Professional Development in Vocational Nursing Exam Review
Course Introduction
Professional Development in Vocational Nursing explores the foundational skills, ethical principles, and competencies required for success in the vocational nursing profession. This course emphasizes personal and professional growth, effective communication, leadership, and critical thinking within healthcare settings. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of vocational nurses, strategies for lifelong learning, and the importance of adhering to legal and ethical standards. The curriculum also covers workplace collaboration, maintaining professional boundaries, stress management, and current trends impacting the nursing field, preparing students to adapt and thrive in dynamic clinical environments.
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Success in Practical Vocational Nursing 7th Edition by Hill
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Chapter 1: The Adult Learner: Hints to Succeed
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Q1) A student enrolled in a practical/vocational nursing program informs the class that he has a degree in accounting and has lost the position he held for 15 years.This information identifies the student as a
A) discipline-change learner.
B) recycled adult learner
C) traditional learner.
D) reclaimed learner.
Answer: B
Q2) What strategy can be used by a nursing student to effectively combat a fear of failure?
A) Experience a large number of positive events
B) Maintain good physical health
C) Have adequate money to provide for needs
D) Create a mental script of positive thoughts
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Time Management: Making Time Work for You
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Q1) A nurse is presenting information on time management to the clinical team at a nursing home.Select information to present that describes positive aspects of time management.
A) Time management helps one use time more efficiently.
B) Time management prevents one from doing what he or she wants to do.
C) Time management helps one use time more effectively.
D) Time management makes individuals slaves to their schedules.
E) Time management promotes smarter, not harder, work.
Answer: A,C,E
Q2) The nurse who uses a step-by-step approach to planning and scheduling daily and weekly tasks is using
A) right brain thinking.
B) left brain thinking.
C) midbrain thinking.
D) creative thinking.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Learning Methods and Skills: How Do You Learn?
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Q1) Identify the learning strategy that requires true understanding of theory by a student.
A) Using mental imagery
B) Listening actively
C) Note making
D) Memorization
Answer: A
Q2) Which statement about learning style preference is true?
A) All students have the same learning style.
B) Most students are kinesthetic/tactual learners.
C) Auditory learning is the best method.
D) Various learning styles are equally good.
Answer: D
Q3) A nursing student who applies the concept that neural pathways become increasingly efficient when a learning exercise is repeated will
A) study at the same time each day.
B) review notes several times.
C) use relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety.
D) engage in physical activity while studying.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Using Your Methods and Skills: Studying and Testing
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Q1) Which student would be classified as a passive listener?
A) Student A, who completes a grocery list during class
B) Student B, who asks questions about class content
C) Student C, who puts key concepts into words during note taking
D) Student D, who contributes to classroom discussion of the topic
Q2) A struggling nursing student reports studying best in an environment with some background sound.The student should first consider
A) studying with a peer group.
B) re-evaluating the study environment.
C) hiring a tutor.
D) cramming for examinations.
Q3) A nursing student is asked to identify distractions that limit the ability to concentrate.An example of an internal distraction is A) mental fatigue.
B) background noise.
C) the physical environment.
D) other nursing students.
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Chapter 5: Learning During School: Using Available Resources
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Q1) The ultimate responsibility for an LPN/LVN remaining current in the nursing profession lies with
A) the state board of nursing.
B) the employing agency.
C) nursing organizations.
D) the individual nurse.
Q2) When a nursing student needs a journal article from a periodical that is not available in the holdings of the learning resource center,the student should
A) try to find a substitute article.
B) request an interlibrary loan.
C) go to the stacks and look again.
D) check the vertical file.
Q3) The area in which library materials are checked out and returned is the ____________________.
Q4) A technique that emphasizes individual accountability for learning a specific academic task while working in small groups is known as ____________________.
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Chapter 6: Personal Health Promotion: A Role Model for Patients
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Q1) The nurse who works in the ICU leaves the room of a patient and bursts into tears.She tells a co-worker,"I have to touch the patient to provide care,but when I was turning her,a big piece of skin just sloughed off her back.How can I justify giving care when it seems to do more harm than good?" The nurse is most likely experiencing A) burnout.
B) detachment.
C) negative outcomes.
D) secondary traumatic stress.
Q2) A nursing assistant tells the nurse,"I'm feeling negative about my job and just about everything else these days.Like today,I found myself feeling angry with Mrs.X.because she's overweight.I felt like telling her if she didn't eat so much,she'd make my life a lot easier.I need a vacation or a new job." The nurse can correctly determine that the nursing assistant is experiencing feelings associated with A) spitefulness.
B) home conflicts.
C) burnout.
D) detachment.
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Chapter 7: How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836 to
Present
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Q1) When permitted by the state Nurse Practice Act,under what conditions can the LPN/LVN perform complex nursing skills not taught in the basic educational program?
A) When ordered to do so by the attending physician
B) When the task is delegated to a competent LPN/LVN by a supervising RN
C) When the LPN/LVN has graduated from a nursing program accredited by the National League for Nursing
D) When the state of practice has declared a severe nursing shortage
Q2) The outcome that can be predicted for the latest nurse education proposal is that A) LPN/LVN education will be extended to 2 years.
B) LPN/LVN licensure will be abandoned.
C) the LPN/LVN will be the lower level for entry into practice.
D) the outcome cannot be determined at this time.
Q3) The first formal training for practical nurses focused on
A) care for victims of war injuries.
B) home care for children and people with chronic illness.
C) training visiting nurses and public health nurses.
D) creating nursing instructors for nursing programs.
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Chapter 8: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who is hemorrhaging.The nurse considers several possibilities for postpartum hemorrhaging,including retained placental fragments,a full bladder,and uterine atony.The nurse is using what cognitive level?
A) Analysis
B) Knowledge
C) Application
D) Comprehension
Q2) A nursing student determines that she needs to increase her reading effectiveness.Identify two effective strategies for accomplishing this goal that can be implemented immediately.Select all that apply.
A) Read one word at a time.
B) Move her lips while reading.
C) Read recreational literature more slowly than technical material.
D) Underline unfamiliar words.
Q3) The cognitive levels used on the NCLEX-PN examination are knowledge,comprehension,application,and ____________________.
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Chapter 9: Nursing Process: Your Role
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Q1) An LPN/LVN demonstrates to a new mother how to safely bathe her infant.This is an example of the phase of the nursing process called A) assessment.
B) nursing diagnosis.
C) planning.
D) implementation.
Q2) A student nurse asks,"If RNs use a five-step nursing process and LPN/LVNs use a four-step process,what phase is missing?" The best response would be,"The phase of the nursing process that is the sole responsibility of the registered nurse is A) assessment."
B) nursing diagnosis."
C) planning."
D) implementation."
E) evaluation."
Q3) A nurse notes that a patient is experiencing increased peripheral edema and has urinated 20 cc of urine in the past hour.This is an example of ____________________ data.
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Chapter 10: Nursing Theory,Research,and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) According to the adaptation model,interdependence is related to which of the following?
A) Role in society
B) Spiritual aspects
C) Love
D) Respect
E) Values
Q2) According to the culture care theory,the two kinds of care in every culture are
A) practical and generic.
B) generic and professional.
C) professional and nonprofessional.
D) practical and professional.
Q3) The LPN/LVN is caring for a postoperative appendectomy patient.When assessing the patient for pain,the nurse documents that the patient reports pain rating an "8" on a scale of 0 to 10.According to Sister Callista Roy's adaptation model,a patient experiencing pain would be an example of
A) focal stimuli.
B) contextual stimuli.
C) residual stimuli.
D) physiological stimuli.
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Chapter 11: Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal
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Q1) The nurse states,"I like being part of the health care team caring for the traditional two-parent family during the postpartum period as they bond with their newborn." This statement reveals the nurse's A) values. B) duty.
C) fidelity.
D) ethics.
Q2) Leaving an unconscious patient exposed during a treatment or procedure is a violation of the ethical principle of A) fidelity.
B) autonomy.
C) justice.
D) veracity.
Q3) The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive A) considerate and respectful care from all care providers. B) information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical nurse. C) the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay.
D) any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired.
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Q1) A nurse who angrily tells a patient,"If you don't go to sleep,I'm going to give you an injection," can be accused of A) defamation.
B) breach of confidentiality.
C) assault.
D) respondeat superior.
Q2) The nurse discusses the patient's condition on the phone with the patient's brother.On learning this,the patient is upset,saying he has not spoken with his brother for years and does not want his brother to know anything about his condition.The nurse has A) slandered the patient.
B) committed a felony.
C) breached confidentiality.
D) assaulted the patient.
Q3) An example of a criminal action committed by a nurse is A) restraining a patient without a physician's order.
B) releasing information without the patient's consent.
C) discontinuing a ventilator without a physician's order.
D) making a medication error.
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Chapter 13: Straightforward Communication: Instructors,
Coworkers, and Patients
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Q1) A patient is crying.The nurse can correctly conclude from this type of nonverbal communication that the
A) patient is sad.
B) tears reflect happiness.
C) patient is in pain.
D) situation needs clarification.
Q2) A patient states,"I don't seem to be getting my strength back." The nurse replies,"Don't worry.You are coming along just fine." This response is an example of A) probing.
B) false reassurance.
C) disagreeing.
D) active listening.
Q3) The nurse enters a patient's room and asks,"How are things today?" The nurse has used
A) an open-ended question.
B) a focused question.
C) probing.
D) paraphrasing.
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Chapter 14: Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
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Q1) The intervention that is most effective at reducing patient violence against nurses is A) teaching nurses to communicate respect for patients and confidence in themselves. B) requiring nurses to work in groups rather than alone.
C) having security personnel stationed on all units.
D) assigning only male nurses to care for psychiatric or chemical dependency patients.
Q2) A nurse demonstrates assertive behavior by doing which of the following?
A) When the physician yells at the nurse in front of the patient, the nurse is angry but refrains from speaking about it.
B) The nurse plans on seeking new employment out of fear of approaching the supervisor to tell his or her side of what happened.
C) When working with a patient who has had the call light on repeatedly, the nurse tells the patient, "Do not put your call light on again."
D) When unexpected visitors arrive to visit the patient during breakfast, the nurse asks whether the patient would prefer to eat now or visit.
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Chapter 15: The Health Care Team: Where the
Practical/Vocational Nurse Fits In
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Q1) Which statement best describes the relationship between the student nurse assigned to a hospital unit for clinical experience and the unit staff?
A) The student is under direct supervision of the nurse manager of the unit at all times.
B) Students are on the clinical unit to give service to the hospital as they care for patients.
C) The student applies classroom learning under the supervision of faculty members during clinical training.
D) Practical nursing students form a nursing team of their own and are not a part of the larger unit team.
Q2) The role of the LPN/LVN in the health care team is best described as
A) independent.
B) advanced practice.
C) interdependent.
D) decentralized.
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Chapter 16: Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence
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Q1) A behavior to avoid when interacting with a person of a different culture is A) diversity.
B) acculturation.
C) stereotyping.
D) behavior based on unbiased attitudes.
Q2) Which statement about culture will help the nurse implement culturally competent care?
A) Each culture measures other cultures using its own ways as the norm.
B) Culture is primarily based on genetic inheritance.
C) Stereotypes about cultures can be accepted as true.
D) Cultural diversity is based entirely on race.
Q3) Culver suggests that regardless of one's specific environment,two essential environmental needs are evident for each person.The nurse can correctly identify these needs as
A) diversion and recreation.
B) emotional and spiritual support.
C) body alignment and activity.
D) oxygen and safety.
Q4) The process of giving up parts of one's own culture and adopting parts of the culture of the dominant group is called ____________________.
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Chapter 17: Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a Sunni Muslim patient.The nurse demonstrates cultural sensitivity by
A) allowing the patient to pray three times daily.
B) placing the patient's dinner tray on top of the Koran.
C) offering the patient food and fluids during Ramadan.
D) positioning the patient's bed in a southeast direction from the United States.
Q2) A nurse is caring for a patient who practices Mormonism.The nurse should expect the patient to study religion from the Holy Bible and ____________________.
Q3) A patient who practices Buddhism tells the nurse,"My pain is the result of things I have done in the past." The nurse,who wishes to be supportive,should respond
A) "Are you saying you have been a bad person?"
B) "This understanding helps give meaning to your pain."
C) "Perhaps you could ask God to help you bear the pain."
D) "Pain can be an enlightening experience."
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Chapter 18: Health Care Settings: Potential Job Sites
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Q1) A patient who had a cerebrovascular accident needs nursing care,physical therapy,and speech therapy.The patient's spouse would like to provide care at home but needs assistance.During the planning conference,the nurse should suggest that the agency that could best meet the patient's needs is
A) a home health agency.
B) the American Red Cross.
C) the American Heart Association.
D) a local wellness center.
Q2) The health care agency that provides information and support for breast-feeding mothers and breast milk for infants because of health reasons is the______________.
Q3) After several weeks of outpatient care,a patient with a badly burned hand has been referred for rehabilitation.The patient asks the nurse what the purpose of rehabilitation is.The best answer would be
A) "It will help you get back the function of your hand and will prevent further disability."
B) "It's a way of keeping you under direct supervision while healing continues."
C) "You'll need to learn new ways of eating and dressing using your good hand."
D) "In your case, I don't know what the purpose is. Why not ask your doctor?"
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Chapter 19: Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends
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Q1) A set monthly fee charged by the provider of health care services for each member of the insurance group for a specific set of services is known as
A) inflation.
B) capitation.
C) fee-for-service.
D) gross domestic product.
Q2) The skill that will be most helpful to an LPN/LVN in navigating health care system changes successfully is
A) the ability to work efficiently for long hours.
B) problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
C) identifying the need for comprehensive system change.
D) becoming knowledgeable about CQI processes.
Q3) Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)and prospective payment systems are most clearly the reason for
A) Medicare and Medicaid.
B) critical pathways and managed care.
C) group health insurance and centralization.
D) a shortage of nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
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Chapter 20: Leadership Skills
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Q1) The LPN/LVN notices that the nursing assistants are taking longer breaks than agency policy permits and wishes to change this behavior as quickly as possible.The LPN/LVN's initial actions should be to
A) verbally confront the employees with their behavior.
B) write reprimands to be placed in each employee's file.
C) ask for in-service classes on time management.
D) determine the reason staff members are taking longer breaks.
Q2) A nursing instructor has instructed a student nurse to document objectively.The student nurse demonstrates understanding when documenting
A) "Patient is noncompliant."
B) "Patient is drunk, confused, and uncooperative."
C) "Patient and family are nasty, abrasive, and difficult."
D) "Odor of alcohol on breath; refuses to stay in assigned room."
Q3) How can the LPN/LVN charge nurse meet needs for affiliation among staff on their shift?
A) Reorient all staff to policies and shift routine.
B) Encourage attendance at continuing education seminars.
C) Arrange a social gathering for the staff on the shift.
D) Offer training in violence prevention.
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Chapter 21: LPN/LVN Charge Nurse Skills: Management,
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Q1) The most fundamental requirement for assuming the practice role of LPN/LVN charge nurse is
A) licensure in the state of practice.
B) experience with resident assignment.
C) the ability to coordinate patient care services.
D) a knowledge of the principles of delegation.
Q2) To which goal should the LPN/LVN give priority?
A) Resident X who has been experiencing a medication reaction will have no rash and uncompromised respirations.
B) Resident Y who is obese and has had a recent knee replacement will ambulate using a walker with the assistance of a staff member.
C) Resident Z will receive blood glucose monitoring and insulin as ordered.
D) All residents will be weighed before breakfast.
Q3) When the LPN/LVN charge nurse makes rounds with the physician,which information should be called to the physician's attention?
A) The resident demonstrates a weight increase or decrease of 1 lb.
B) The resident demonstrates a temperature elevation over 99° F.
C) The resident demonstrates a reduced level of consciousness.
D) The resident demonstrates a blood pressure over 120/80.
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Q1) When an SP/VN or LPN/LVN is seeking a new position,which pre-interview preparatory action would most likely contribute to a successful interview?
A) Practice responding to sample interview questions.
B) Focus on spontaneity as the key to answering questions.
C) Choose casual clothing, because it denotes self-esteem.
D) Remind oneself to address the interviewer by her or his first name.
Q2) Which of the following individuals is most likely to provide the most authoritative,positive reference for a student nurse who is beginning to search for postgraduation employment?
A) Instructor A, who has provided positive feedback during clinical labs
B) Program director B, who is familiar with the student nurse's academic record
C) Nurse C, who is the student nurse's acquaintance at the health club
D) Student nurse D, who is a peer enrolled in the same nursing program
Q3) The nurse asks for advice about sending a cover letter and résumé electronically to a local health care agency.The best advice would be
A) "Send the cover letter with the résumé as an attachment."
B) "Paste the résumé to the end of the cover letter."
C) "It is inappropriate to use electronic transmission in this instance."
D) "Phone first to find out whether the person hiring is computer literate."
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Chapter 23: The NCLEX-PN Examination
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Q1) Which phrases describe the format of the NCLEX-PN examination?
A) Uses multiple choice questions exclusively
B) Includes questions of varying levels of difficulty
C) May have fill-in-the-blank questions
D) Uses charts, tables, and graphics as parts of questions
E) Requires tester to select a single best answer for every question
F) Tests the cognitive levels of knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis
G) Integrates three of the four steps of the nursing process used by LPN/LVNs
Q2) Endorsement for an LPN/LVN taking the NCLEX-PN examination means that the LPN/LVN
A) will never risk losing his or her license.
B) may apply for licensure in a different state or territory without retesting.
C) is entitled only to practice in the state in which he or she took the NCLEX-PN examination.
D) must retake the NCLEX-PN examination if wishing to practice nursing in another state or territory.
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Chapter 24: Future Career Decisions: Choosing What Is
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Q1) The National League for Nursing (NLN)membership is open
A) only to registered nurses.
B) only to licensed practical nurses.
C) only to advanced practice nurses.
D) to anyone interested in nursing issues.
Q2) The area of nursing in which churches employ their own nurse to take care of basic health needs of the congregation is called __________________ nursing.
Q3) In which areas may LPN/LVNs obtain certification?
A) Managed care
B) Pharmacology
C) Long-term care
D) Mental health care
E) IV therapy
F) Wound care
G) Neonatal care
Q4) Which area of health care delivery services is the largest employer of LPN/LVNs?
A) Extended care facilities
B) Hospitals
C) Home health
D) Military services
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