FREE Licensed Practical Nurse Ultimate Questions and Answers

Question 1

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has ARDS with absent breath sounds in the lower lobes and dyspnea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Accepted Answer

Administer oxygen via a high-flow mask

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Initiate IV access

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Obtain a chest x-ray

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Prepare for chest tube insertion

Question 2

The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The client's family asks the nurse what this is. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Bipolar disorder means there are cycles of depression as well as hyperactivity, or mania

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Bipolar disorder just means that the mood alternates with the seasons, and it becomes worse in the winter

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Bipolar disorder is a type of depression that includes attention deficit disorder symptoms

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Bipolar disorder is just another type of depression, except depression occurs in cycles

Question 3

A nurse is evaluating a client's understanding about the risk for cancer. Which of the following client statements indicates the need for further teaching?

Accepted Answer

I used to smoke but switched to chewing tobacco 3 years ago

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I see a dermatologist regularly for the mole on my thigh

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I tan using an indoor tanning lotion instead of laying out in the sun

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I take milk of magnesia for occasional constipation

Question 4

Which nursing task should the nurse on the renal unit assign to the LPN?

Accepted Answer

Insert an indwelling urinary catheter before surgery

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Feed the client who choked on food during the last meal

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Measure and record the urine in the bedside commode

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Turn and reposition the client every 2 hours

Question 5

Which of the following sensory-perceptual deficits is associated with left-brain stroke (right hemiplegia)?

Accepted Answer

Slow and possibly fearful performance of tasks

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Impulsivity and impatience at performing tasks

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Difficulty judging position and distance

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Overestimation of physical abilities

Question 6

While the nurse is assisting with an admission history for a client at 39 weeks of gestation, the client tells the nurse that water has been leaking from her vagina for 2 days. The nurse should know that this client is at risk for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Infection

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Hydramnios

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Cord prolapse

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Postpartum hemorrhage

Question 7

A patient has been receiving palliative care for the past several weeks in light of her worsening condition following a series of strokes. The caregiver has rung the call bell, stating that the patient now "stops breathing for a while, then breathes fast and hard, and then stops again." The nurse would recognize that the patient is experiencing

Accepted Answer

Cheyne-Stokes respirations

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Death rattle

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Apnea

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Bradypnea

Question 8

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV magnesium sulfate. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate assisting with the administration of if magnesium sulfate toxicity is suspected?

Accepted Answer

Calcium gluconate

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Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)

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Ferrous sulfate

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Nifedipine (Adalat)

Question 9

Which of these nursing actions can the RN working in a long-term care facility delegate to an experienced LPN who is caring for a patient with a permanent tracheostomy?

Accepted Answer

Suctioning the tracheostomy when needed

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Assessing the patient's risk for aspiration

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Determining the need for replacement of the tracheostomy tube

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Educating the patient about self-care of the tracheostomy

Question 10

The nurse is instructing the spouse of a client with a stroke on how to do passive range of motion to the affected limbs. Which rationale for this intervention will the nurse include in the teaching session?

Accepted Answer

Maintain joint flexibility

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Improve muscle strength

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Maintain cardiopulmonary function

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Improve endurance