The client is a young male who appears to be 25-30 years old. He was found unconscious on a sidewalk by a jogger who was passing. The jogger called an ambulance, and the EMT's transported the ent to the hospital. The client is arousable but unable to say what his name is or what happened to him. A STAT CT of the head in the emergency room showed no abnormalities, so the client will be admitted to the medical floor for observation and further tests.

The PN reinforces education about seizures to the client and asks him to explain what he understands about his condition.

Which statements indicate understanding?

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Based on the laboratory data, the client has

While changing the dressing of a client who is immobile, the practical nurse (PN) observes a red and swollen wound with a moderate amount of yellow and green drainage and a foul odor. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the PN should evaluate which of the client's laboratory values?

The practical nurse (PN) is assisting in a community center clinic when four clients simultaneously arrive seeking help. In which order should the PN prioritize care to be provided based on the client's needs? (Arrange the client with the highest priority first, on top, and lowest priority last, on the bottom.)

The practical nurse (PN) receives shift reports for four newborns in the full-term newborn nursery. Which infant should the PN assess first?

The medication aide at a long-term care facility is sick and requests to go home before all medications are administered. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) take in this situation?

A client at 39 weeks gestation is admitted in early labor. During the focused assessment, the practical nurse (PN) reviews the obstetrical history of the client who states that she has been pregnant five times but has only two living children, both of whom were full-term. The other three pregnancies were miscarriages during the first trimester. Which parity should the PN document for the term, premature, abortion, and living children (TPAL) for this client?

In preparing to discontinue a client's saline lock, the practical nurse (PN) notes that the client is receiving an antiplatelet medication. Which action should the PN implement?

A client with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is receiving regular insulin. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement to evaluate the effectiveness of the insulin dosage?

A male preoperative client who has already signed the informed consent for a surgical procedure confides to the practical nurse (PN) that he is really frightened and unsure about undergoing the surgery. Which priority action should the PN take?

A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reports, "Thoughts stick in my mind and the rituals I use are stupid, but I cannot control them. People laugh at me, but they do not understand how awful it is. I am a burden to my family because I cannot hold a job. I do not know how much longer I can live this way." Which information is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to ask in response to the client's statements?