Health Promotion and Maintenance
NCLEX-PN® practice.
Growth and development, aging, maternal and newborn care, screening, and healthy lifestyle teaching. The prevention side of nursing, framed for the practical nurse role.
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An 78-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and moderate low vision from macular degeneration resides in a skilled nursing facility. She recently began using nicotine gum after a smoking-cessation discussion with her provider and reports she "used to smoke a pack a day for 40 years." Her medication list includes metformin and glipizide. Nursing notes indicate she cannot read standard-print handouts and prefers information explained aloud. The LPN is preparing to reinforce teaching about continued smoking-cessation strategies and relapse prevention. Which action by the LPN is most appropriate?
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What you'll practice
Health Promotion and Maintenance practice covers the areas the 2026 NCSBN PN Test Plan lists for this category, framed for the practical nurse role.
Where Health Promotion and Maintenance lands on the 2026 PN test plan
The NCLEX-PN® scores you across eight Client Needs categories. Each one has an official share of your exam. Here is where Health Promotion and Maintenance sits among them on the 2026 NCSBN test plan.
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What does Health Promotion and Maintenance cover on the NCLEX-PN®?
The prevention side of nursing: growth and development across the lifespan, the aging process, maternal and newborn care, health screening, and teaching healthy lifestyle choices. PN questions frame teaching as reinforcing what the RN or provider has already taught.
Why does data collection show up in this category?
Data collection is the PN version of assessment. Practical nurses gather data, recognize what is outside normal limits, and report it. Questions test whether you know normal findings across ages and life stages well enough to spot the exception.
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