PNVN 1521 FINAL EXAMS ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What best defines the nursing program? - ✔✔A systematic method by which nurses
plan and provide care for patients
✔✔The LVN is obtaining data/information from the patient themselves during an
assessment. This is known as _________ source data. - ✔✔Primary
✔✔What are two basic methods a nurse uses to collect data? - ✔✔Completed nursing
health history and physical examination
✔✔Who is the person ultimately responsible for identifying the appropriate nursing
diagnosis or problem statement for the patient? - ✔✔RN
✔✔After completing an initial assessment, analyzing the data, writing a nursing
diagnosis/patient problem statement, and selecting appropriate nursing interventions,
the nurse has the responsibility to then? - ✔✔Communicate the detailed plan of care to
the patient
✔✔Which of the following would the nurse note as a subjective cue/symptom following
a head to-toe examination? - ✔✔Patient complaints of nausea
, ✔✔Which of the following should the nurse include as an objective cue/sign after a
patient assessment? - ✔✔Jaundice in sclera
✔✔What type of assessment is used to gather information about a specific health
problem/ complaint versus a full physical exam of all the body systems? - ✔✔Focused
Assessment
✔✔The student nurse is correct in identifying which statement as objective data signs
(select all that apply) - ✔✔Blood pressure = 178/90
Bruising and swelling on right leg
✔✔Match - ✔✔Set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing
actions: Plan and identify outcomes
Determining if goals met and outcome achieved: Evaluate
Identify the patients problem: diagnose
Perform the nursing actions identified in planning: Implement
Gather information about the patient's condition: Asses
✔✔Which groups are members of the nursing team? - ✔✔RNs, LPN/LVN, nursing
assistant
✔✔Select the method of delivering nursing care that facilitates continuity of care,
individualizes care, and fosters 24-hours accountability for patient care. - ✔✔Primary
care nursing
✔✔The definition of "person and family center care" is? - ✔✔Putting the client and the
family at the heart of every decision and empowering them to be genuine partners in
their care.
✔✔The most important reason for a student nurse to prepare adequately before
providing patient care is? - ✔✔To be able to give the same safe care as a nurse
✔✔A major criterion in differentiating between the roles of the RN and LVN is that the
LVN____________ - ✔✔Does not function independently
✔✔A student nurse asks, " What determines the LPN /LVN's role and responsibilities in
the practice setting? The best answer is - ✔✔The Nurse Practice Act of the state in
which the LPN/LVN is employed
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What best defines the nursing program? - ✔✔A systematic method by which nurses
plan and provide care for patients
✔✔The LVN is obtaining data/information from the patient themselves during an
assessment. This is known as _________ source data. - ✔✔Primary
✔✔What are two basic methods a nurse uses to collect data? - ✔✔Completed nursing
health history and physical examination
✔✔Who is the person ultimately responsible for identifying the appropriate nursing
diagnosis or problem statement for the patient? - ✔✔RN
✔✔After completing an initial assessment, analyzing the data, writing a nursing
diagnosis/patient problem statement, and selecting appropriate nursing interventions,
the nurse has the responsibility to then? - ✔✔Communicate the detailed plan of care to
the patient
✔✔Which of the following would the nurse note as a subjective cue/symptom following
a head to-toe examination? - ✔✔Patient complaints of nausea
, ✔✔Which of the following should the nurse include as an objective cue/sign after a
patient assessment? - ✔✔Jaundice in sclera
✔✔What type of assessment is used to gather information about a specific health
problem/ complaint versus a full physical exam of all the body systems? - ✔✔Focused
Assessment
✔✔The student nurse is correct in identifying which statement as objective data signs
(select all that apply) - ✔✔Blood pressure = 178/90
Bruising and swelling on right leg
✔✔Match - ✔✔Set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing
actions: Plan and identify outcomes
Determining if goals met and outcome achieved: Evaluate
Identify the patients problem: diagnose
Perform the nursing actions identified in planning: Implement
Gather information about the patient's condition: Asses
✔✔Which groups are members of the nursing team? - ✔✔RNs, LPN/LVN, nursing
assistant
✔✔Select the method of delivering nursing care that facilitates continuity of care,
individualizes care, and fosters 24-hours accountability for patient care. - ✔✔Primary
care nursing
✔✔The definition of "person and family center care" is? - ✔✔Putting the client and the
family at the heart of every decision and empowering them to be genuine partners in
their care.
✔✔The most important reason for a student nurse to prepare adequately before
providing patient care is? - ✔✔To be able to give the same safe care as a nurse
✔✔A major criterion in differentiating between the roles of the RN and LVN is that the
LVN____________ - ✔✔Does not function independently
✔✔A student nurse asks, " What determines the LPN /LVN's role and responsibilities in
the practice setting? The best answer is - ✔✔The Nurse Practice Act of the state in
which the LPN/LVN is employed
