The practical nurse applies a preparation with keratolytic properties to both legs of a client with psoriasis. Which finding indicates the desired effect has been achieved?

A client diagnosed with gout has prescriptions for colchicine and allopurinol to control future attacks. What is the most important information for the practical nurse (PN) to reinforce with the client?

Based on the patient’s status at 1600, what should the Practical Nurse (PN) prepare to do immediately? Select all that apply.

A patient with Paget’s disease has been prescribed alendronate.
What information should the practical nurse (PN) emphasize to the patient?

The client’s heart rate is 96 beats per minute, blood pressure is 220/129 mmHg, and respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute.

The client is complaining of a headache. Ibuprofen was given as ordered.

Furosemide 50 mg IV was also given.

What should be the next step in the client’s care?

A client with a history of long-term administration of ibuprofen receives a prescription for misoprostol. Which finding indicates to the practical nurse (PN) that the medication was effective?

The healthcare provider changes a patient’s prescription of warfarin from 5.0 mg to 7.5 mg PO for thromboembolic unit.

The medication available on the unit is 2.5 mg per tablet and the patient already received two tablets.

How many additional tablets should the Practical Nurse (PN) administer to complete the newly prescribed dose? (Enter the numerical value only.

If rounding is required, round to the whole number.)

The practical nurse (PN) is preparing to administer a scheduled dose of benztropine to a client with Parkinson’s disease.

The client reports having a very dry mouth. Which action should the PN take?

The patient is a 66-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. He is on metoprolol, hydrochlorothiazide, and metformin.

Recently, he has been having trouble controlling his blood pressure and has also experienced a severe headache. He was directly admitted to the hospital from his primary care physician’s office.

Which of the following assessment findings indicates a therapeutic result of the minoxidil administered?

Mark whether the assessment finding represents a therapeutic result of the Bisacodyl administered, a non therapeutic side-effect, or an unrelated finding.