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LPN Fundamentals of Nursing Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
What are the primary purposes for conducting research in nursing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nursing research aims to enhance the profession's impact on patient care through targeted purposes. Providing a basis for best practice guidelines is central, as research synthesizes evidence like clinical reviews into actionable standards, ensuring care is effective and current. Developing new ways to improve assessment and diagnostic skills sharpens nurses' ability to identify and address client needs, driving innovative tools or techniques. It also supports evaluating care, offering resources to measure intervention success, and informs planning by setting evidence-based goals. Decreasing illnesses aligns more with medical research, while improving NCLEX pass rates pertains to education, not research's core. These purposes collectively advance nursing knowledge, refine practice, and elevate client outcomes, grounding the profession in science rather than tradition or assumption.
Question 2 of 5
A parish nurse is planning activities for a faith-based community. What should the nurse include in these activities?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A parish nurse in a faith-based setting tailors care to the congregation's needs, weaving health into spiritual life. Including health promotion teaching nutrition or stress relief empowers members to thrive, aligning with nursing's wellness focus and faith's holistic ethos. Illness prevention, like flu shot drives, protects the group, vital in close-knit settings. Referrals to smoking cessation tap community resources, supporting behavior change, while screenings for chronic issues like hypertension catch problems early, common in adult parishioners. All fit, but health promotion anchors the plan, fostering proactive habits like exercise groups post-service that resonate with spiritual vitality. This approach leverages trust in faith settings, enhancing nursing's impact by blending physical and spiritual care, ensuring activities uplift health while honoring the community's beliefs and collective strength.
Question 3 of 5
Before entering the room of a patient receiving treatment for Varicella, you must don personal protective equipment. Organize the correct sequence in how you will don personal protective equipment: Drag and Drop
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When donning personal protective equipment (PPE) for a patient with Varicella, which requires airborne precautions, the correct sequence ensures maximal protection and compliance with infection control standards. The proper order is: (1) Perform hand hygiene (C), (2) Don gown (B), (3) Don N95 mask (D), and (4) Don gloves (A). Hand hygiene comes first to remove contaminants from the hands, reducing the risk of transferring pathogens during PPE application. The gown is donned next to cover the body, followed by the N95 mask to protect against airborne particles, ensuring a tight seal. Gloves are applied last, extending over the gown cuffs to prevent exposure. Varicella, being highly contagious via airborne droplets, necessitates this meticulous sequence to safeguard the nurse. Incorrect ordering, like donning gloves before the gown, could leave gaps in protection or contaminate the gloves. The CSV format requires one correct answer, so C (perform hand hygiene) is selected as the critical first step, foundational to the entire process, aligning with CDC and WHO PPE protocols.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assisting in planning care for a client scheduled for insertion of a tracheostomy. Which equipment should the nurse plan to have at the bedside when the client returns from surgery?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Post-tracheostomy, the obturator (A) is essential at the bedside to reinsert the tube if dislodged, ensuring airway patency. An oral airway (B) is irrelevant for tracheostomy patients. Epinephrine (C) treats allergic reactions, not routine needs. A larger tracheostomy tube (D) isn't standard emergency equipment. A is correct. Rationale: The obturator facilitates immediate tube replacement, critical in the first 72 hours before a tract forms, preventing airway loss, a priority per surgical nursing standards over other less relevant items.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is providing endotracheal suctioning to a client who is mechanically ventilated, when the client becomes restless and tachycardic. Which action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Restlessness and tachycardia during suctioning suggest hypoxia or distress; discontinuing suctioning and monitoring vital signs (D) is the priority to stabilize the client. Notifying the provider (A) or respiratory (B) delays immediate action. Hyperoxygenating and resuctioning (C) risks worsening hypoxia. D is correct. Rationale: Stopping suctioning halts oxygen depletion, allowing recovery, while monitoring guides further intervention, a standard response per airway management protocols. This prevents complications like arrhythmias or desaturation, prioritizing patient safety over premature escalation or repeated procedures in an unstable state.