence
common law
judge made law
Documentation
should be an accurate document, free from subjective comments, reflecting the nursing process
Questions that ask the nurse about assessment are from which step of the nursing process
data collection
, Which testing site is used for the NCLEX-PN
Pearson Professional testing centers
Strict security rules for taking the NCLEX PN exam that a student must follow
bring 2 ID's
As the basis for issuing an LPN license what do the NCLEX/PN exam results ensure?
public protection
To fxn within the scope of the law, the nurse must know that the legal duties and fxns of the
nurse in a given state are determined by the
Nurse Practice Act of the state
A nurse who angrily tells a patient, "If you don't go to sleep, I'm going to give you an
injection," can be accused of
assault
An example of statutory law is
The Nurse Practice Act
The instructor tells a student nurse, "You have functioned at a substandard level of clinical
performance recently. Now you have a chance to redeem yourself. I'm assigning you to a
complex nursing situation. I expect you to function without asking for assistance." The
most appropriate response from the student nurse would be
I cannot accept this assignment. Complex nursing situations are beyond my abilities.
A resident asks an LPN/LVN, "What is meant by the practical/vocational nurse's standard
of care in a long-term care agency?" The LPN/LVN should respond, "The
practical/vocational nurse who provides care for residents in a long-term care agency must
implement care that is consistent with
care that an ordinary, prudent LPN/LVN with the same education and experience would perform
in similar circumstances
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
The long term care agency has recently announced that it will soon lay off six LPN/LVN
and hire eight nursing assistants. Today the RN charge nurse presents the LPN/LVN
charge nurse with a certificate recognizing her ability to manage effectively despite short
staffing. The LPN/LVN responds somewhat politely but seems more angry than pleased. In
terms of the Howletts Hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the best explanation for
the employees reaction
When job security is threatened, recognition needs assume lesser importance
The content of the NCLEX-PN examination is divided into four Patient Needs categories.
The Physiological Integrity category includes
medical emergencies
State board of nursing
Issue nursing licenses, perform disciplinary actions and revoke nursing licenses
Negligence is
falling below the standard established by law
The burden of proof in a civil action
is determined by a preponderance of evidence
common law
judge made law
Documentation
should be an accurate document, free from subjective comments, reflecting the nursing process
Questions that ask the nurse about assessment are from which step of the nursing process
data collection
, Which testing site is used for the NCLEX-PN
Pearson Professional testing centers
Strict security rules for taking the NCLEX PN exam that a student must follow
bring 2 ID's
As the basis for issuing an LPN license what do the NCLEX/PN exam results ensure?
public protection
To fxn within the scope of the law, the nurse must know that the legal duties and fxns of the
nurse in a given state are determined by the
Nurse Practice Act of the state
A nurse who angrily tells a patient, "If you don't go to sleep, I'm going to give you an
injection," can be accused of
assault
An example of statutory law is
The Nurse Practice Act
The instructor tells a student nurse, "You have functioned at a substandard level of clinical
performance recently. Now you have a chance to redeem yourself. I'm assigning you to a
complex nursing situation. I expect you to function without asking for assistance." The
most appropriate response from the student nurse would be
I cannot accept this assignment. Complex nursing situations are beyond my abilities.
A resident asks an LPN/LVN, "What is meant by the practical/vocational nurse's standard
of care in a long-term care agency?" The LPN/LVN should respond, "The
practical/vocational nurse who provides care for residents in a long-term care agency must
implement care that is consistent with
care that an ordinary, prudent LPN/LVN with the same education and experience would perform
in similar circumstances
