A chronically depressed older male resident of a long-term care facility has become more reclusive and today refuses to leave his room. His family has moved away and are unable to visit as much as in the past. Which comment by the practical nurse (PN) is likely to be most helpful to this client?

Prior to an invasive examination of a hospitalized client, a consent form should be obtained.

Which action best describes the responsibility of the practical nurse (PN)?

The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1 pounds (4,581 grams). The infant is jitery and has a heel stick glucose level of 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth. Based on this information, which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement first?

Reference range:

Blood glucose neonate: [30 to 60 mg/dL or 1.7 to 3.3 mmol/L]

Review H and P, nurse's notes, laboratory results, orders, and imaging studies.

The child is showing only minor signs of impact from the submersion injury and will likely be discharged in the morning. The nurse would like to give some education to the parents before discharge.

What should the nurse include in pre-discharge education for this child's parents? Select all that apply.

The practical nurse (PN) is observing a newly hired PN who is preparing to administer a liquid medication via a client's feeding tube system as seen in the picture. What action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client whose urine drug screen is positive for cocaine. Which
behavior is most likely seen in this client?

The practical nurse (PN) observes a newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who is counting a client's radial pulse as seen in the picture. Which action should the PN take?

Which actions should the practical nurse (PN) include when assessing a client for signs and symptoms of fluid volume excess? (Select all that apply.)

The client is a 32-year-old multigravida at 28 weeks' gestation, who presents to the obstetrician's office for a routine prenatal visit. Obstetrical history reveals she has given birth three times; once at 35 weeks (twins), once at 38 weeks (singleton), and once at 41 weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She had one spontaneous abortion at 10 weeks' gestation. Her fourth child weighed 9 pounds (4.08 kg) at 41 weeks gestation.

The client is at 28 weeks. She has been receiving prenatal care since 8 weeks gestation. Her fasting 1-hour glucose screening level, which was done 1 week prior, is 164 mg/dl (9.1 mmol/L). Her 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test results reveal a fasting blood sugar of 168 mg/dL (9.3 mmol/L) and a two-hour postprandial of 220 mg/dL (12.2 mmol/L).

The nurse reviews nurses' notes to determine what the client's obstetric history reveals in the form of GTPAL.

Choose the most likely option for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the list of options provided.

Based on the client's obstetrical history, the client's G-T-P-A-L designation is

A client is receiving mesalamine 800 mg by mouth three times a day. Which assessment should the nurse perform to assess the effectiveness of the medication?

Which actions should the practical nurse (PN) include when assessing a client for signs and symptoms of fluid volume excess? (Select all that apply.)