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LPN Fundamentals Questions Questions
Question 1 of 9
She introduces the NATURE OF NURSING MODEL.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Virginia Henderson's Nature of Nursing Model, from the 1950s, defines nursing as assisting with 14 basic needs (e.g., breathing, eating) to restore independence e.g., helping a post-op patient ambulate. Nightingale focused on environment, Parse on human becoming, and Orlando on patient needs in interactions. Henderson's practical, need-based framework shaped nursing education and practice, emphasizing patient autonomy.
Question 2 of 9
Which of the following statement best describe secondary prevention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary prevention is early disease detection (B), per levels e.g., screening. Promotion (A) is primary, rehab (C) and complication prevention (D) tertiary. B best defines secondary's focus, making it correct.
Question 3 of 9
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of a fractured pelvis. Six months after the injury, the client continues to complain of pain at the site. This is most likely due to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Improper alignment during healing likely causes persistent pain six months post-pelvic fracture, as misalignment stresses healed bone scar tissue, infection, or psychosomatic pain are less common. Nurses assess, suggesting imaging, aiding pain management in recovery.
Question 4 of 9
The nurse giving discharge instructions advises the client to get out of bed slowly and to get up in stages from lying to sitting to standing. The client understands that the reason for doing this is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Advising a client to rise slowly in stages prevents falls by countering orthostatic hypotension, where blood pressure drops upon standing, risking dizziness. This technique allows gradual adjustment, especially post-illness or surgery. Improved circulation or oxygenation may occur, but fall prevention is the primary goal, not a warm-up. This instruction reduces injury risk, a critical discharge teaching point in nursing to ensure safety at home.
Question 5 of 9
Mr. Gary is terminally ill, His family decided to just let him stay at home rather than in a hospice setting. Which of the following statement is TRUE regarding home care of terminally ill client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Home care for terminally ill like Mr. Gary allows dying with dignity amid loved ones (D), per home care benefits personal, familiar setting. It's often less expensive (A), more personal (B), and includes family (C). D's emotional advantage aligns with patient-centered care, making it the true statement.
Question 6 of 9
Which characteristic of nursing process addresses the INDIVIDUALIZED care a client must receive?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Humanistic (B) addresses individualized care, focusing on the client's unique needs, per nursing philosophy. Organized/systematic (A) structures, efficient (C) saves resources, effective (D) meets outcomes. B ensures personalization, making it correct.
Question 7 of 9
In assessing the abdomen, which of the following is the correct sequence of the physical assessment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abdominal assessment follows inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation e.g., look, listen (bowel sounds), tap, feel to avoid altering sounds via palpation first. Other sequences disrupt this. Nurses adhere e.g., pre-surgery checks for accurate findings, per physical exam standards.
Question 8 of 9
Which of the following is the most important purpose of planning care with this patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The primary purpose of planning care is making individualized patient care, tailoring interventions to the patient's unique needs, preferences, and health status. This ensures relevance and efficacy, enhancing outcomes and patient engagement. A standardized nursing care plan offers a template but lacks personalization, potentially missing specific concerns. Expanding nursing diagnosis taxonomy advances the profession broadly, not individual care directly. Incorporating nursing and medical diagnoses is valuable for holistic treatment but secondary to customizing care, as nursing focuses on patient responses, not just medical conditions. Individualized planning, informed by assessment and diagnosis, crafts a care plan reflecting the patient's reality e.g., cultural factors or comorbidities making it the cornerstone of effective, patient-centered nursing, driving all subsequent actions and evaluations.
Question 9 of 9
The nurse is assisting a health care provider with the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT). The nurse should plan to ensure that which is done as a final measure to determine correct tube placement?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chest x-ray (D) is the final, definitive measure to confirm ETT placement. Hyperoxygenation (A) is preparatory. Breath sounds (C) are initial checks. Taping (B) follows confirmation. D is correct. Rationale: X-ray ensures the tube is above the carina, preventing misplacement, per intubation standards.