The parents of a one-year-old child with the diagnosis of hypospadias informed the practical nurse (PN) that they plan to delay corrective surgery to see if the child will outgrow the problem. Which information should the PN provide to these parents?

While changing a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the site.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should note which of the client's laboratory values?

A client with renal calculi is experiencing hematuria and reports severe flank pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A client with diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been taking pregabalin for 4 days.
Which finding indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A male client who is admitted with bipolar disorder, manic psychosis, is placed in seclusion after unsuccessful attempts to de-escalate him during a sudden mood swing from laughter to jumping and screaming threats while waving a plastic dinner knife.

The client is given haloperidol.

5 mg intramuscularly STAT prior to seclusion.

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement immediately after seclusion?

The nurse is providing education to a client who receives a prescription for zolpidem.
Which information about the medication should the nurse include?

The nurse completes percussion of the abdomen on an older adult client.
Which finding is considered normal for this client?

A nurse is instructing a nursing assistant on how to assist a patient with bathing.

The patient has hemiparesis on the left side due to a stroke.

Which of the following statements by the nursing assistant demonstrates understanding of the teaching?

After years of struggling with weight management, a middle-age man is evaluated for gastroplasty.

He has experienced difficulty with managing his diabetes mellitus and hypertension, but he is approved for surgery.

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

A male client tells the practical nurse (PN) that the pill he has been taking at home is a different color and size than the one the PN is trying to give him now.

How should the PN respond?

When developing a teaching plan for a client with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, the nurse should explain that an increased thirst is an early sign of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which action should the nurse instruct the client to implement if this sign of DKA occurs?