Final Exam- LVN Term 1 UNITEK
COLLEGE Exam Questions With Verified
Answers.
Subjective data - answer✔What the patient told you.
Objective data - answer✔What the nurse can measure
Which of the following are nursing interventions for wound irrigation? - answer✔Keep syringe 1
inch above the wound. Clean from least contaminated to most contaminated site. Clean area
around the skin with antiseptic swabs first.
Which brain controls the basic vital functions? - answer✔Medulla Oblongata in the brainstem
Which hormone acts on kidneys to regulate sodium and potassium levels? - answer✔Aldosterone
I stimulate the maturation of lymphocytes into T cells and coordinates immune defenses. What
gland am I? - answer✔Thymus gland
What does epinephrine and norepinephrine do? - answer✔Raise heart rate, vasoconstriction,
release glucose reserves, produce adrenal glands, neurotransmitters
Blood is returned to which part of the heart? - answer✔Right atrium/superiorvenacava
Oxygenated blood exits through which part of the heart? - answer✔Aorta in the left ventricle
Range of motion (ROM) - answer✔Move joints smoothly and gently, repeat based on orders,
perform to the point of resistance, stop if patient is in pain
What is the BEST method to maintain privacy for a patient when doing a bed bath? -
answer✔Close the curtains
What enzymes are produced by the pancreas and what are their functions? - answer✔amylase (
digest sugars- carbohydrates), trypsin (digest proteins), lipase (digest fat)
What is normal blood pressure? - answer✔120/80
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What is considered hypotension? - answer✔84/58
What is considered prehypertension? - answer✔126/78
What is considered stage 1 HTN? - answer✔132/80
What is considered stage 2 HTN? - answer✔140/98
What is considered HTN crisis? - answer✔184/122
A patient weighs 357 lbs, convert to kg (round to the nearest tenth) - answer✔162.3 kg (divide
by 2.2)
You work as a home health nurse and see a client being abused. You should: - answer✔Follow
your agency's protocol
The best method to stop the spread of germs is: - answer✔hand hygiene
The role of the LVN includes: - answer✔The LVN is supervised by an RN or MD, develop the
roles of future LVNs, continued education.
A patient with Alzheimer's disease care would include: - answer✔providing predictable routines
Delirium includes: - answer✔behavior change, new environment can trigger it, it is reversible.
Which of the following statements is false about an aging patient? - answer✔Lower blood
pressure
Aging patients include symptoms such as: - answer✔poor visual acuity, high blood pressure,
poor cough reflex, dehydration of intervertebral disc.
Before starting a feeding in the NG tube, what should the LVN do? - answer✔Test pH of gastric
contents (pH must be 4 or less)
Which foods are appropriate for mechanical soft diet? - answer✔Banana, yogurt, milk, eggnog,
ice cream, cheese
Hypoxemia is: - answer✔low level of oxygen in the blood
Hypoxia is: - answer✔deprived of oxygen in the body
Which of the following is appropriate for trach care? - answer✔Always secure new ties before
removing the old ties
When collecting a urine specimen with a straight catheter, what is appropriate? - answer✔Use a
sterile specimen container