Prophecy LPN/LVN A Questions and Answers.
What is the sing most important means of controlling and preventing the spread of infections?
- Wearing goggles
- Hand washing
- Wearing gloves
- wearing gown - B. hand washing
What observation should you report to the register nurse when caring for a patient with peritoneal dialysis catheter?
- purulent drainage
- Tubing visible under skin
- Absorbent gauze over site
- Clamped catheter - A. Purulent drainage
Which of the following is the route of administration of a drug that is placed under the tongue?
- Buccal
- Transdermal
- Topical
- Sublingual - D. Sublingual
What communication technique would you attempt when asking hard of hearing patient to write their pain score on paper and you still don't understand what it says?
- Confirm what was written with the family member at the bedside
- Request a medical interpreter
- Document the last recorded pain number
- Ask the patient to point to their pain level on a scale - D. Ask the patient to
point to their pain level on a scale
For a patient with acute pancreatitis who is experiencing abdominal pain , what diet orders do you expect to be in the plan of care?
- Nasogastric tube flushes
- Clear liquid diet
- Nothing by mouth
- Out of bed to chair with meals - C. Nothing by mouth
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The CNA tells you that a patient who is nonverbal has grimacing look on their face. What is the first thing that you should do?
- Tell the CNA to make sure the patient is repositioned and brief is dry
- Tell the CNA is just how the patient loo
- Immediately go check on the patient
- Wait for your next med pas to check the patient - C. Immediately go check on
the patient
What is the most common sign of hypoxia?
- Elevated blood pressure
- Low blood glucose
- Cyanotic lips and fingernails
- Increased shivering - C. Cyanotic lips and fingernails
Your patient has suddenly developed slurred speech and ride side weakness, what should you do FIRST?
- Call for help
- Sit their head of bed upright
- Contact their family
- Request order soft diet - A. Call for help
You are performing a routine follow up visit on an elderly patient and observe he is exhibiting symptoms of dehydration and complaints of persistent fatigue. The patient reports that his care-taker only feeds him once per day and limits his fluid intake. You suspect the patient is?
- Neglect
- Sexual abuse
- Abandonment
- Physical abuse - A. Neglect
A65- year old smoker with a history of high blood pressure present to an ambulatory setting with eye complaints and facial paralysis. Which of the following vital signs would you find MOST alarming?
- Oxygen saturation of 94%
- temperature of 99. 6F
- Blood pressure of 200/100
- Resting heart rate of 95 bpm - C. Blood pressure of 200/100
Older patients are at risk for which of the following condition?
- Increased gastric motility
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