The practical nurse (PN) is observing a newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) bathing a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The UAP places the client's feet in a wash basin filled with warm soapy water to soak. Which action should the PN take?

Review H and P and nurse's note.

Which are the first four actions that the practical nurse (PN) should do?

Review H and P, nurse's notes, flow chart, laboratory results, and prescriptions. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the PN should take to address that condition, and two parameters the PN should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A client is receiving an epidural anesthesia during labor. Which observation is the most important adverse effect that the practical nurse (PN) should assess for following the administration of the epidural?

Review H and P, nurse's notes, laboratory results, prescriptions, and imaging studies.

The child is showing only minor signs of impact from the submersion injury and will likely be discharged in the morning. The PN would like to reinforce education to the parents before discharge.

Which should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce in pre-discharge education for this child's parents? Select all that apply.

In administering a nitroglycerin transdermal patch to a client with chronic angina pectoris, in which order should the practical nurse (PN) carry out the actions? (Arrange from first action on top to last on the bottom.)

The practical nurse (PN) positions a temporal artery scanner as seen in the picture. Before obtaining a temperature measurement, which assessment of the skin should the PN complete?

The practical nurse (PN) suspects elder mistreatment.

Click to indicate if the listed manifestation of abuse is consistent with physical abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Each row must have only one response option selected.

The practical nurse (PN) is assisting with the plan of care for a client who is receiving the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketorolac for painful muscle spasms of the back. Which intervention should the PN include in the client's plan of care?

The parents of a child with pre-diabetes report to the practical nurse (PN) that the child wants to join a soccer team. Which action is best for the PN to implement?

The healthcare provider gives a pregnant woman a prescription for one prenatal vitamin with iron daily, and tells her that she needs to increase iron-rich foods in her diet because her hemoglobin is 8.2 g/dL (82 g/L). When a list of iron-rich foods is given to the client, she tells the practical nurse (PN) that she is vegetarian and does not eat anything that "bleeds." Which instruction should the PN provide? Select all that apply.