Care Planning
A geriatric patient needs long-term assistance from doctors, nurses, and physical therapists. What level of care does this patient need?
Skilled Nursing Home
How do I get my license endorsed in a particular state?
Endorsement to practice in another state begins by contacting the state board of nursing.
And asking for instructions about how to proceed. The board will send an application, instructions,
fee schedules, and other materials. Asking the state board to send a copy of your NCLEX-PN
Examination score and photocopying your license and current registration are neither necessary nor
Priorities. Requesting the state board to inactivate your license is premature. Current licensure and
Registration is necessary to continue to work in your state while awaiting endorsement for state X
The “first real school of nursing” was located in
Germany
Which response best explains the difference between nursing laws and ethics
Ethics refer to the expected behavior of nurses, but laws require mandatory compliance.
The cognitive level that determines if a statement is true or false is
Knowledge
What is the purpose of a Rehabilitation Center?
To regain function and prevent further disability
Which is true about a temporary nursing permit?
A temporary permit allows a graduate practical or vocational nurse to work until the results of the
NCLEX-PN examination are in. The temporary permit is automatically revoked once these results
are available. Passing the NCLEX-PN examination allows employment as a fully licensed practical
or vocational nurse (LPN or LVN). If the examination is failed, the temporary permit is surrendered
The best reason for studying nursing history is
Knowledge of the changes that have occurred in nursing prepares one to better understand and adapt
to continuing changes.
A basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
Must receive respectful care from all healthcare providers
Critical judgment that is based on critical thinking is based on what?
Evidence
Who is best served in adult day care?
a non-acute patient, like early Dementia/ Alzheimer disease and working spouse
Endorsement for an LPN/LVN taking the NCLEX-PN examination means that
The NCLEX-PN examination is given in the United States, American Samoa, the District of
Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. This makes it
possible to provide licensure by endorsement from one board of nursing to another. Endorsement
means that an LPN/LVN may apply for licensure in a different state or territory without retesting.
Taking the same examination in the United States and its territories facilitates endorsement from one
nursing board to another.
The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of
Miss Nightingale’s insistence that nurses be women of good character helped nursing emerge from
It's “Dark Ages” and elevated it to a respectable vocation. In addition, she established a school for
Nurse training and wrote several books on nursing.
What does taking accountability mean?
Taking responsibility for one's actions
Who supervises the student nurse during clinical
The nursing instructor
A client with no insurance and who utilizes the Emergency room for care is best served with what?
See a Social worker for Medicaid
Which was the first state to pass a law licensing practical nurses?
Mississippi
The first chapter of the American Red Cross was established by
Clara Barton
What ethical principle encourages the patient to take responsibility for their care?
Autonomy
What is the purpose of evaluation in the nursing process?
Comparison of actual and desired patient outcomes is the focus of the
Evaluation phase of the nursing process
Continuous Quality improvement is classified as?
Continuous quality improvement activities are used to monitor and improve
The nurse must know the legal duties and functions of
a nurse in a given state is determined by the?
The State Nurse Practice act
What part of the nursing process can the LPN not do?
Nursing diagnosis
What is the difference between Battery and assault?
Battery is touching a patient which causes harm, and assault causes fear by threatening the patient
Primary care nursing does what?
The method of delivering nursing care that facilitates continuity of care, individualizes care, and
fosters 24-hour accountability for patient care
Usually RNs