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Which client information is most important for the PN to consider when providing
instructions to the unlicensed assistive personnel about providing morning care to a
postoperative client?
Urinary output of 50 mL/hour.
The PN is caring for a client with coronary artery disease who is admitted with intermittent
chest pain. The admission laboratory results indicate elevations in troponin I and creatine
phosphokinase myoglobin isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels. What should the PN consider the most
significant risk for this client on the second day of admission?
The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at risk for cardiac dysrhythmias
The practical nurse 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. Which action should the PN take.
The PN should teach the client to a client how to obtain a septum specimen and if the client
does not correctly collect the specimen the PN should assist the client in obtaining another
specimen coughed directly into a sterile cup
The practical nurse (PN) and unlicened assistive personal (UAP) are providing care for a client
who exhibits signs of neglect syndrome following a stroke affecting the right hemisphare.
Which action should the PN implement?
Demonstrate to the UAP how to approach the client from the client's left side
The practical nurse (PN) ask an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) for feedback about an
assigned client instead of responding, the UAP walks away from the PN, ignoring the
question. What action is best for the PN?
Approach the UAP to discuss the behavior and obtain the information needed about the client
While assisting the RN with the admission of a toddler, which intervention should the
practical nurse (PN) implement to make the experience least stressful for the child?
Do a complete head-to-toe exam in sequence
,An older adult female is admitted with syncope and laboratory findings indicate that her
hemoglobin is 8.0 grams/dl. She has a recent history of headaches and frequent falls.
Admission prescription orders includes continuation of all home medication. Which
medication should the practical nurse (PN) withhold until consulting with the charge nurse?
Aspirin
The spouse of a hospitalized client asked the practical nurse PN for acetaminophen for
tension headache. Which action should the PN take?
Explain that medication can only be provided to clients.
Prior to administering pain medication to an adult postoperative client, what information
should the practical nurse PN obtain? (Select all that apply)
- Time of last administration of pain medication
- Client's pain rating on a scale of 1 to 10
- Effectiveness of last pain medication administered
The practical nurse (PN) notifies the health care provider about client information using the
situation, background, assessment, recommendation SBAR technique. Which information
should the PM provide first?
Cholecystectomy 24 hours ago
The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with fractured metatarsals after slamming a hand
in the car door. After administering the prescribed hydrocodone/acetaminophen for pain,
which intervention should the PN include in the clients care?
Implement ongoing assessments for signs of shallow or slow breathing.
The practical nurse peeing and ministers an anticonvulsant That causes photosensitivity.
Which action should the PN take after administering the medication?
Remind the client to protect skin from sunlight
An order client with metastatic breast cancer is experiencing shortness of breath as a result of
bilateral pneumonia. The client has a living will, and the family is requesting Hospice care.
Which information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client and family
regarding Hospice care? (select all that apply)
- Instructions for care should be included in the client's living will
- Care can be provided in the home where the client resides
- Care focuses on comfort, dignity, and emotional support
, The single mother of a child with a head injury is sitting at the child's bedside crying when the
practical nurse (PN) enters the room. The mother states, why did this happen to my child? I
just can't cope with this, what is the best initial response by the PN?
This must appear devastating to you at this moment
The practical nurse (PN) is working in a cancer detection mobile clinic. Four individuals come
for screening with a complaint of hoarseness, a dangerous sign for cancer of the larynx. Which
client has the highest risk for development of cancer of the larynx that the PN should refer to
the healthcare provider?
An older male who drinks a six pack of beer nightly and smokes heavily
The practical nurse (PN) is giving medications to a client who was admitted to the hospital
with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. After checking the finger stick glucose at 1630, which
dose of insulin should the (PN) administer?
8 units
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining fetal heart rates on four antepartum clients in their third
trimester of pregnancy. Which fetal heart rate should be reported to the registered nurse RN
immediately?
180
A college student arrives at the clinic for a physical examination and asks the practical nurse
(PN) how he should perform testicle self-examination TSE. Which information should PN
provide?
Examine the testicles during bathing
A male client tells the practical nurse (PN) that the pill he has been taking at home is a
different color and size then the one the PN is trying to give him now. How should the PN
respond?
Tell the client that the PN will verify that the dispense medication is the valid prescription
The Glasgow coma scale is being used to monitor a client who experience a traumatic brain
injury. What primary assessment should the practical nurse PN evaluate?
Level of consciousness
The practical nurse (PN) preparing to assist an elderly client to the bathroom. The PN knows
that an elderly adult's center or gravity changes from the hips to another area of the body.
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(BEST FOR EXAM PREPARATION) UPDATED AND GRADED A+
Which client information is most important for the PN to consider when providing
instructions to the unlicensed assistive personnel about providing morning care to a
postoperative client?
Urinary output of 50 mL/hour.
The PN is caring for a client with coronary artery disease who is admitted with intermittent
chest pain. The admission laboratory results indicate elevations in troponin I and creatine
phosphokinase myoglobin isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels. What should the PN consider the most
significant risk for this client on the second day of admission?
The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at risk for cardiac dysrhythmias
The practical nurse 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. Which action should the PN take.
The PN should teach the client to a client how to obtain a septum specimen and if the client
does not correctly collect the specimen the PN should assist the client in obtaining another
specimen coughed directly into a sterile cup
The practical nurse (PN) and unlicened assistive personal (UAP) are providing care for a client
who exhibits signs of neglect syndrome following a stroke affecting the right hemisphare.
Which action should the PN implement?
Demonstrate to the UAP how to approach the client from the client's left side
The practical nurse (PN) ask an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) for feedback about an
assigned client instead of responding, the UAP walks away from the PN, ignoring the
question. What action is best for the PN?
Approach the UAP to discuss the behavior and obtain the information needed about the client
While assisting the RN with the admission of a toddler, which intervention should the
practical nurse (PN) implement to make the experience least stressful for the child?
Do a complete head-to-toe exam in sequence
,An older adult female is admitted with syncope and laboratory findings indicate that her
hemoglobin is 8.0 grams/dl. She has a recent history of headaches and frequent falls.
Admission prescription orders includes continuation of all home medication. Which
medication should the practical nurse (PN) withhold until consulting with the charge nurse?
Aspirin
The spouse of a hospitalized client asked the practical nurse PN for acetaminophen for
tension headache. Which action should the PN take?
Explain that medication can only be provided to clients.
Prior to administering pain medication to an adult postoperative client, what information
should the practical nurse PN obtain? (Select all that apply)
- Time of last administration of pain medication
- Client's pain rating on a scale of 1 to 10
- Effectiveness of last pain medication administered
The practical nurse (PN) notifies the health care provider about client information using the
situation, background, assessment, recommendation SBAR technique. Which information
should the PM provide first?
Cholecystectomy 24 hours ago
The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with fractured metatarsals after slamming a hand
in the car door. After administering the prescribed hydrocodone/acetaminophen for pain,
which intervention should the PN include in the clients care?
Implement ongoing assessments for signs of shallow or slow breathing.
The practical nurse peeing and ministers an anticonvulsant That causes photosensitivity.
Which action should the PN take after administering the medication?
Remind the client to protect skin from sunlight
An order client with metastatic breast cancer is experiencing shortness of breath as a result of
bilateral pneumonia. The client has a living will, and the family is requesting Hospice care.
Which information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client and family
regarding Hospice care? (select all that apply)
- Instructions for care should be included in the client's living will
- Care can be provided in the home where the client resides
- Care focuses on comfort, dignity, and emotional support
, The single mother of a child with a head injury is sitting at the child's bedside crying when the
practical nurse (PN) enters the room. The mother states, why did this happen to my child? I
just can't cope with this, what is the best initial response by the PN?
This must appear devastating to you at this moment
The practical nurse (PN) is working in a cancer detection mobile clinic. Four individuals come
for screening with a complaint of hoarseness, a dangerous sign for cancer of the larynx. Which
client has the highest risk for development of cancer of the larynx that the PN should refer to
the healthcare provider?
An older male who drinks a six pack of beer nightly and smokes heavily
The practical nurse (PN) is giving medications to a client who was admitted to the hospital
with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. After checking the finger stick glucose at 1630, which
dose of insulin should the (PN) administer?
8 units
The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining fetal heart rates on four antepartum clients in their third
trimester of pregnancy. Which fetal heart rate should be reported to the registered nurse RN
immediately?
180
A college student arrives at the clinic for a physical examination and asks the practical nurse
(PN) how he should perform testicle self-examination TSE. Which information should PN
provide?
Examine the testicles during bathing
A male client tells the practical nurse (PN) that the pill he has been taking at home is a
different color and size then the one the PN is trying to give him now. How should the PN
respond?
Tell the client that the PN will verify that the dispense medication is the valid prescription
The Glasgow coma scale is being used to monitor a client who experience a traumatic brain
injury. What primary assessment should the practical nurse PN evaluate?
Level of consciousness
The practical nurse (PN) preparing to assist an elderly client to the bathroom. The PN knows
that an elderly adult's center or gravity changes from the hips to another area of the body.
