Package deal
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE
[Show more]Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE
[Show more]In which of the following ways is critical thinking useful to the nursing process? 
1 It highlights the solution to a problem. 
2 It can lead to a better outcome for the patient. 
3It simplifies the process. 
4 It helps the nurse arrive at a solution more quickly. CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 
 
Which nurse ...
Preview 3 out of 17 pages
Add to cartIn which of the following ways is critical thinking useful to the nursing process? 
1 It highlights the solution to a problem. 
2 It can lead to a better outcome for the patient. 
3It simplifies the process. 
4 It helps the nurse arrive at a solution more quickly. CORRECT ANSWERS: 2 
 
Which nurse ...
chemical level, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, body as a whole/organism CORRECT ANSWERS: level of organization 
 
disease CORRECT ANSWERS: patho 
 
toward the head, upper, above CORRECT ANSWERS: superior 
 
toward the feet, lower, below CORRECT ANSWERS: inferior 
 
front, in front of (sa...
Preview 2 out of 9 pages
Add to cartchemical level, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, body as a whole/organism CORRECT ANSWERS: level of organization 
 
disease CORRECT ANSWERS: patho 
 
toward the head, upper, above CORRECT ANSWERS: superior 
 
toward the feet, lower, below CORRECT ANSWERS: inferior 
 
front, in front of (sa...
LVN scope of practice CORRECT ANSWERS: is what you are able to do because you are a LPN/LVN. 
-includes the assisting role in the nursing process 
 
HIPPA CORRECT ANSWERS: health insurance portability and accountability act 
-was portability of health insurance for employees from one job to the n...
Preview 2 out of 12 pages
Add to cartLVN scope of practice CORRECT ANSWERS: is what you are able to do because you are a LPN/LVN. 
-includes the assisting role in the nursing process 
 
HIPPA CORRECT ANSWERS: health insurance portability and accountability act 
-was portability of health insurance for employees from one job to the n...
Transfer a patient to wheelchair from bed CORRECT ANSWERS: To get the patient into a seated position, roll the patient onto the same side as the wheelchair. Put a gait belt on the patient. Make sure the bed in in the lowest position. 
know the Weight bearing status. 
 
What is Bowel bladder trainin...
Preview 2 out of 9 pages
Add to cartTransfer a patient to wheelchair from bed CORRECT ANSWERS: To get the patient into a seated position, roll the patient onto the same side as the wheelchair. Put a gait belt on the patient. Make sure the bed in in the lowest position. 
know the Weight bearing status. 
 
What is Bowel bladder trainin...
Large Volume Nebulizer (LVN) operates at CORRECT ANSWERS: Operates at 10-15 Lpm 
 
Large volume nebulizers CORRECT ANSWERS: -hold up to 200 ml and may be used for either bland aerosol therapy or continuous drug administration. 
 
common problems using LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: -cross contamination 
-i...
Preview 1 out of 4 pages
Add to cartLarge Volume Nebulizer (LVN) operates at CORRECT ANSWERS: Operates at 10-15 Lpm 
 
Large volume nebulizers CORRECT ANSWERS: -hold up to 200 ml and may be used for either bland aerosol therapy or continuous drug administration. 
 
common problems using LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: -cross contamination 
-i...
Culture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual? CORRECT ANSWERS: To provide holistic care 
 
What is a fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think? CORRECT ANSWERS: Ethnic stereotypes 
 
All nurses ...
Preview 2 out of 13 pages
Add to cartCulture varies from patient to patient. Why is it important that the nurse understand and accept each person as an individual? CORRECT ANSWERS: To provide holistic care 
 
What is a fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think? CORRECT ANSWERS: Ethnic stereotypes 
 
All nurses ...
LVN duties CORRECT ANSWERS: - provide care under physicians & RNs directions 
- focus on patients mental, physical, & emotional needs 
- foundation of health care 
 
Nursing skills CORRECT ANSWERS: communication, empathy, physical endurance, critical thinking skills, emotional stability, attention...
Preview 2 out of 7 pages
Add to cartLVN duties CORRECT ANSWERS: - provide care under physicians & RNs directions 
- focus on patients mental, physical, & emotional needs 
- foundation of health care 
 
Nursing skills CORRECT ANSWERS: communication, empathy, physical endurance, critical thinking skills, emotional stability, attention...
What are the leadership styles? CORRECT ANSWERS: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire 
 
What is the most effective management style in a health care environment? CORRECT ANSWERS: democratic 
 
A nurse manager does not participate, but delegates the staff scheduling to the nurses on the unit. Wha...
Preview 2 out of 10 pages
Add to cartWhat are the leadership styles? CORRECT ANSWERS: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire 
 
What is the most effective management style in a health care environment? CORRECT ANSWERS: democratic 
 
A nurse manager does not participate, but delegates the staff scheduling to the nurses on the unit. Wha...
One way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Highly structured with the sender in control and expecting the getting very little response 
 
Two way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Requires that both the sender and the reciever participate equally 
 
Verbal communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Involves the use...
Preview 2 out of 5 pages
Add to cartOne way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Highly structured with the sender in control and expecting the getting very little response 
 
Two way communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Requires that both the sender and the reciever participate equally 
 
Verbal communication CORRECT ANSWERS: Involves the use...
Define Negligence CORRECT ANSWERS: A patient injury that occurs because the nurse fails to meet their responsibility to the patient. 
 
What are some behaviors that are reported to the board of nursing? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. Medication Errors 
2. Failure to maintain confidentiality 
3. Unprofessiona...
Preview 2 out of 7 pages
Add to cartDefine Negligence CORRECT ANSWERS: A patient injury that occurs because the nurse fails to meet their responsibility to the patient. 
 
What are some behaviors that are reported to the board of nursing? CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. Medication Errors 
2. Failure to maintain confidentiality 
3. Unprofessiona...
Which of these instructions should a nurse include in the teaching plan for a client who had removal of a cataract in the left eye? 
a. "Forcefully cough and take deep breaths every two hours to keep your airway clear." 
b. "Perform the prescribed eye exercises each day to strengthen your eye mus...
Preview 3 out of 26 pages
Add to cartWhich of these instructions should a nurse include in the teaching plan for a client who had removal of a cataract in the left eye? 
a. "Forcefully cough and take deep breaths every two hours to keep your airway clear." 
b. "Perform the prescribed eye exercises each day to strengthen your eye mus...
What is an advocate? CORRECT ANSWERS: -Support and defend a clients health, wellness, safety, wishes, personal rights, including privacy 
 
What is a nurses role as a patients advocate? CORRECT ANSWERS: A nurse advocate has a legal and ethical obligation to safeguard the patient's interest 
 
How...
Preview 3 out of 19 pages
Add to cartWhat is an advocate? CORRECT ANSWERS: -Support and defend a clients health, wellness, safety, wishes, personal rights, including privacy 
 
What is a nurses role as a patients advocate? CORRECT ANSWERS: A nurse advocate has a legal and ethical obligation to safeguard the patient's interest 
 
How...
for- - opening 
 
gangli- - swelling 
 
ex- - out of 
 
-pexy - suspension 
 
ede- - swell 
 
para- - beside 
 
sol. - solution 
 
- 
p - after 
 
q.i.d. - four times a day 
 
- 
s - without 
 
epi- - upon 
 
G.I. - gastrointestinal 
 
H.S. - at bedtime 
 
I&D - incision & drainage 
 
lg. - large 
 ...
Preview 2 out of 7 pages
Add to cartfor- - opening 
 
gangli- - swelling 
 
ex- - out of 
 
-pexy - suspension 
 
ede- - swell 
 
para- - beside 
 
sol. - solution 
 
- 
p - after 
 
q.i.d. - four times a day 
 
- 
s - without 
 
epi- - upon 
 
G.I. - gastrointestinal 
 
H.S. - at bedtime 
 
I&D - incision & drainage 
 
lg. - large 
 ...
pH - 7.35-7.45 
 
RBC - 4.2-6.2 million 
 
WBC - 5,000-10000 
 
Hemoglobin - 12-16gm/dl 
 
Hematocrit - 35-45% 
 
Platelets - 150,000-400,000/ml 
 
PT - 9.5-12 sec 
 
PTT - 20-45 sec. 
 
Albumin - 3.5-5.5 
 
LDL - <130 
 
HDL - 30-70 
 
Triglycerides - <200
Preview 1 out of 3 pages
Add to cartpH - 7.35-7.45 
 
RBC - 4.2-6.2 million 
 
WBC - 5,000-10000 
 
Hemoglobin - 12-16gm/dl 
 
Hematocrit - 35-45% 
 
Platelets - 150,000-400,000/ml 
 
PT - 9.5-12 sec 
 
PTT - 20-45 sec. 
 
Albumin - 3.5-5.5 
 
LDL - <130 
 
HDL - 30-70 
 
Triglycerides - <200
What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing interventions? CORRECT ANSWERS: Standard of Care 
 
When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step in filing is CORRECT ANSWERS: complaint 
 
an LVN is asked to administer an IV Chemotherapy drug, w...
Preview 2 out of 5 pages
Add to cartWhat are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing interventions? CORRECT ANSWERS: Standard of Care 
 
When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step in filing is CORRECT ANSWERS: complaint 
 
an LVN is asked to administer an IV Chemotherapy drug, w...
What was illness believed to be caused by? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-Sin or the god's displeasure 
 
What did nursing consist of? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-comforting, caring for basic needs, and using herbal remedies 
 
Who founded the American Red Cross? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-Cla...
Preview 2 out of 7 pages
Add to cartWhat was illness believed to be caused by? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-Sin or the god's displeasure 
 
What did nursing consist of? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-comforting, caring for basic needs, and using herbal remedies 
 
Who founded the American Red Cross? CORRECT ANSWERS: Chapter 1 
-Cla...
8x sold
Subjective data CORRECT ANSWERS: What the patient told you. 
 
Objective data CORRECT ANSWERS: What the nurse can measure 
 
Which of the following are nursing interventions for wound irrigation? CORRECT ANSWERS: Keep syringe 1 inch above the wound. Clean from least contaminated to most contamina...
Preview 1 out of 4 pages
Add to cartSubjective data CORRECT ANSWERS: What the patient told you. 
 
Objective data CORRECT ANSWERS: What the nurse can measure 
 
Which of the following are nursing interventions for wound irrigation? CORRECT ANSWERS: Keep syringe 1 inch above the wound. Clean from least contaminated to most contamina...
What is an LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: LVNs provide basic bedside nursing care to clients UNDER THE DIRECTION of a physician or registered nurse. 
 
The LVN utilizes CORRECT ANSWERS: scientific and technical expertise and manual skills 
 
Duties within the scope or practice of an LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: Pr...
Preview 3 out of 30 pages
Add to cartWhat is an LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: LVNs provide basic bedside nursing care to clients UNDER THE DIRECTION of a physician or registered nurse. 
 
The LVN utilizes CORRECT ANSWERS: scientific and technical expertise and manual skills 
 
Duties within the scope or practice of an LVN CORRECT ANSWERS: Pr...
What is the purpose of a buffer system? CORRECT ANSWERS: Minimizes changes in pH 
 
The average daily intake to maintain fluid balance is CORRECT ANSWERS: 2500 ml/24 hours 
 
The urinary meatus CORRECT ANSWERS: is located at the distal urethra. 
 
A client is experiencing respiratory alkalosis a ...
Preview 1 out of 4 pages
Add to cartWhat is the purpose of a buffer system? CORRECT ANSWERS: Minimizes changes in pH 
 
The average daily intake to maintain fluid balance is CORRECT ANSWERS: 2500 ml/24 hours 
 
The urinary meatus CORRECT ANSWERS: is located at the distal urethra. 
 
A client is experiencing respiratory alkalosis a ...
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Classroom. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
No, you only buy these notes for $30.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
79650 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now