Another person tells the practical nurse (PN) that her 7-year-old child frequently wets the bed at night. Which information should the PN provide?

The practical nurse (PN) is preparing a client at 22-weeks gestation for an amniocentesis. Which instruction should the PN give to this client?

The parents of a child with acute glomerulonephritis are describing to the practical nurse (PN) what originally motivated them to seek medical care. Which sign did the child most likely exhibit?

The practical nurse (PN) is monitoring a client who was admitted for induction of labor. As the client's labor progresses to the second stage, the fetal heart rate falls to 100 beats/minute following each contraction.
Which intervention should the PN implement first?

A 3-week-old infant is admited to the pediatric unit with vomiting and dehydration. The mother describes the infant as having projectile vomiting after eating. She also tells the practical nurse (PN) that the baby is always hungry. Which finding warrants immediate intervention by the PN?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client that has just arrived in the emergency department with 2nd degree thermal burns to the right thigh, lower leg and foot, and reports severe pain in the right leg. Which priority action should the PN take while caring for this patient?

A client who is in active labor is admitted with her cervix dilated to 3 cm with 50% effacement and the presenting part at 0 station. An hour later, she tells the practical nurse (PN) that she wants to go to the bathroom to empty her bladder. The nurse examines the client again and determines her vaginal exam is unchanged.

Which action should the PN implement?

During morning rounds, a client who is admitted with obsessive-compulsive disorder is in the dayroom repeatedly washing the top of the same table. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement when approaching the client?

An older adult female client is admited to the psychiatric unit for assessment of a recent onset of dementia. The practical nurse (PN) notes that in the evening, the client becomes restless, confused, and agitated.

Which instruction should the PN provide to the unlicensed assistive personnel who is assisting in the care of the client?

The practical nurse (PN) enters an examination room to gather routine health information for a teenage female client who is accompanied by her mother. Which action by the PN is likely to facilitate accurate responses to personal and social history questions?

The practical nurse (PN) is assisting with collecting health information at a health fair for high school students.
Which information is most important for the PN to obtain?