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LPN Fundamentals Questions Questions
Question 1 of 9
The nurse kept Mr. Gary's diagnosis private. This is an example of?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Keeping diagnosis private is confidentiality (A) privacy protection, per ethics. Justice (B) fairness, veracity (C) truth, nonmaleficence (D) harm avoidance not privacy-specific. A fits the nurse's duty to safeguard Mr. Gary's info, aligning with ethical and legal standards, making it correct.
Question 2 of 9
How long should the thermometer stay in the Client's Axilla?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Axillary temp requires 7 minutes e.g., skin contact time for accuracy, longer than oral (3 min) or rectal (1-2 min) due to lower heat transfer. Shorter times under-read; 10 is excessive. Nurses time this e.g., with a watch per protocol, ensuring reliable readings.
Question 3 of 9
A client reports left-sided chest pain after playing racquetball. The client is hospitalized and diagnosed with left pneumothorax. When assessing the client's left chest area, the nurse expects to identify which finding?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Left pneumothorax causes absence of breath sounds (D) on the affected side due to lung collapse. Dullness (A) suggests consolidation. Fremitus (B) decreases. Rales/rhonchi (C) indicate fluid. D is correct. Rationale: Air in the pleural space silences breath sounds, a hallmark of pneumothorax, per respiratory assessment, guiding diagnosis and intervention.
Question 4 of 9
The nurse double checked the medication before giving it to Mr. Gary to avoid medication error. This is an example of?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Double-checking meds to avoid error is nonmaleficence (D) preventing harm, per ethics. Autonomy (A) respects choice, beneficence (B) does good, justice (C) fairness not error-focused. D ensures safety, making it correct.
Question 5 of 9
The four major concepts in nursing theory are the
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing theories fundamentally revolve around four core concepts that define the profession's scope and practice. These concepts shape how nurses understand and interact with their clients. The individual receiving care is central, encompassing their physical, emotional, and social dimensions. The surroundings influencing this individual such as living conditions, sanitation, or social support play a critical role in health outcomes. The practice of nursing itself involves the actions, knowledge, and skills nurses employ to facilitate care. Finally, health represents the goal, viewed as a dynamic state of well-being rather than merely the absence of disease. Other options might reflect aspects of healthcare or outdated views, but they don't encapsulate the widely accepted framework established by foundational theorists like Nightingale, who emphasized environmental manipulation, or Roy, who focused on adaptation. This quartet person, environment, nursing, health grounds nursing as a distinct discipline, guiding both theoretical development and practical application in diverse settings.
Question 6 of 9
A client receiving HydroDIURIL (hydrochlorothiazide) is instructed to increase her dietary intake of potassium. The best snack for the client requiring increased potassium is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, increases potassium excretion, necessitating dietary potassium boosts to prevent hypokalemia, which can cause muscle weakness or arrhythmias. Among the options, bananas are renowned for high potassium content about 400-450 mg per medium fruit far exceeding pears (around 190 mg), apples (about 150 mg), or oranges (approximately 230 mg). This makes bananas the optimal snack to replenish potassium effectively, aligning with the client's therapeutic needs. Nurses educate clients on such choices to maintain electrolyte balance, emphasizing potassium-rich foods to counteract medication side effects and support overall health.
Question 7 of 9
According to the Biopsychosocial and spiritual theory of Sister Callista Roy, Man, As a SOCIAL being is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Roy's Adaptation Model (1970s) views humans as biopsychosocial-spiritual beings. Socially, individuals share traits with some e.g., community ties but differ psychologically (unique thoughts). Biologically (physiology) and spiritually (faith capacity), they're alike. This nuance guides nurses to adapt care e.g., social support for loneliness enhancing patient-specific interventions.
Question 8 of 9
Which theory emphasizes the relationships between the whole and the parts, and describes how parts function and behave?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: General systems theory, developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, explores how wholes and their parts interact, describing the function and behavior of components within a system. In nursing, it views the client as a system body, mind, and spirit interacting with environments like family or healthcare settings, emphasizing interdependence. Nursing theory broadly aims to explain and predict care outcomes, not specifically parts-whole dynamics. Adaptation theory, per Roy, focuses on adjusting to stimuli, while developmental theory tracks growth stages, neither prioritizing systemic relationships. General systems theory's holistic lens aids nurses in understanding how a client's physical decline affects emotional health or how family dynamics influence recovery. Its interdisciplinary roots make it versatile, guiding comprehensive care plans that address interconnected factors, enhancing nursing's ability to manage complex client needs effectively.
Question 9 of 9
Which of the following should be included in a plan of care for a client who is lactose intolerant?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Frozen yogurt is digestible due to bacterial breakdown of lactose.