Transition to Practice for Vocational Nurses
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Course Introduction
This course prepares vocational nursing students for a successful transition from academic learning to professional practice. It covers critical topics such as role adaptation, ethical and legal responsibilities, time management, delegation, and effective communication within healthcare teams. Students will gain insights into the demands and expectations of the workplace, develop strategies for stress management and continued professional growth, and strengthen their ability to navigate complex healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed on practical decision-making, patient advocacy, and the development of skills that promote safe and quality patient care, enabling a smooth and confident entry into the nursing profession.
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Success in Practical Vocational Nursing 8th Edition by Patricia Knecht
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Chapter 1: Personal Resources of an Adult Learner
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Q1) A nursing student monopolizes class discussions. Which statement about the situation is most accurate?
A) The student is violating the rights of others to participate in class.
B) The student is demonstrating interdependency with the instructor.
C) The student is demonstrating passive learning strategies.
D) The student is at risk for being immediately terminated.
Answer: A
Q2) The practical/vocational nursing student asks an instructor, "How perfect do I have to be to pass my clinical evaluation? Are any mistakes allowed?" The best response by the instructor is, "The expected standard of performance in clinical lab is to provide patient care
A) at the level of an LPN/LVN."
B) with a minimum of two errors."
C) at the same level as your classmates."
D) with manual dexterity and confidence."
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Academic Resources (Study Skills and Test Strategies)
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Q1) A nursing student who wishes to check out a book listed in the course outline informs the librarian that the book is unavailable at the reserve desk. The librarian advises the student to look in the
A) stacks.
B) CD-ROM.
C) vertical files.
D) periodical section.
Answer: A
Q2) Which statement is true about the usefulness of audiovisual materials and computer-assisted instruction in a nursing course?
A) They can be omitted because they add little to student learning.
B) It is unnecessary to take notes on their content.
C) They provide multisensory channels for learning content.
D) Their content cannot be used by instructors for examination questions.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Community Resources
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Q1) What is the best social media site to use when seeking professional employment?
A) Facebook
B) AllNurses.com
C) Twitter
D) LinkedIn
Answer: D
Q2) The 2011 National Council of State Board Examiners (NCSBN) white paper "A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media" addresses _____________ violation of patient confidentiality/privacy by posting patient information on ___________________ sites.
Answer: nurses; social networking
The 2011 National Council of State Board Examiners (NCSBN) white paper "A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media" states that 46 Boards of Nursing (BON) were surveyed by the National Council, and 33 boards reported receiving complaints about nurses who violated patient confidentiality/privacy by posting patient information on social networking sites.
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Chapter 4: How Practical/Vocational Nursing Evolved: 1836
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Q1) The emergence of modern nursing is usually attributed to the influence of A) Florence Nightingale.
B) Clara Barton.
C) Lillian Wald.
D) Sairy Gamp.
Q2) The first formal training for practical nurses focused on A) care for victims of war injuries.
B) home care for children and people with chronic illness.
C) training visiting nurses and public health nurses.
D) creating nursing instructors for nursing programs.
Q3) Which individuals made significant contributions to nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Lillian Wald
B) Linda Richards
C) Sairy Gamp
D) Betsy Prig
E) Mary Mahoney
Q4) After licensing, the LPN/LVN is permitted to perform complex nursing skills as delegated by the registered nurse (RN) and allowed by the
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Chapter 5: Critical Thinking: A Lifelong Journey
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Q1) A nursing student demonstrates the ability to basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that information. This is an example of what cognitive level?
A) Analysis
B) Knowledge
C) Application
D) Comprehension
Q2) A nursing student demonstrates the ability to recall and repeat memorized information but does not understand the information. This is an example of what cognitive level?
A) Analysis
B) Knowledge
C) Application
D) Comprehension
Q3) Which factor that influences critical thinking provides the best rationale for using a team meeting to plan care for a patient?
A) Collaboration
B) Moral development
C) Self-confidence
D) Maturity
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Chapter 6: Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics
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Q1) A nurse injects himself or herself with a narcotic prescribed for a patient. This is an example of
A) unethical and illegal behavior.
B) ethical and legal behavior.
C) unethical but legal behavior.
D) ethical but illegal behavior.
Q2) The introduction of the nursing process and critical thinking into nursing practice has resulted in increased ethical and legal responsibilities for nurses in the areas of (Select all that apply.):
A) peer reporting.
B) accountability.
C) personal ethics.
D) patient advocacy.
E) cost containment.
Q3) To provide justice to patients on the unit, the nurse must
A) treat all patients with the same diagnosis utilizing the same plan of care.
B) treat all patients with equal dignity and respect.
C) base care on the patient's culture, religion, and social status.
D) determine who is most deserving of extra care.
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Chapter 7: Nursing and the Law: What Are the Rules?
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Q1) When documenting patient behavior, the LPN/LVN should
A) record subjective interpretations of patient behavior.
B) avoid mentioning communicating with supervisors to report changes in condition.
C) record all interventions performed and patient instruction given.
D) Use white-out to erase errors in documentation.
Q2) The nurse discusses the patient's condition on the phone with the patient's brother. On learning this, the patient is upset, saying he has not spoken with his brother for years and does not want his brother to know anything about his condition. The nurse has A) slandered the patient.
B) committed a felony.
C) breached confidentiality.
D) assaulted the patient.
Q3) A risk management strategy a nurse can use to prevent being named in malpractice lawsuits is
A) carrying malpractice insurance.
B) requesting supervision for all care.
C) not signing her or his name to patient medical records.
D) maintaining good relationships with patients and families.
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Chapter 8: Effective Communication: Health Care Team,
Patients, Faculty, and Peers
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Q1) To communicate interest and caring to a patient of the majority culture, the nurse should
A) call the patient on days off.
B) keep conversation on a social level.
C) direct the patient to make a list of all problems.
D) make eye contact and encourage the patient to communicate.
Q2) A patient tells the nurse, "I don't know what to expect in the hospital. Everybody speaks medical-talk. Nobody tells me if I'm getting better or worse. Doctors march in and poke and prod me without asking my permission. And another thing, I can't stay here forever; I have to look after my elderly mother." From these data the nurse can correctly determine that the patient is
A) experiencing a difficult transition to the patient role.
B) unnecessarily sensitive to loss of independence.
C) excessively fearful of unknown aspects of hospitalization.
D) suffering from sensory overload.
Q3) The nurse demonstrates commitment to the patient by
A) delivering nursing care skillfully.
B) using humor to poke fun at the patient.
C) giving advice to solve the patient's problems.
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D) talking about what the nurse plans to do after work.
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Chapter 9: Assertiveness: Your Responsibility
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Q1) A nurse demonstrates assertive behavior by doing which of the following?
A) Limiting contact with a patient who is dying, because it causes the nurse to feel depressed
B) Routinely telling patients who have questions about their medications to ask the physician
C) When asked about something unfamiliar, admitting to not knowing but agreeing to find out
D) Telling another nurse how ridiculous a doctor is for ordering hourly vital sign assessments
Q2) A nurse experiences potential danger from a patient who is highly suspicious and fears being harmed. Which behaviors by the nurse will help alleviate the threat of violence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Stand in the doorway of the room.
B) Maintain an open position with the hands in view.
C) Occasionally touch the patient gently on the forearm.
D) Turn away from the patient to demonstrate lack of fear.
E) Speak in a quiet, controlled voice.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Uniqueness, Sensitivity, and Competence
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Q1) The process of giving up parts of one's own culture and adopting parts of the culture of the dominant group is called ____________________.
Q2) Which statement by a nurse is an example of nonjudgmental thinking?
A) "Hispanic-American patients live at the poverty level and don't have a chance."
B) "Asian-American patients are unreadable. Nurses don't know what they're feeling."
C) "Native-American patients could benefit from a lesson in assimilation."
D) "Cultural diversity accounts for some African Americans thinking illness is caused by a curse."
Q3) Which statement by a health care worker can the nurse identify as a stereotype?
A) "People over 65 are poor drivers."
B) "Assimilation requires adopting part of the dominant culture."
C) "All individuals have common basic daily needs."
D) "Most people perceive themselves as members of the middle class."
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Chapter 11: Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Caring, and Religious Differences
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Q1) A patient who practices Buddhism tells the nurse, "My pain is the result of things I have done in the past." The nurse, who wishes to be supportive, should respond
A) "Are you saying you have been a bad person?"
B) "This understanding helps give meaning to your pain."
C) "Perhaps you could ask God to help you bear the pain."
D) "Pain can be an enlightening experience."
Q2) For which patient should the nurse be most alert for emerging spiritual needs?
A) Miss A, who has been given the diagnosis of gallbladder disease
B) Mrs. B, who has been told she has metastatic cancer
C) Mr. C, who has varicose veins
D) Mr. D, who has herpes zoster
Q3) A religion that was founded in the nineteenth century by Mary Baker Eddy is A) Mormonism.
B) Christian Scientist.
C) Jehovah's Witness.
D) Seventh-Day Adventist.
Q4) A nurse is caring for a patient who practices Mormonism. The nurse should expect the patient to study religion from the Holy Bible and the ____________________.
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Chapter 12: The Nursing Process: Your Role
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Q1) The patient's nursing diagnosis is pain associated with walking related to knee injury. The LPN/LVN should accurately identify the patient problem as A) arthritis.
B) unwillingness to exercise.
C) need for knee brace.
D) knee pain.
Q2) Which of the following is the primary reason that LPN/LVNs are taught to use the nursing process?
A) To diagnose disease
B) To provide reimbursement
C) To resolve patient problems
D) To communicate with health team members
Q3) A patient states, "I'm feeling left-sided chest pain that radiates to my left arm." This is an example of _______________ data.
Q4) Which of the following statements regarding short-term goals is accurate?
A) Short-term goals are broad rather than specific.
B) Short-term goals can be accomplished within days or hours.
C) Short-term goals must be accomplished while the patient is hospitalized.
D) Short-term goals are less realistic than long-term goals.
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Chapter 13: Nursing Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) The level of nurse qualified to design and implement research studies and publish findings is a nurse with a A) research doctorate.
B) practice doctorate.
C) master's degree.
D) baccalaureate degree.
Q2) The nursing instructor provides positive feedback to the student LPN/LVN after observing the student administer an intramuscular injection to a patient. According to Maslow's human needs theory, the instructor is helping to meet the student's A) physiological needs.
B) safety needs.
C) love and belonging needs.
D) esteem needs.
Q3) An independent, not-for-profit organization established in 1993 with the purpose of preparing and promoting the accessibility of a collection of evidence-based health care interventions obtained by systematic reviews of research is known as the
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Chapter 14: The Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: The
Role of the Practical/Vocational Nurse
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Q1) The most important reason for a student nurse to prepare adequately before providing patient care is
A) to be able to give the same safe care as a nurse.
B) to avoid arousing the anger of the instructor.
C) to maintain self-esteem by performing well.
D) to make a favorable impression on unit staff.
Q2) Select the method of delivering nursing care that facilitates continuity of care, individualizes care, and fosters 24-hour accountability for patient care.
A) Case nursing
B) Team nursing
C) Functional nursing
D) Primary care nursing
Q3) The role of the LPN/LVN in the health care team is best described as
Q4) The aspect of functioning that distinguishes RNs from LPN/LVNs is that only RNs
A) plan and organize daily care for groups of patients.
B) implement measures ordered to prevent complications.
C) provide health information to patients and families.
D) initiate independent nursing actions based on nursing diagnoses.
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Chapter 15: Health Care Settings: Continuum of Care
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Q1) At a patient care planning conference, the nurse hears the remark, "We need to report this event to our official public health agency." The nurse interprets this as meaning the speaker will contact the
A) American Cancer Society.
B) Visiting Nurse Association.
C) National Easter Seal Society.
D) local health department.
Q2) An older adult patient is to be discharged from the acute care hospital with left-sided weakness, difficulty swallowing, and inability to independently perform ADLs, therefore requiring daily physical therapy. The patient has no family and lives in a high-rise apartment building. Referral to which level of long-term care would the nurse likely recommend at the care planning conference?
A) Sheltered housing
B) Skilled nursing facility
C) Assisted living facility
D) Domiciliary care
Q3) ____________________ are for-profit hospitals operated for the financial benefit of the owner of the hospital.
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Chapter 16: The Health Care System: Financing, Issues, and Trends
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Q1) A mother and her three children often seek medical services at the emergency room. The nurse realizes that they have no insurance and are unable to pay for services. The action the nurse should take that would provide the greatest assistance to the family would be to
A) advise them to use urgent care centers where fees are lower.
B) leave the newspaper classified ads in a visible place.
C) advise the mother to seek work at the hospital personnel office.
D) contact a social worker to discuss Medicaid with the mother.
Q2) When involved with discharge planning for a patient recovering from a mild cerebrovascular accident, the nurse should understand that Medicare provides
A) longer stays for Medicare patients in acute inpatient settings.
B) increased use of extended care units for rehabilitation needs.
C) inappropriate early discharge of large numbers of patients.
D) universal coverage for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Q3) The amount an insured person must pay at the time of an office visit, when picking up a prescription, or before a hospital service is known as the ______________________.
Q4) Once a deductible has been met, the percentage of the total bill paid by the insured person is known as the _________________.
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Chapter 17: Collaboration: Leading and Managing
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Q1) A leadership style that focuses on both the task and the employee is the
A) autocratic style.
B) situational style.
C) democratic style.
D) laissez-faire style.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of objective, rational thinking rather than subjective, irrational thinking about nursing assistants whom the LPN/LVN charge nurse supervises?
A) "I want nursing assistants to be on time for report."
B) "Neat appearance means good clinical skills."
C) "Nursing assistants who are late intend to take advantage of coworkers."
D) "Beware of nursing assistants who smile a lot. They're manipulative."
Q3) A new LPN/LVN asks the LPN/LVN charge nurse what continuous quality improvement (CQI) is all about. The charge nurse should explain that the focus of CQI in a health care agency is
A) saving time.
B) better patient care outcomes.
C) making money for the health care agency.
D) reducing stress for employees.
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Chapter 18: Work Force Trends:
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Q1) Which statement indicates that a nurse is knowledgeable about good résumé preparation?
A) "My résumé is comprised of nearly three and a half pages."
B) "It was difficult to write a good objective statement, but I finally managed."
C) "I used a bulleted style to call attention to my list of job skills."
D) "To make sure my résumé catches the eye, I used bright pink paper."
Q2) The first college in the United States to have a distance-learning nursing program (online) is:
A) University of Phoenix.
B) Minneapolis Community Technical College.
C) Excelsior College.
D) Lackawanna College.
Q3) Which services does membership in the National Federation of Practical Nurses (NFPN) provide? (Select all that apply.)
A) Subscription to the American Journal of Nursing
B) Insurance discounts
C) Continuing education articles for CEUs
D) Certification programs in IV therapy and gerontology
E) Current standards of practice
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Q1) Which statement pertains to a temporary work permit?
A) It is issued automatically upon completion of the LPN/LVN program.
B) It permits one to work as an LPN/LVN.
C) It is required to take the NCLEX-PN examination.
D) It is revoked once the NCLEX-PN examination result is reported.
E) It allows one to assume LPN/LVN charge nurse duties.
Q2) The content of the NCLEX-PN examination is divided into four Patient Needs categories. The Safe, Effective Care Environment category includes
A) the aging process.
B) abuse and neglect.
C) advance directives.
D) medication administration.
Q3) The content of the NCLEX-PN examination is divided into four Patient Needs categories. The Psychosocial Integrity category includes
A) surgical asepsis.
B) human sexuality.
C) therapeutic communication.
D) nutrition and oral hydration.
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