LPN - Clin 1

Head to Toe

100

What are the three steps for assessing the abdomen?

What is Inspect, Auscultate, Palpate

200

What is normal capillary refill time?

What is Less than or equal to 3 seconds

300

Where is the apical pulse located?

What is 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line

400

What order do you ascultate the bowel?

What is RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ

500

What is PERRLA?

What is Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation

Medications

100

What are the five rights of medication administration?

What is Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time.

200

This anticonvulsant medication is used to treat nerve pain, seizures, and restless leg syndrome.

What is gabapentin? 

300

What is important to note for medication administration of Levothyroxine?

What is taking medication in the morning on an empty stomach at least one half hour prior to breakfast.

400

What is the expected pharmacological action of lisinopril?

What is lowering blood pressure and reducing workload of the heart?

500

This medication has a daily limit of 4,000 mg to precent hepatotoxicity.

What is Acetaminophen?

Anatomy

100

This organ is the body's largest and also plays a key role in regulating temperature.

What is skin?

200

These vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.

What are arteries?

300

These paired organs filter waste from the blood and produce urine.

What are kidneys?

400

Where is the dorsalis pedis located?

What is the foot?

500

This is the name of the tube in the respiratory system that goes from mouth to the lungs.

What is the trachea?

ATI Fundamentals

100

What are modes of transmission?

What is contact, droplet, airborne, vehicle, and vector-borne transmission

200

How do you don PPE?

 1) Start with hand hygiene, 2) Put on the gown, 3) Add a mask or respirator, 4) Put on goggles or a face shield, and 5) Lastly, wear gloves.

300

Evaluate the effectiveness of blood-based laboratory tests (such as C-reactive protein, WBC count, and procalcitonin) in differentiating between bacterial and viral infections in clients exhibiting signs of infection. How should these results guide nursing actions and client care

• C-reactive protein, elevated WBC counts (particularly neutrophils), and increased procalcitonin levels are more indicative of bacterial infection than viral infection.
• These tests help guide clinical decision-making, such as initiating antibiotic therapy or further diagnostic evaluation.
• Nurses should use laboratory findings together with clinical manifestations to inform care, monitor client status, and advocate for targeted treatment.

400

A client with diabetes presents with a minor wound. Explain how their health history increases susceptibility to infection and describe nursing assessment and intervention strategies to minimize risk and ensure early identification of complications.

• Clients with diabetes have impaired immune function, poor circulation, and delayed wound healing, increasing susceptibility to infection (Soni et al., 2024).
• Nursing assessment includes regular inspection for redness, swelling, pain, warmth, and monitoring for systemic signs of infection.
• Interventions include blood glucose control, proper wound care, client education on hygiene, and early reporting of symptoms.
• Encouraging nutrition, vaccination, and adherence to prescribed therapies can further help decrease risk.

500

Compare and contrast the manifestations of bacterial and viral infections in clients. Why is accurate differentiation between these types of infections essential in clinical practice, and how does it affect nursing interventions and client outcomes?

• Bacterial infections often present with localized and systemic symptoms like fever, chills, inflammation, and pus, while viral infections may manifest as systemic symptoms (fever, body aches, fatigue) or respiratory/GI symptoms.
• Lab findings such as elevated WBC counts (especially neutrophils), C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin are more indicative of bacterial infection.
• Viruses do not respond to antibiotics—supportive care is needed; bacterial infections often require targeted antibiotic therapy.

Infection Inspection

100

What is the most important nursing intervention to prevent infection?

What is frequent and thorough hand hygiene

200

Which type of precautions requires a private room, gloves, and a gown?

What is Contact Precautions

300

A patient is isolated for pulmonary tuberculosis. The nurse notes that the patient seems to be angry, but he knows that this is a normal response to isolation. Which is the best intervention? A. Provide a dark, quiet room to calm the patient. B. Reduce the level of precautions to keep the patient from becoming angry. C. Explain the reasons for isolation procedures and provide meaningful stimulation. D. Limit family and other caregiver visits to reduce the risk of spreading the infection.

What is C. Explain the reasons for isolation procedures and provide meaningful stimulation.

400

When should you not use hand sanitizer?

Hands are visibly soiled.  

(Some pathogens: C-diff, Noro)

500

Coughing, sneezing, or talking could cause exposure to an infectious agent and is known as this mode of transmission:

What is droplet/airborne