LPN Practice Questions – Fundamentals
(Crissy, 2025/2026 Latest Exam Prep) |
Complete Study Guide & Verified Q&A
When reading a prescription, what should the PN verify in addition to the 5-rights of
medication administration?
A.) Anticipate adverse effects
B.) Required client teaching
C.) Client allergies
D.) Prescriber's signature - correct answerD.) a Prescriber's signature
"a legal medication prescription must include the prescriber's signature"
-this made me think of how paper scripts need a physical signature, and E-scripts on
practice partner need to be sent under the correct provider, which counts as a
signature.
To administer a saline enema to a client the PN inserts the tubing 3 inches into the
client's rectum & elevates the saline container 6 inches above the client's body. After
the PN opens the clamp, the saline solution does not infuse. What is the best action for
the PN to take?
A.) Raise the saline container 6 more inches above the body
B.) insert the tubing and additional 3 inches into the rectum
C.) instruct the client to take several slow, deep breaths
D.) remove the tubing and check the client for fecal impaction. - correct answerA.) Raise
the saline container 6 more inches above the body
"the saline flows by gravity and should be raised 12 inches above the body."
A nursing student is listing examples of active and passive health promotion strategies.
Which strategy is an example of a passive health promotion strategy?
A.) Weight-reduction program
B.) Smoking-cessation program
C.) Drug abuse prevention strategy
,D.) Fluoridation of municipal drinking water - correct answerD.) Fluoridation of municipal
drinking water
This was a good question for picking "the odd one out". Reduction, cessation, and
prevention all fall under the same umbrella. Adding fluoride to city water is passive,
because people may not even think about it as being prevention.
Passive strategies of health promotion help people benefit from the activities of others
without direct involvement. The fluoridation of municipal drinking water is an example of
a passive health promotion strategy. Active strategies of health promotion require
clients to adopt specific programs for improving health. Weight-reduction programs,
smoking-cessation programs, and drug abuse prevention strategies are examples of
active health promotion activities.
Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking a client to score the pain on a
scale from 0 to 10?
A.) Probing
B.) Back channeling
C.) Open-ended questioning
D.) Closed-ended questioning - correct answerD.) Closed-ended questioning
Asking a client to score pain on a scale of 0 to 10 is a type of closed-ended question.
These types of questions specify the cause of the problem or the client's experience of
the illness. Asking whether anything else is bothering the client is an example of
probing. A response by the nurse such as "All right," or "Go on," when a client says
something is called back channeling. This interview technique encourages a client to
provide more details. The nurse asks open-ended, nonspecific questions such as "What
brought you to the hospital today?" to elicit the client's side of story. Such questions are
related to the client's health history and can strengthen the nurse-client relationship.
An 80-year-old client is admitted to the hospital because of complications associated
with severe dehydration. The client's daughter asks the nurse how her mother could
have become dehydrated, because she is alert and able to care for herself. The nurse's
best response is:
A.) "The body's fluid needs decrease with age because of tissue changes."
B.) "Access to fluid may be insufficient to meet the daily needs of the older adult."
C.) "Memory declines with age, and the older adult may forget to ingest adequate
amounts of fluid."
, D.) "The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and therefore the recognition of the need for
fluid is decreased." - correct answerD.) "The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and
therefore the recognition of the need for fluid is decreased."
For reasons that are still unclear, the thirst reflex diminishes with age, and this may lead
to a concomitant decline in fluid intake. There are no data to support the statement "The
body's fluid needs decrease with age because of tissue changes." The statement
"Access to fluid may be insufficient to meet the daily needs of the older adult" is not true
for an alert person who is able to perform the activities of daily living. Research does not
support progressive memory loss in normal aging as a contributor to decreased fluid
intake.
What type of research explores the interrelationship among variables of interest without
any active intervention by a researcher?
A.) Historical research
B.) Evaluation research
C.) Exploratory research
D.) Correlation research - correct answerD.) Correlation research
Correlation research involves the exploration of the interrelationship among variables of
interest without any active intervention by a researcher. Historical studies are designed
to establish facts and relationships concerning past events. Evaluation research tests
how well a program, practice, or policy is working. Exploratory research is an initial
study designed to develop or refine the dimensions of phenomena.
Which system is used by a health care facility to determine certain aspects of client
satisfaction?
A.) Six Sigma
B.) Value Stream Analysis
C.) Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
D.) The Hospital Consumer of Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) - correct answerD.) The Hospital Consumer of Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
HCAHPS is a standardized survey developed to measure client perceptions of their
hospital experience. The survey asks 27 questions about the client's hospital
experience. The survey is taken by clients who were discharged from the hospital
between 48 hours and six weeks ago.
(Crissy, 2025/2026 Latest Exam Prep) |
Complete Study Guide & Verified Q&A
When reading a prescription, what should the PN verify in addition to the 5-rights of
medication administration?
A.) Anticipate adverse effects
B.) Required client teaching
C.) Client allergies
D.) Prescriber's signature - correct answerD.) a Prescriber's signature
"a legal medication prescription must include the prescriber's signature"
-this made me think of how paper scripts need a physical signature, and E-scripts on
practice partner need to be sent under the correct provider, which counts as a
signature.
To administer a saline enema to a client the PN inserts the tubing 3 inches into the
client's rectum & elevates the saline container 6 inches above the client's body. After
the PN opens the clamp, the saline solution does not infuse. What is the best action for
the PN to take?
A.) Raise the saline container 6 more inches above the body
B.) insert the tubing and additional 3 inches into the rectum
C.) instruct the client to take several slow, deep breaths
D.) remove the tubing and check the client for fecal impaction. - correct answerA.) Raise
the saline container 6 more inches above the body
"the saline flows by gravity and should be raised 12 inches above the body."
A nursing student is listing examples of active and passive health promotion strategies.
Which strategy is an example of a passive health promotion strategy?
A.) Weight-reduction program
B.) Smoking-cessation program
C.) Drug abuse prevention strategy
,D.) Fluoridation of municipal drinking water - correct answerD.) Fluoridation of municipal
drinking water
This was a good question for picking "the odd one out". Reduction, cessation, and
prevention all fall under the same umbrella. Adding fluoride to city water is passive,
because people may not even think about it as being prevention.
Passive strategies of health promotion help people benefit from the activities of others
without direct involvement. The fluoridation of municipal drinking water is an example of
a passive health promotion strategy. Active strategies of health promotion require
clients to adopt specific programs for improving health. Weight-reduction programs,
smoking-cessation programs, and drug abuse prevention strategies are examples of
active health promotion activities.
Which interview technique is the nurse using when asking a client to score the pain on a
scale from 0 to 10?
A.) Probing
B.) Back channeling
C.) Open-ended questioning
D.) Closed-ended questioning - correct answerD.) Closed-ended questioning
Asking a client to score pain on a scale of 0 to 10 is a type of closed-ended question.
These types of questions specify the cause of the problem or the client's experience of
the illness. Asking whether anything else is bothering the client is an example of
probing. A response by the nurse such as "All right," or "Go on," when a client says
something is called back channeling. This interview technique encourages a client to
provide more details. The nurse asks open-ended, nonspecific questions such as "What
brought you to the hospital today?" to elicit the client's side of story. Such questions are
related to the client's health history and can strengthen the nurse-client relationship.
An 80-year-old client is admitted to the hospital because of complications associated
with severe dehydration. The client's daughter asks the nurse how her mother could
have become dehydrated, because she is alert and able to care for herself. The nurse's
best response is:
A.) "The body's fluid needs decrease with age because of tissue changes."
B.) "Access to fluid may be insufficient to meet the daily needs of the older adult."
C.) "Memory declines with age, and the older adult may forget to ingest adequate
amounts of fluid."
, D.) "The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and therefore the recognition of the need for
fluid is decreased." - correct answerD.) "The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and
therefore the recognition of the need for fluid is decreased."
For reasons that are still unclear, the thirst reflex diminishes with age, and this may lead
to a concomitant decline in fluid intake. There are no data to support the statement "The
body's fluid needs decrease with age because of tissue changes." The statement
"Access to fluid may be insufficient to meet the daily needs of the older adult" is not true
for an alert person who is able to perform the activities of daily living. Research does not
support progressive memory loss in normal aging as a contributor to decreased fluid
intake.
What type of research explores the interrelationship among variables of interest without
any active intervention by a researcher?
A.) Historical research
B.) Evaluation research
C.) Exploratory research
D.) Correlation research - correct answerD.) Correlation research
Correlation research involves the exploration of the interrelationship among variables of
interest without any active intervention by a researcher. Historical studies are designed
to establish facts and relationships concerning past events. Evaluation research tests
how well a program, practice, or policy is working. Exploratory research is an initial
study designed to develop or refine the dimensions of phenomena.
Which system is used by a health care facility to determine certain aspects of client
satisfaction?
A.) Six Sigma
B.) Value Stream Analysis
C.) Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
D.) The Hospital Consumer of Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) - correct answerD.) The Hospital Consumer of Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
HCAHPS is a standardized survey developed to measure client perceptions of their
hospital experience. The survey asks 27 questions about the client's hospital
experience. The survey is taken by clients who were discharged from the hospital
between 48 hours and six weeks ago.
