LPN to RN Transition Exam
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Course Introduction
The LPN to RN Transition course is designed to bridge the educational gap between Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs). It provides an overview of advanced nursing concepts, critical thinking, clinical judgment, and leadership skills required for the RN role. Through a combination of theory, hands-on labs, and clinical experiences, students will deepen their understanding of nursing process, patient care management, health assessment, and evidence-based practice. The course also covers topics such as professional communication, ethical and legal considerations, and prepares students to adapt to the expanded responsibilities and scope of practice as a Registered Nurse.
Recommended Textbook LPN to RN Transitions 4th Edition by Lora Claywell
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Chapter 1: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future
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Q1) An RN is caring for a diabetic patient. The patient appears interested in changing her lifestyle and has been asking questions about eating better. The nurse can interpret this behavior as which stage of Lewin's Change Theory?
A) Moving
B) Unfreezing
C) Action
D) Refreezing
Answer: B
Q2) A nursing advisor is meeting with a student who is interested in earning her RN degree. She knows that licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVNs) who enter nursing school to become RNs come into the learning environment with prior knowledge and understanding. Which statement by the nursing advisor best describes her understanding of the effect experience may have on learning?
A) "Experience may be a source of insight and motivation, or a barrier."
B) "Experience is usually a stumbling block for LPN/LVNs."
C) "Experience never makes learning more difficult."
D) "Once something is learned, it can never be truly modified."
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Assessing Yourself and Designing Success
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Q1) A nurse is listening to a lecture on self-awareness. Which statement by the nurse indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A) "Self-confidence involves knowing oneself".
B) "Competence involves knowing oneself".
C) "Understanding involves knowing oneself".
D) "Self-awareness involves knowing oneself".
Answer: D
Q2) The roommate of a nursing student buys tickets to the student's favorite play. The student realizes that the play is the night before her final exam. When the student turns down the tickets, the roommate interprets the student's dedication to school as
A) dedication to the plan until other mounting responsibilities interfere.
B) total dedication, even in the face of other attractive opportunities.
C) total dedication until resolve begins to wane.
D) discipline to change the plan as needed.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Study Habits and Test-Taking Skills
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Q1) A student is reviewing new material for an upcoming test. She has decided to highlight so that she can come back later to easily review the material. How can she use highlighting to be successful?
A) She should highlight the first time she reads the material.
B) She should highlight no more than 20% of the material.
C) She should use only one method of highlighting.
D) She should highlight the entire chapter.
Answer: B
Q2) A student has been out of school for a number of years. She is concerned that she may not be able to study effectively. What action can the student take that will increase her ability to focus on her studies?
A) Study for 1 hour a night.
B) Study in a loud coffee shop.
C) Stay up all night before tests to make sure she is proficient.
D) Study with the TV off.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN/LVN Role
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Q1) The RN understands that the National League for Nursing (NLN) delineates three professional roles of the associate degree nurse when she lists all of the following except A) manager of care.
B) team player.
C) provider of care.
D) member of profession.
Q2) Which function falls within the LPN/LVN's scope of practice?
A) Formulating the plan of care
B) Collecting data
C) Selecting nursing diagnoses
D) Setting goals, objectives, and outcomes
Q3) A student is preparing for an exam on the different role elements of an RN. She is prepared for the exam when she can state that all of the following are elements of the RN role except
A) collaborator.
B) manager.
C) counselor.
D) therapist.
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Chapter 5: Using Nursing Theory to Guide Professional Practice
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Q1) How would you justify that a nursing theory is, in fact, a middle-range nursing theory? (Select all that apply.)
A) It is simple, clear, generalizable, and accessible.
B) It focuses on answering specific nursing practice questions.
C) It predicts the effects of one phenomenon on another.
D) It explains relationships.
E) It is built on several important adapted scientific theories.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of the application of Madeleine Leininger's Cultural Care Theory of Diversity and Universality?
A) Preparing a patient for a medical procedure by using medical terminology
B) Learning about diverse ethnic patient populations
C) Planning nursing care in a standardized manner ensuring that everyone is treated the same way
D) Asking a non-English-speaking patient to provide an English-speaking person to translate details of care
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Chapter 6: Providing Patient-Centered Care Through the Nursing Process
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a measurable outcome for the patient who has undergone a surgical procedure with a pain rating of 7 on a scale of 0 to 10?
A) The patient's pain will be under control by Sunday.
B) The patient will have no pain by the end of this shift.
C) The patient's pain will decrease by the end of shift on (date).
D) The patient's pain will decrease to 2 or lower by the end of shift on (date).
Q2) Which outcome statement is a properly written goal?
A) "The patient will be free of pain."
B) "The patient will verbalize the importance of lifestyle changes."
C) "The patient will get up into the chair one time daily for 1 hour."
D) "The patient will demonstrate breathing techniques by the end of shift."
Q3) The nurse is listening to a lecture on collaborative problems. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
A) "Collaborative problems fall within the definition of nursing diagnoses".
B) "Collaborative problems are managed using two physicians".
C) "Collaborative problems require the nurse to monitor for changes in status".
D) "Collaborative problems emphasize prevention, treatment, or health promotion".
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Chapter 7: Critical and Diagnostic Thinking for Better Clinical Judgment
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Q1) The nurse who can think critically will make more effective clinical decisions, meet more of the patient's needs, and affect positive patient outcomes. How this is accomplished? (Select all that apply.)
A) Committing to test one's own thought process for clarity, accuracy, and logic
B) Accepting an individual's responsibility to develop critical thinking skills
C) Joining nursing organizations to keep current on nursing policies affecting patient care
D) Constantly seeking out others for answers to difficult clinical questions and problems
E) Requesting that health care organizations adopt and foster a culture of critical thinking
F) Maintaining the required amount of continued education units for license renewal
Q2) Select the hospital patient who has the best chance of avoiding a hospital-acquired infection.
A) A 42-year-old patient who had abdominal surgery
B) A 35-year-old patient with a closed leg fracture
C) A 5-month-old non-breastfed infant
D) A 75-year-old patient receiving chemotherapy
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Chapter 8: Practicing Evidence-Based Decision Making
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Q1) A nurse manager attempts to explain why the greatest number of medication errors occurs during the evening shift. The nurse manager chooses a quasi-experimental design to study this relationship. Why did the nurse manager choose this type of research design?
A) It does not allow for complete control over the variance.
B) It allows for randomization.
C) It allows for control over the independent variable.
D) It requires manipulation of the variable.
Q2) What is the relationship between the design and layout when creating a critical appraisal tool?
A) Design and layout differ but measure the same areas.
B) Design and layout differ, and reliability measures differ.
C) Design, layout, and reliability are similar but relevancy differs.
D) Design, layout, and reliability differ but trustworthiness is the same.
Q3) Characteristics of a quantitative study include all of the following except:
A) clarifies underlying assumptions.
B) asks who, what, why, where, when, or how.
C) describes the relationship between variables.
D) is highly structured and controlled.
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Chapter 9: Communicating With Patients and Co-Workers
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Q1) The student nurse is listening to a lecture on communication. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A) "A communication blocker is silence."
B) "A communication blocker is eye contact."
C) "A communication blocker is advising."
D) "A communication blocker is clarifying."
Q2) The student nurse is listening to a lecture on therapeutic communication. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
A) "The purpose of therapeutic communication is psychotherapy."
B) "The purpose of therapeutic communication is social communication."
C) "The purpose of therapeutic communication is to develop a trusting relationship."
D) "The purpose of therapeutic communication is emotional commitment to another."
Q3) When preparing for patient teaching what should the nurse do first?
A) Assess the learner's needs.
B) List key points to be presented.
C) Collect the teaching materials.
D) Think about how the skill can be done at home.
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Chapter 10: Teaching Patients and Their Families
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Q1) Which item would most likely be a barrier to learning for a patient who must begin to wear an insulin pump?
A) Curiosity about new experiences and equipment.
B) Tendency toward embarrassment about making mistakes and being seen with the pump.
C) Ability to prioritize diabetes management.
D) Understanding that the patient can promote his or her own well-being.
Q2) The nurse recognizes that new parents may be ready to learn about their newborn after the birth. What understanding leads the nurse to this conclusion?
A) The baby will not be discharged until the parents have the training.
B) The nurses on the mother-baby division do a better job of teaching baby care.
C) The parents now have the motivation to learn because the baby has been born.
D) The parents have no choice at this point.
Q3) An 18-year-old patient is scheduled for heart surgery tomorrow. To assess this patient's level of knowledge, the nurse would say
A) "Tell me the name of the surgery you are going to have."
B) "Do you understand what the doctor is going to do to you?"
C) "Would you be willing to take a test for me?"
D) "Tell me what you know about what is going to happen tomorrow."
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Chapter 11: The Nurses, Ideas, and Forces That Define the Profession
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Q1) What is the major social factor that has developed the role of nursing to what it is today?
A) Society's attitude toward the role of women
B) Society's lack of qualified health providers
C) Society's lack of resources to pay for health care
D) Society's lack of education about health care
Q2) Based on what you know, what events would you select to show the contributions that Isabel Hampton Robb made to nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Established a visiting nurse service
B) Reduced student working hours
C) Wrote a book on the history of nursing
D) Promoted licensure exams
E) Fought for women's rights and the right to vote
Q3) What is the function of Continuous Quality Improvement?
A) To improve staff compliance with training
B) To assist staff in building on nursing skills
C) To assess patient care, from admission to discharge
D) To improve collaboration of staff
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Chapter 12: Upholding Legal and Ethical Principles
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Q1) Which statements by the nursing student describe how ethics help nurses solve dilemmas in health care? (Select all that apply.)
A) "Ethics requires us to analyze our actions or potential actions critically."
B) "Ethics assists us in determining the right course of action to take."
C) "Ethics allows nurses to let others more qualified make decisions for us."
D) "Ethics allows nurses to take a break from the situation by waiting for the ethics committee."
E) "Ethics causes problems in health care rather than helps."
Q2) The RN understands the importance of providing culturally competent nursing care when she does which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Uses flexibility to accommodate the patient
B) Becomes knowledgeable about other cultures
C) Lets go of negative attitudes about other cultures
D) Believes that her culture is superior
E) Avoids patients of different cultures
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Chapter 13: Care and Safety Standards, Competence, and Nurse Accountability
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Q1) A patient on a medical-surgical floor is unhappy with the care he is receiving from his physician and wants to speak to someone about it. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Contact the director of medical-surgical nursing.
B) Leave an urgent message for the patient's physician.
C) Notify the nurse's immediate supervisor.
D) Ask another nurse on the floor to talk with the patient.
Q2) A nurse manager is reviewing an incident report submitted by the previous day's charge nurse. The incident report indicates that the wrong IV antibiotic was given to a patient. What is the best way for the nurse manager to address this incident with the nurse involved so that it may be prevented in the future?
A) Provide education to the nurse on how to assess the five rights before medication administration.
B) Punish the nurse for the error by sending her home for the day.
C) Allow the nurse one error, and educate her if the same mistake happens again.
D) Ask the charge nurse to educate the nurse because she caught the error.
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Chapter 14: Leading, Delegating, and Collaborating
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Q1) Nurse A is in conflict with Nurse B regarding holiday scheduling. Because Nurse A really wants to avoid being in this conflict, and because Nurse A just wants to fill the holiday schedule, Nurse A agrees to give up one favored holiday. This is an example of which type of conflict resolution?
A) Competition resolution
B) Win-win resolution
C) Sacrifice resolution
D) Active resolution
Q2) A family member of an elderly Hispanic patient admitted to the hospital tells the nurse that the patient has traditional beliefs about health and illness. Being a patient advocate, the best action by the nurse is to
A) avoid asking any questions unless the patient initiates conversation.
B) obtain further information about the patient's cultural beliefs from the family member.
C) ask the patient whether it is important that cultural healers are contacted.
D) explain the usual hospital routines for meal times, care, and family visits.
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Chapter 15: Promoting Healthful Living in the Primary Care Setting
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Q1) A homeless patient with severe anorexia, fatigue, jaundice, and hepatomegaly is diagnosed with viral hepatitis and has just been admitted to the hospital. In planning care of the patient, the nurse assigns the highest priority to the patient outcome of
A) establishing a stable home environment.
B) maintaining adequate nutrition.
C) increasing activity level.
D) identifying the source of exposure to hepatitis.
Q2) When developing strategies to decrease health care disparities, the nurse working in a hospital located in a neighborhood with many Vietnamese individuals will include
A) educating the staff about Vietnamese health beliefs.
B) improving public transportation.
C) obtaining low-cost medications.
D) updating equipment and supplies for the clinic.
Q3) Healthy People 2020 is a
A) new global action plan to prevent and treat disease.
B) prevention agenda for the nation.
C) national effort to improve lives of US citizens.
D) set of national health mandates.
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Chapter 16: Managing Care in Secondary and Tertiary
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Q1) A stroke patient has been discharged from the hospital and requires care at home. Family support includes the patient's husband and one adult child who lives 90 minutes away with her family, who helps as often as possible. The husband has had to miss work often and has stopped playing golf weekly to care for his wife. What tertiary care service may be a benefit not only to the family members but to also the patient?
A) Home health care
B) Respite care
C) Hospice care
D) Extended care
Q2) The nurse is listening to a lecture on the acute care environment and the role of the RN. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?
A) "The RN ensures more independence in self-care ability."
B) "The RN avoids discussing wait times as the patient progresses through the illness state."
C) "The RN changes the medical plan of care according to the RN's assessments."
D) "The RN delegates the majority of decisions to the medical assistants."
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Chapter 17: Reflecting on Your Transition
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Q1) The nurse is to take a meal tray to a patient the nurse knows nothing about. Before leaving the tray with the patient, which is the most critical safety factor the nurse should determine?
A) The room is neat and orderly without offending odors.
B) The tray has condiments placed within easy reach.
C) The patient is seated securely and in a comfortable position.
D) The patient's ability to swallow is intact.
Q2) A 43-year-old patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A nurse has a plan to teach the preoperative patient how to splint his abdomen with a pillow and cough and deep breathe, so the patient can avoid fluid accumulation in the lungs postoperatively. When the nurse enters the room, it becomes evident that the patient is blind. What critical thinking skill would you recommend a scenario like this requires?
A) Intellectual curiosity
B) Flexibility
C) Reflection
D) Open-mindedness
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Chapter 18: Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX-RN
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Q1) The use of CAT has drastically changed the process of licensure testing. The graduate nurse understands this process when she makes which statements? (Select all that apply.)
A) "The implementation of CAT allows me to choose what study material to use when testing."
B) "CAT allows me to choose a testing center that is close to my home."
C) "CAT gives me the flexibility to select a testing time and date that fits into my work schedule."
D) "CAT implementation allows me to schedule multiple testing dates, in case I cannot make one."
E) "CAT ensures easier questions than the older written tests."
Q2) A graduate nurse is preparing to take the NCLEX-RN exam. She knows that which self-care activities that will help her pass the exam? (Select all that apply.)
A) Getting adequate sleep at night
B) Eating a balanced diet
C) Studying all night before the exam
D) Consuming energy drinks to stay awake and focused
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