Nursing
A nurse has just received a new primary health care provider’s prescriptions for a patient. Which type of prescription will the nurse transcribe first?
STAT
The nurse is providing end-of-life care for a client with end-stage cancer. In which of the following specialties is this nurse employed?
Hospice Care
A graduating LPN student is preparing to take the NCLEX-PN examination. The student knows that he or she will have a minimum and a maximum number of questions on the examination. What is the minimum number of questions?
85 questions
The nurse needs to obtain the signature of the primary care provider for a verbal order that was given for a client admitted with fever. Which of the following is the time frame for getting the verbal order signed by the primary care provider (PCP)?
Within 24 hours
A new nurse is hired into per diem staff nurse position. Which schedule should the nurse anticipate working?
As needed shift
The ______________ is responsible for defining the title and regulations governing the practice of nursing.
Nurse Practice Act
The nurse graduates with an LPN degree and is seeking employment, wishing to sharpen skills and apply knowledge learned. Which of the following settings would be the best choice for a first job?
Hospital Nursing
A nurse manager allows the nurses on staff to choose their own clients and work out schedules together. Which of the following styles of leadership is the nurse displaying?
Laissez-faire
A nursing student who has just graduated from nursing school knows that which task must be completed before nursing boards can be taken?
Pass a criminal background check
Be fingerprinted
An employee failed to perform the duties listed in the employment contract. What is the term for this failure?
Breach of contract
When a resume reflects too many job changes, the employer may question it. How long should an employee remain at the first place of employment?
1 year
Management in nursing uses different leadership styles. What style is a people-centered approach allowing employees more control and individual participation in the decision-making process?
Democratic
What is the maximum time limit the LPN can complete the NCLEX-PN exam?
5 Hours
A nurse who suspects a fellow nurse of being chemically impaired at work observes the nurse failing to properly waste excess narcotics. What is the best way for the nurse to handle the situation?
Alert the charge nurse or supervisor
A nurse may practice in another state if he or she passed the NCLEX-PN examination in the nurse’s own state and meets the other state’s educational requirements. What is the process of transferring licensure from one state to another called?
Endorsement
What type of leadership involves a leader who displays little trust or confidence in employees and therefore make all the decisions?
Autocratic
What is the physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion that can occur among caregivers?
Burnout
The nurse has been involved in a consentual sexual relationship with a patient. This is considered an act of:
Malpractice
The mission of LSBPNE is to:
Protect the health, safety and welfare of the public
A new graduate who has achieved the goal of getting others to do something that is believed necessary has demonstrated what skill?
Leadership
There has been a hurricane in the area, and disaster victims are being brought into the emergency department. In this situation, what type of leadership should the nurse manager use?
Hurricane
What type of leadership uses four different styles - directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating?
Situational
What is the correct order for the nursing process?
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
What is term for the commission of an act that a prudent nurse should not have done, or the omission of an act a prudent nurse should have done, that results in injury or harm to another person?
Negligence
The nurse is aware that when a task is delegated to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), the nurse assumes what responsibility?
Responsible for overall patient care