The practical nurse (PN) is reviewing home care instructions with the mother of a young girl with a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which information reported by the mother demonstrates understanding of home care for the child?

The practical nurse (PN) notes that a client has truncal obesity, a moon face, and a buffalo hump. The PN should question the client about recent use of which type of medication?

In implementing the plan of care, which data should the practical nurse (PN) obtain first for a client with a sleep pattern disturbance?

The practical nurse (PN) explains to a client how to obtain a sputum specimen and the client indicates understanding the procedure. After the PN leaves the room, the client obtains the specimen and notifies the PN. When the PN arrives to collect the specimen it appears as seen in the picture (in a non sterile basin with tissue paper). Which action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) is turning a dependent bedridden client without assistance. Which action will best ensure the client's safety?

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?

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

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.

The practical nurse (PN) is preparing to change the turban dressing.

For each intervention, click to indicate whether it is indicated or not indicated for the dressing change. Each row must have one

A young adult client, a parent with two small children, looks despondent and depressed after learning from the healthcare provider that the client has multiple sclerosis. Which nursing intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement immediately after this client has been told of the diagnosis?

As seen in the picture, the practical nurse (PN) begins to remove a pair of sterile gloves after changing a client's dressing. Which action should the PN take next?