LCDC ONLINE PRACTICE EXAM SCRIPT
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● A nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit. Complete the
following sentence by using the list of options.
Answer: The nurse recognizes that the client is having a possible febrile
non-hemolytic transfusion reaction. The nurse should first stop the
transfusion and plan to administer an antipyretic.
●● An (AP) and a nurse are turning a client onto the right side. Which of
the following actions by the AP requires the nurse to intervene?
Answer: Places a pillow under the clients right arm
●● A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who is 48 hr
postoperative following a laryngectomy and is unable to speak. Which
of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
Answer: Determine the client's reading skills.
●● A nurse is assessing a client following a colonoscopy. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is
hemorrhaging
Answer: Rapid decrease in BP
,●● A nurse administers an incorrect dose of medication to a client. The
nurse recognizes the error immediately and completes an incident report.
Which of the following facts related to the incident should the nurse
document in the client's medical record?
Answer: Time the medication was given
●● A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
methylphenidate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching
Answer: Take this medication in the morning.
●● A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic headaches and reports
taking as many as 10 acetaminophen capsules per day. Which of the
following assessment findings indicate the client may be experiencing an
acetaminophen toxicity
Answer: Abdominal tenderness
●● A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses
about working with parents whose children have a terminal illness and
are candidates for donating their organs. Which of the following
information should the nurse plan to include?
Answer: The family can have the child in an open casket without fearing
that the organ donation might disfigure the child's body.
, ●● A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who has a
fever and fluid-filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
Answer: Initiate transmission-based precautions
●● A nurse is providing colostomy care for a client using a two-piece
pouching system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Empty the pouch when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full.
●● A nurse is caring for four clients at the beginning of a shift. After
recieving change of shift report, which of the following clients should
the nurse attend to first?
Answer: A client who has confusion and has been attempting to get out
of bed
●● A nurse is caring for a newborn
Answer: The nurse should plan to first assess the newborn's respiratory
rate, followed by the newborn's heart rate
●● A nurse is planning care for a client who has a deficit with cranial
nerve II. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Answer: Clear objects from the client's walking area.
●● A nurse is caring for a 4 year old
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● A nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit. Complete the
following sentence by using the list of options.
Answer: The nurse recognizes that the client is having a possible febrile
non-hemolytic transfusion reaction. The nurse should first stop the
transfusion and plan to administer an antipyretic.
●● An (AP) and a nurse are turning a client onto the right side. Which of
the following actions by the AP requires the nurse to intervene?
Answer: Places a pillow under the clients right arm
●● A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who is 48 hr
postoperative following a laryngectomy and is unable to speak. Which
of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
Answer: Determine the client's reading skills.
●● A nurse is assessing a client following a colonoscopy. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is
hemorrhaging
Answer: Rapid decrease in BP
,●● A nurse administers an incorrect dose of medication to a client. The
nurse recognizes the error immediately and completes an incident report.
Which of the following facts related to the incident should the nurse
document in the client's medical record?
Answer: Time the medication was given
●● A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
methylphenidate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching
Answer: Take this medication in the morning.
●● A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic headaches and reports
taking as many as 10 acetaminophen capsules per day. Which of the
following assessment findings indicate the client may be experiencing an
acetaminophen toxicity
Answer: Abdominal tenderness
●● A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses
about working with parents whose children have a terminal illness and
are candidates for donating their organs. Which of the following
information should the nurse plan to include?
Answer: The family can have the child in an open casket without fearing
that the organ donation might disfigure the child's body.
, ●● A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who has a
fever and fluid-filled vesicles on the trunk and extremities. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority?
Answer: Initiate transmission-based precautions
●● A nurse is providing colostomy care for a client using a two-piece
pouching system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Empty the pouch when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full.
●● A nurse is caring for four clients at the beginning of a shift. After
recieving change of shift report, which of the following clients should
the nurse attend to first?
Answer: A client who has confusion and has been attempting to get out
of bed
●● A nurse is caring for a newborn
Answer: The nurse should plan to first assess the newborn's respiratory
rate, followed by the newborn's heart rate
●● A nurse is planning care for a client who has a deficit with cranial
nerve II. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Answer: Clear objects from the client's walking area.
●● A nurse is caring for a 4 year old
