Kaplan LPN Qbank

Kaplan LPN Qbank Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (149) Save Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam (Scie...63 terms Emmyg1979Preview NCLEX PN Questions for 2024-2025...Teacher 186 terms TutorDkPreview Fundamentals - Archer Review (1/3) ...140 terms carlydenbraber9 Preview Exam C 103 term sum The LPN identifies which medication as one used for the treatment of Parkinson disease?

• Phenobarbital
• Carbidopa/Levodopa
• Cimetidine
• Doxapram hydrochloride
• Carbidopa/Levodopa

The LPN assists in the care of a client after the surgical repair of a cystocele. The client receives morphine for pain, and several hours later, the LPN cannot rouse the client. The health care provider prescribes naloxone 0.4 mg IV every 2-3 minutes until awake. The LPN anticipates performing which intervention FIRST?

• Place the client on a cardiac monitor
• Set up seizure precautions
• Measure blood pressure
• Monitor for delirium tremors
• Place the client on a cardiac monitor

After administering 2 drops of phenylephrine 0.12% in a client's left eye, which action is MOST appropriate for the LPN to take?

• Monitor the degree of stinging and burning
• Press on the upper lid lightly with a cotton pledget
• Instruct the client to tilt the head to the left side
• Press the inner canthus firmly for 15 seconds
• Press the inner canthus firmly for 15 seconds

The LPN provides care for clients in a long-term care facility. The LPN teaches the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) how to maintain the patency of feeding tubes. Which action is MOST important for the LPN to demonstrate?

• Aspirate residual stomach contents
• Clamp tubing when feeding is complete
• Irrigate with 30-50 mL when feeding is complete
• Elevate the head of the bed before initiating the

procedure

• Irrigate with 30-50 mL when feeding is complete

A client is diagnosed with cancer and receives chemotherapy as part of the treatment. The LPN identifies which adverse effect of chemotherapy as the MOST life- threatening?

• Alopecia
• Bone marrow suppression
• Vomiting
• Mucositis
• Bone marrow suppression

The health care provider prescribes a diet for a client diagnosed with acute kidney injury who is dialyzed three times per week. The LPN tells the client it is appropriate to eat which item?

• Biscuit covered with gravy
• Aluminum and magnesium hydroxide with simethicone
• ounce as needed for heartburn
• Small piece of ham (pork)
• Boiled egg
• Boiled egg

The LPN assists the nurse to develop a proposal for a research study to identify individuals MOST at risk for death by suicide. Which individual is the MOST appropriate research participant?

• An adolescent with skin eruptions on the face
• A 50-year-old working part-time
• An 88-year-old living alone
• A single parent with four children
• A 50-year-old working part-time

The LPN understands that which is the purpose of a drain in a wound?

• Keep the tissues close together so that healing can

occur

• Prevent infection by providing a means for bacteria to

escape

• Monitor the effectiveness of hemostasis
• Create a space that will facilitate reconstructive

surgery at a later date

• Keep the tissues close together so that healing can occur

A school-age client experiences generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The LPN attempts to identify the "aura" of a child with these seizures. The LPN identifies which statement as BEST describing an aura?

• A state of consciousness during the seizure
• Unusual sensations before the seizure
• The emotional status of the client after the seizure
• An uncomfortable feeling as the seizure beings to

subside

• Unusual sensations before the seizure

The LPN provides care for a client after a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). After the urinary catheter is removed, the client experiences uncontrollable dribbling after urination. When assisting in the implementation of the plan of care, which interventions is MOST important for the LPN to perform?

• Instruct the client to decrease fluid intake for several

weeks.

• Ask the client to decrease intake of liquids when

around other people

• Show the client how to apply the external catheter
• Reinforce previous teaching about performing

perineal exercises

• Reinforce previous teaching about performing perineal exercises

The LPN works alongside the nurse to reduce the spread of AIDS in the community. The LPN identifies which elements as MOST likely to significantly reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS?

• High-school antidrug programs, free condoms
• Day care for underprivileged children
• Programs to improve parent-child relations
• Implementations of sex education in elementary

schools

• High-school antidrug programs, free condoms

A newborn weighing 7 lb, 4 oz, with Apgar scores of 7 and 8 at 1 and 5 min respectively, is admitted to the intensive care unit. Because the mother is a type 1 diabetic, it is MOST important for the LPN to monitor for what?

• Hypovolemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Hyperglycemia
• Cold stress
• Hypoglycemia

The LPN cares for an older client admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting and abdominal pain. After the nasogastric tube in the left nostril is connected to suction, an intravenous infusion of 1,000 mL of D5W with 20 mEq/L of potassium chloride (KCI) is initiated at 100 mL per hour. The LPN understands KCI has been added to the infusion for which reason?

• To replace the potassium lost in the gastric fluid
• The client is not eating
• To prevent the loss of sodium in the urine
• To prevent the loss of potassium in the urine
• To replace the potassium lost in the gastric fluid

The LPN makes a home visit to a client receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer. The LPN instructs the client about ways to avoid injury due to bone marrow suppression. The LPN should intervene if which observation is made?

• The client takes Alka-Seltzer for indigestion
• The client uses an electric razor to shave
• The client blows the nose gently
• After bumping the leg, the client applies ice for 30

minutes

• The client takes Alka-Seltzer for indigestion

The LPN begins the shift by monitoring the clients. After making rounds, the LPN should contact the health care provider about which client FIRST?

• A client with an obvious deformity of the right

humerus. Extremity is warm to the touch with a palpable pulse

• A client is unconscious. Heart rate is 64 bpm and

regular, and respirations are even and unlabored

• A client has multiple superficial scalp lacerations.

Client is alert and responsive.

• A client is restless. Client is pale, skin is cool and

clammy, and abdomen is rigid with absent bowel sounds

• A client is restless. Client is pale, skin is cool and clammy, and abdomen is rigid

with absent bowel sounds To determine their ability to manage prescribed medication therapy, the LPN schedules weekly home appointments for a group of psychiatric clients. The LPN learns that one client recently lost family members. Which client does the LPN see FIRST?

• The client diagnosed with schizophrenia
• The client diagnosed with anxiety disorder
• The client diagnosed with mood disorder
• The client diagnosed with cognitive disorder
• The client diagnosed with schizophrenia