The practical nurse (PN) is preparing cefazolin 400 mg IM for a client with a gram-positive infection. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram," and the instructions for reconstitution state, for IM use, add 2 mL sterile water for injection. The total volume after reconstitution is 2.5 mL.

After reconstitution, how many mL should be administered to the client?

(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the whole number, nearest tenths/hundredth).

A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night nurse did not provide good care for her mother. Which response should the practical nurse (PN) make?

A client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia sitting all alone and talking quietly. Which action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) observes two unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) turning an older client who had a hip arthroplasty with prosthesis placement four hours ago. Which observation by the PN indicates that the UAPS needs additional information about the turning procedure?

The client is a 58-year-old male who wants to be screened for diabetes mellitus. The client has a sister who has type 2 diabetes. He has a history of depression, which is treated with paroxetine 10 mg orally every day. The client also states that he occasionally takes cannabis in edible form. He denies smoking or drinking. He works in a chemical factory where he is occasionally exposed to fumes. The client's BMI is 28. His random blood sugar is 8.7

Review H and P and laboratory results.

What should be included in the treatment regimen for this client? Select all that apply.

An older female client who resides in a long-term care facility has a male friend who often visits her in the evenings. The practical nurse (PN) enters the client's room to administer medications and finds the couple in bed together. What action should the PN take?

Which actions should the practical nurse (PN) include when assessing a client for signs and symptoms of fluid volume excess? (Select all that apply.)

In assessing a 2-year-old boy with croup, the practical nurse (PN) finds that he has become increasingly irritable and has developed tachypnea and resting- Which intervention is best for the PN to implement?

The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1 pounds (4,581 grams). The infant is jittery and has a heel stick glucose level of 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth. Based on this information, which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement first?

Reference range: Blood glucose neonate: [30 to 60 mg/dL or 1.7 to 3.3 mmol/L]

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?

Select all that apply

Two weeks after cast application, a client with a fractured right arm returns to the clinic for evaluation. The client seems upset and tells the practical nurse (PN) that the healthcare provider said a callus has formed on the bone. Which action should the PN take?