LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN) PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025
1. What is the primary role of an LPN in the healthcare team?
a) Diagnose illnesses
b) Perform complex surgical procedures
c) Provide basic nursing care under supervision
d) Prescribe medications
c) Provide basic nursing care under supervision
LPNs provide fundamental nursing care and assist RNs and physicians but do not
diagnose or prescribe.
2. Which agency typically issues the LPN license?
a) American Nurses Association
b) State Board of Nursing
c) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d) National Institutes of Health
b) State Board of Nursing
Licensure for LPNs is managed by each state's Board of Nursing.
, 3. What is the minimum educational requirement for becoming an LPN?
a) Bachelor of Science in Nursing
b) Associate Degree in Nursing
c) Completion of a state-approved practical nursing program
d) High school diploma only
c) Completion of a state-approved practical nursing program
LPN candidates must complete an accredited practical nursing education program.
4. Which of the following tasks is within the LPN scope of practice?
a) Initiating IV therapy without RN supervision
b) Developing the nursing care plan
c) Administering oral medications
d) Performing a patient assessment to diagnose disease
c) Administering oral medications
LPNs may administer medications, but IV therapy and care planning are generally
supervised.
5. The LPN’s license must be renewed every:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 5 years
d) 10 years
, b) 2 years
Most states require LPN license renewal every two years, often with continuing
education.
6. Which organization administers the NCLEX-PN exam?
a) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
b) American Nurses Credentialing Center
c) National League for Nursing
d) American Medical Association
a) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
NCSBN develops and administers the NCLEX-PN for LPN licensure.
7. If an LPN suspects abuse of a patient, what is the appropriate action?
a) Ignore it; it’s not the nurse's responsibility
b) Report to the supervisor or proper authorities immediately
c) Wait to confirm before reporting
d) Confront the suspected abuser
b) Report to the supervisor or proper authorities immediately
LPNs are mandated reporters and must report suspected abuse promptly.
8. Which of the following is NOT a typical responsibility of an LPN?
a) Taking vital signs
b) Performing wound care
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025
1. What is the primary role of an LPN in the healthcare team?
a) Diagnose illnesses
b) Perform complex surgical procedures
c) Provide basic nursing care under supervision
d) Prescribe medications
c) Provide basic nursing care under supervision
LPNs provide fundamental nursing care and assist RNs and physicians but do not
diagnose or prescribe.
2. Which agency typically issues the LPN license?
a) American Nurses Association
b) State Board of Nursing
c) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d) National Institutes of Health
b) State Board of Nursing
Licensure for LPNs is managed by each state's Board of Nursing.
, 3. What is the minimum educational requirement for becoming an LPN?
a) Bachelor of Science in Nursing
b) Associate Degree in Nursing
c) Completion of a state-approved practical nursing program
d) High school diploma only
c) Completion of a state-approved practical nursing program
LPN candidates must complete an accredited practical nursing education program.
4. Which of the following tasks is within the LPN scope of practice?
a) Initiating IV therapy without RN supervision
b) Developing the nursing care plan
c) Administering oral medications
d) Performing a patient assessment to diagnose disease
c) Administering oral medications
LPNs may administer medications, but IV therapy and care planning are generally
supervised.
5. The LPN’s license must be renewed every:
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 5 years
d) 10 years
, b) 2 years
Most states require LPN license renewal every two years, often with continuing
education.
6. Which organization administers the NCLEX-PN exam?
a) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
b) American Nurses Credentialing Center
c) National League for Nursing
d) American Medical Association
a) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
NCSBN develops and administers the NCLEX-PN for LPN licensure.
7. If an LPN suspects abuse of a patient, what is the appropriate action?
a) Ignore it; it’s not the nurse's responsibility
b) Report to the supervisor or proper authorities immediately
c) Wait to confirm before reporting
d) Confront the suspected abuser
b) Report to the supervisor or proper authorities immediately
LPNs are mandated reporters and must report suspected abuse promptly.
8. Which of the following is NOT a typical responsibility of an LPN?
a) Taking vital signs
b) Performing wound care
