Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
(Stromberg, 2023) Chapters 1 - 49
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MULTIPLEuCHOICE
1. Whichustatementuaccuratelyudescribesutheuprimaryupurposeuofutheustateunurseupractic
euactu(NPA)?
a. ToutestuandulicenseuLPN/LVNs
b. ToudefineutheuscopeuofuLPN/LVNupractice
c. TouimproveutheuqualityuofucareuprovidedubyutheuLPN/LVN
d. ToulimitutheuLPN/LVNuemploymentuplacement
ANSWER:u B
WhileuimprovinguqualityuofucareuprovidedubyutheuLPN/LVNumayubeuauresultuofutheuNPA,utheupri
maryupurposeuofutheuNPAuofueachustateudefinesutheuscopeuofunursingupracticeuinuthatustate.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uComprehension REF:uuup.u3
OBJ:u3uTOP:u NPA
KEY:u NursinguProcessuStep:uImplementation
MSC:u NCLEX:uSafe,uEffectiveuCareuEnvironment:uCoordinateduCare
2. Theuchargeunurseuasksutheunewuvocationalunurseutoustartuanuintravenousuinfusion,uauskilluthatu
theuvocationalunurseuhasunotubeenutaughtuduringuherueducationaluprogram.uHowushouldutheuv
ocationalunurseurespond?
a. Askuaumoreuexperiencedunurseutoudemonstrateutheuprocedure.
b. Lookuuputheuprocedureuinutheuprocedureumanual.
c. Attemptutouperformutheuprocedureuwithusupervision.
d. Informutheuchargeunurseuofuherulackuofutraininguinuthisuprocedure.
ANSWER:u D
Theuchargeunurseushouldubeuinformeduofutheulackuofutrainingutouperformutheuprocedure,uandu
theuvocationalunurseushoulduseekufurtherutrainingutougainuproficiency.uAlthoughutheuotheruopt
ionsumightubeuhelpful,utheyuareunotusafe.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplication REF:uuup.u3
OBJ:u1uTOP:u ProvidinguSafeuCare
KEY:uNursinguProcessuStep:uN/AuMSC:u NCLEX:uSafe,uEffectiveuCareuEnvi
ronment:uCoordinateduCare
3. Whichupatientustatementuindicatesuauneeduforufurtherudischargeuteachinguthatutheuvocati
onalunurseushoulduaddress?
a. ―Iuhaveunou ideauofuhowuthisudruguwilluaffectume.‖
b. ―Dou youuknowuifumyuphysicianuisucomingubackutoday?‖
c. ―Willumyuinsuranceupayuforumyustay?‖
d. ―AmuIugoingutouhaveutougoutouaunursinguhome?‖
ANSWER:u A
Lackuofuknowledgeuatudischargeuaboutumedicationueffectsuandusideueffectsuisuauconcernuthatusho
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