The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is working on a medical-surgical
unit in a hospital and needed dressing change supplies for his client. The supply
bins are empty. The nurse needs to contact the management who order the
supplies. Who should the nurse contact about the needed supplies so a rush
delivery may occur, or the management contact may obtain supplies from
another unit?
A. Nursing supervisor
B. Charge Nurse
C. hospital administrator
D. Director of nursing Answer - B
A nurse manager works on a busy rehabilitation unit. The nurse notes that the
work schedule is due tomorrow, and there are three pages of time requested
off for vacations, scheduling needs for education, and personal days she must
consider. She also has to order the supplies and equipment before leaving work
today. The facility nursing educator asked the nurse manager to check if all of
the staff completed the required safety education; the staff was instructed to
drop off the completion form in her door slot. The priority responsibility of the
nurse manager should be to:
A. develop work schedules for the staff for the subsequent 6 weeks.
B. direct client care on a day-to-day basis.
C. order supplies and equipment.
,D. be sure staff have completed required safety education. Answer - B
A new graduate licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) begins working in
the geriatric resident unit. Which is the first step toward the LP/VN's goal to
becoming a first-level manager?
A. Practice leadership and management skills while caring for clients
B. Complete the geriatric specialty certification
C. ask a charge nurse to mentor him as he performs charge nurse duties
D. Work with the charge nurse and help make the team assignments for the
unit Answer - A
A nursing student is newly assigned to care for a client transferred from the
intensive care unit from another hospital who needs pain medication. The
student noticed that the client's identification wristband is not present, and
there is a client identification band taped to the client's foot of his bed, which
looks different from other bands the nursing student has seen in the hospital.
Which action should the nurse take next?
A. Ask the client to state his first and last name and date of birth and compare
the information with the wrist band taped to the bed and, if it matches,
administer the medication
B. Ask the client if he is John Jones and born November 15, 1970, and if
affirmed, place the wristband at the end of the bed on the client's wrist and
repair it with tape, and administer the med
C. Ask the client's primary care nurse to properly identify the client and place a
client identification wristband on t Answer - C
A long-term care facility has recently admitted several new residents and the
increased workload means that nurses must delegate more tasks to unlicensed
, assistive personnel. When doing so, what should the nurses and their manager
prioritize?
A. resident preferences
B. time efficiency
C. resident safety
D. cost constraints Answer - C
A nurse has completed morning care and assessments and will now document
the findings. When documenting care on a client's chart, the nurse should:
A. completely erase or delete all errors.
B. include personal opinions and feelings that are related to care
C. write a detailed explanation of all reasons for a medical error.
D. use only officially approved abbreviations. Answer - D
A licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for clients on a
rehabilitation unit. The nursing supervisor announced that a tornado has been
spotted nearby and is headed toward the nursing facility, and the clients need
to be placed into safety immediately. The staff are instructed, since they are on
the first floor of a four-story building, to place anyone able to walk into the
bathrooms, which are on the inside of the building without windows. If anyone
has to stay in the room, place them as close to the center of the building as
possible and cover them with pillows and blankets and pull the wood blinds
and curtains. Which actions should the LP/VN provide to achieve protecting her
clients in the timeliest fashion? Select all that apply.
A. The LP/VN quickly tells clients in rooms 1, 2, and 3 to go to the hall
bathroom and stay there because a tornado has been sited.
B. Ask nursing assistant (NA) to pull Answer - A,C, D,E
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