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NCLEX-PN ( N ational C ouncil L icensure EX amination- P ractical N urse). Passing the exam is required of candidates for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) by all US state and territorial Boards of Nursing. Exam content The majority of test items are written at the application or higher levels of cognition but the exam may include items at all of the cognitive levels. The exam's content is based on client needs: Safe Effective Care Environment Coordinated Care Safety and Infection Control Health Promotion and Maintenance Psychosocial Integrity Physiological Integrity Basic Care and Comfort Pharmacological Therapies Reduction of Risk Potential Physiological Adaptation Psychiatric Question types; Most of the questions of the NCLEX-PN exam are worded multiple choice questions. In recent years, however, the Boards of Nursing have added broader questions that don't involve multiples choices. For example, some questions: Require ide...

NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure EXamination-Registered Nurse). All Boards of Nursing in states and territories of the United States require candidates to pass this exam for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). Exam content The majority of test items are written at the application or higher levels of cognition but the exam may include items at all of the cognitive levels; mainly, memorization or recalling, knowledge, analysis and application. The exam's content is based on client needs: Safe Effective Care Environment Management of Care Safety and Infection Control Health Promotion and Maintenance Psychosocial Integrity Physiological Integrity Basic Care and Comfort Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Reduction of Risk Potential Physiological Adaptation Question types Most of the questions of the NCLEX-RN exam are worded multiple choice questions. In recent years, however, the Boards of Nursing have added broader questions that don't involve multiple choice. For e...

CCRN - Practice Questions - Self-assessment modules - Circulation 1. Blood flowing into the cardiac veins enters the _______ next. A. Coronary Sinus B. Left Ventricle C. Right Ventricle D. Left Atrium 2. The right coronary artery divides to form the posterior interventricular artery and the ___ artery. A. Marginal B. LVC C. RVC D. LAD 3. Prothrombin is a ____ globulin and is produced by the _____. A. Alpha, Kidney B. Alpha, Liver C. Beta, Kidney D. Beta, Liver 4. The innermost layer of a blood vessel is lined with _______ ______ cells A. Simple squamous B. Stratified squamous C. Simple cuboidal epithelium D. Stratified cuboidal epithelium 5. Which of the following occurs during ventricular systole? A. Increased aortic pressure B. Increased ventricular volume C. Dup heart sound D. P wave 6. Which of the following occurs during ventricular diastole? A. Increased aortic pressure B. Increased ventricular volume C. Lub heart sound D. T wave 7. If you are using a stethoscope and trying to de...

Elsevier NCLEX Exam Review Question: A 40-year-old woman has been diagnosed with hepatitis A and asks the nurse if other members of her family are at risk for "catching" the disease. The nurse's response should be based on the understanding that hepatitis A is transmitted primarily: 1. during sexual intercourse 2. by contact with infected body secretions. 3. through fecal contamination of food or water. 4. through kissing that involves contact with mucous membranes. Answer: 3 Rationale: Hepatitis A is primarily transmitted through ingestion of organisms on fecally contaminated hands, food, or water. Care should be taken in the handling of food and water as well as contaminated items such as bed linens, bedpans, and toilets. Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment such as gloves are important to prevent the spread of infection for hospital personnel. In the home, hand hygiene and good personal hygiene are important to decrease transmission. Sexual intercourse (1), c...