SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL VOCATIONAL
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Lillian Wald
b. Linda Richards
c. Sairy Gamp
d. Betsy Prig
e. Mary Mahoney. Answer: a. Lillian Wald
b. Linda Richards
e. Mary Mahoney
◉ After licensing, the LPN/LVN is permitted to perform complex
nursing skills as delegated by the registered nurse (RN) and allowed
by the ____________________.. Answer: Nurse practice act
◉ D. Answer: A first-postoperative-day patient received pain
medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not experiencing pain but
refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered. The nursing
student caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it
,might be advisable to administer pain medication. The student is
using
a. the right brain hemisphere.
b. the intrapersonal learning style.
c. linguistic memory.
d. critical thinking.
◉ D. Answer: The nursing student tells a peer, "Once I begin
studying, I don't dare take a break. If I stop for even 5 minutes, I
know I'll never go back to studying." The peer identifies this
statement as
a. negative thinking.
b. random thinking.
c. ruminative thinking.
d. all-or-nothing thinking.
◉ C. Answer: A patient tells the nursing student, "I keep thinking of
the mistake I made that led to the accident. I can't get it out of my
mind. Now my son has a broken leg." The nursing student correctly
identifies this as
a. random thinking.
b. habitual thinking.
c. ruminative thinking.
d. directed thinking.
,◉ A. Answer: Which question should be asked by a nursing student
who is developing a plan to increase his critical thinking ability so as
to achieve higher grades?
a. "Do I comprehend information from textbooks and classes?"
b. "I wonder how to improve my overall efficiency."
c. "I'll have to learn from my mistakes."
d. "Someone needs to check my conclusions."
◉ A. Answer: The student reads a definition of a nursing term and is
asked to state whether the sentence is true or false. The cognitive
level of this exercise is
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ B. Answer: When an instructor asks a nursing student to answer a
question in her or his own words and give an example, the cognitive
level used is
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
, d. analysis.
◉ C. Answer: The nursing student has learned the principles of
determining and recording intake and output. When the student
cares for a patient who has had a liquid breakfast and has voided
twice and vomited once, the student documents intake and output in
the patient's chart using the cognitive level known as
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ D. Answer: During morning report, the nursing student receives a
description of the assigned patient's current problems. When the
student determines the priority nursing intervention, she is
processing information at the cognitive level known as
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ A. Answer: Which factor that influences critical thinking provides
the best rationale for using a team meeting to plan care for a
patient?
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Lillian Wald
b. Linda Richards
c. Sairy Gamp
d. Betsy Prig
e. Mary Mahoney. Answer: a. Lillian Wald
b. Linda Richards
e. Mary Mahoney
◉ After licensing, the LPN/LVN is permitted to perform complex
nursing skills as delegated by the registered nurse (RN) and allowed
by the ____________________.. Answer: Nurse practice act
◉ D. Answer: A first-postoperative-day patient received pain
medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not experiencing pain but
refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered. The nursing
student caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it
,might be advisable to administer pain medication. The student is
using
a. the right brain hemisphere.
b. the intrapersonal learning style.
c. linguistic memory.
d. critical thinking.
◉ D. Answer: The nursing student tells a peer, "Once I begin
studying, I don't dare take a break. If I stop for even 5 minutes, I
know I'll never go back to studying." The peer identifies this
statement as
a. negative thinking.
b. random thinking.
c. ruminative thinking.
d. all-or-nothing thinking.
◉ C. Answer: A patient tells the nursing student, "I keep thinking of
the mistake I made that led to the accident. I can't get it out of my
mind. Now my son has a broken leg." The nursing student correctly
identifies this as
a. random thinking.
b. habitual thinking.
c. ruminative thinking.
d. directed thinking.
,◉ A. Answer: Which question should be asked by a nursing student
who is developing a plan to increase his critical thinking ability so as
to achieve higher grades?
a. "Do I comprehend information from textbooks and classes?"
b. "I wonder how to improve my overall efficiency."
c. "I'll have to learn from my mistakes."
d. "Someone needs to check my conclusions."
◉ A. Answer: The student reads a definition of a nursing term and is
asked to state whether the sentence is true or false. The cognitive
level of this exercise is
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ B. Answer: When an instructor asks a nursing student to answer a
question in her or his own words and give an example, the cognitive
level used is
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
, d. analysis.
◉ C. Answer: The nursing student has learned the principles of
determining and recording intake and output. When the student
cares for a patient who has had a liquid breakfast and has voided
twice and vomited once, the student documents intake and output in
the patient's chart using the cognitive level known as
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ D. Answer: During morning report, the nursing student receives a
description of the assigned patient's current problems. When the
student determines the priority nursing intervention, she is
processing information at the cognitive level known as
a. knowledge.
b. comprehension.
c. application.
d. analysis.
◉ A. Answer: Which factor that influences critical thinking provides
the best rationale for using a team meeting to plan care for a
patient?
