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Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
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Standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, error prevention, restraints, and safe equipment use. The habits that keep clients safe show up all over the NCLEX-PN®.

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2026 NCSBN PN test planEvery core Next Gen formatPractical nurse scope

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A licensed practical nurse is making a home visit to a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosed autoimmune condition who is receiving home oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula for a related lung complication. The client uses a cane because of joint pain and fatigue. During the visit, the nurse notices the client's adult daughter smoking a cigarette in a chair positioned about 3 feet from the client, who has the oxygen concentrator running at the bedside. What should the nurse do first?

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Vol. 01 · Coverage

What you'll practice

Safety and Infection Prevention and Control practice covers the areas the 2026 NCSBN PN Test Plan lists for this category, framed for the practical nurse role.

Accident, error, and injury prevention
Emergency response plans
Ergonomic principles
Handling hazardous and infectious materials
Home safety
Reporting incidents and events
Safe use of equipment
Standard precautions
Transmission-based precautions
Use of restraints and safety devices
Vol. 02 · The Blueprint

Where Safety and Infection Prevention and Control 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 Safety and Infection Prevention and Control sits among them on the 2026 NCSBN test plan.

Coordinated Care1824%
Safety and Infection Prevention and ControlThis page1016%
Health Promotion and Maintenance612%
Psychosocial Integrity915%
Basic Care and Comfort713%
Pharmacological Therapies1016%
Reduction of Risk Potential915%
Physiological Adaptation713%

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Vol. 03 · The Method

How it works

  1. Start practicing Safety and Infection Prevention and Control

    Jump into adaptive Safety and Infection Prevention and Control practice built for the practical nurse scope. Lily picks questions at the right difficulty for you.

    Difficulty adjusts in real time based on your answers.

  2. Get feedback after every question

    Each rationale explains why the correct answer works and why the others don't.

    You understand the reasoning, not just the answer.

  3. See your gaps close

    Track your mastery across the PN test plan. Lily highlights weak spots in Safety and Infection Prevention and Control and drills them harder until they stick.

    You always know where to focus next.

Vol. 04 · Questions

Common questions

What does Safety and Infection Control cover on the NCLEX-PN®?

Everything that keeps clients and staff safe: standard and transmission-based precautions, preventing errors and injuries, safe equipment use, restraints, and how to respond to incidents. The 2026 PN test plan names this category Safety and Infection Prevention and Control.

What safety topics trip students up most?

Precaution types are the classic trap. Knowing which conditions need droplet versus airborne versus contact precautions, and what protective equipment each requires, is heavily tested. Restraint rules and error reporting come up often too.

How does Study With Lily practice this category?

Questions are built for the practical nurse scope and aligned to the 2026 NCSBN PN Test Plan. Difficulty adapts to your answers, and every rationale explains why the safe option is safe and why the others are not.

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