The nurse is caring for an older adult who needs to limit sodium intake.

Which food
should the nurse encourage the client to avoid?

The practical nurse (PN) palpates a client's radial pulse and notes that the pulse disappears when light pressure is applied. How should the PN document this finding?

The nurse is caring for an older adult who needs to limit sodium intake.

Which food
should the nurse encourage the client to avoid?

In conducting community health teaching, the nurse plans to describe foods that will help prevent rickets. What food product should the nurse recommend as the best dietary source for preventing rickets?

An adult client with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder arrives in an elated state on admission to the psychiatric unit. What is the best room assignment the nurse can make for this client?

During assessment of a 2-month-old infant, the nurse notices a bluish-black discoloration over the lumbosacral area. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse manager of a community mental health treatment facility is establishing a policy for staff members to follow when administering antipsychotic medications. Which standard is most important for the nurse-manager to include in this policy?

A client who was recently diagnosed with atrial fibrillation is receiving warfarin. To see the drug's effectiveness, which laboratory finding should the practical nurse (PN) review?

A male child is being prepared for a computed tomography (CT) scan when he begins to have a tonic clonic seizure. His mother is hysterical and is trying to hold the child down. Which action(s) should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement by an adolescent client with acute osteomyelitis in the right leg indicates the best understanding of the appropriate activity level after discharge?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for an older client who is receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. Which finding is the highest priority for the PN to report to the charge nurse?

Reference ranges:

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): [Adult: 10 to 20 mg/dL or 3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L] Platelets: