Health Promotion and Maintenance
NCLEX-PN® practice.
Growth and development, aging, maternal and newborn care, screening, and healthy lifestyle teaching.
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An LPN visits a 29-year-old client who is G2P1 at 32 weeks of pregnancy. Her previous BP was 118/72 mm Hg. Today she reports a severe headache and blurred vision, and BP is 158/98 mm Hg. She has new bilateral ankle edema; the fetal heart rate is 138/min. She asks whether she only needs to rest after being on her feet. Which action should the LPN take first?
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What you'll practice
The prevention side of nursing, framed for the practical nurse role. 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.
How does Study With Lily practice this category?
Adaptive practice aligned to the 2026 NCSBN PN Test Plan, with rationales after every question. Developmental milestones, maternal and newborn norms, and screening guidelines resurface until they stick.
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Adaptive Health Promotion and Maintenance practice built for the 2026 PN test plan. Free includes SBA, SATA, Matrix, and Drop-Down Cloze, with 50 questions a month. Full Access is $15/month and adds unlimited NGN questions (BowTie and Unfolding Case Studies).
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