4. Correct: Monitoring pain in children requires special techniques. The nur
should use the FACES scale as a tool to assess this client's pain level. Childr
Which pain scale should the nurse use to young as 3 years of age can use the FACES scale to communicate their pai
monitor the pain level of a 3-year old level to the medical team. The scale has six faces ranging from smiling face
client after surgery? sad, tearful face.
1. Numerical scale 1. Incorrect: Not age appropriate. This scale uses numbers.
2. Verbal descriptive scale
3. Visual analog scale 2. Incorrect: Not age appropriate. Young children may not understand the w
4. FACES scale pain.
3. Incorrect: Not age appropriate. This scale requires reading.
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Which tasks would be appropriate for 2., & 4. Correct: The UAP can obtain hourly urine output on clients and can
the LPN/LVN to assign to an unlicensed a tepid sponge bath to a client. The LPN/VN must know what tasks can be
assistive personnel (UAP)? (SATA) assigned to the UAP.
1. Ask the client diagnosed with dementia 1. Incorrect: The nurse cannot delegate assessment, evaluation, or teaching
memory-testing questions. would be an assessment function for the RN to perform.
2. Collect the urinary output hourly on
the client with renal disease. 3. Incorrect: The UAP cannot teach. Demonstration is a method of teaching
3. Demonstrate pursed lipped breathing is an RN task.
to the client who has emphysema.
4. Give a tepid sponge bath to the client 5. Incorrect: The UAP cannot assess the client experiencing angina. This is a
who has a fever. task.
5. Assess oxygen saturation on a client
experiencing angina.
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What nursing interventions should the 2., 3., 4. & 5. Correct: The client with Addison's disease needs sodium due to
nurse implement for a client with levels of aldosterone. Fludrocortisone is a mineralocorticoid that the client
Addison's disease? (SATA) need to take for life. I&O and daily weights are needed to monitor fluid stat
1. Administer potassium supplements as 1. Incorrect: Clients with Addison's disease lose sodium and retain potassium
prescribed. this client does not need potassium.
2. Assist the client to select foods high in
sodium.
3. Administer Fludrocortisone as
prescribed.
4. Monitor intake and output.
5. Record daily weight.
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A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is 3., 4., & 5. Correct: The nurse should relate procuring medical equipment,
utilizing the nursing process to care for assigning client care activities, and delivering skilled nursing care to the
assigned clients. Which nursing actions implementation step of the nursing process. Implementation is the third ste
should the LPN relate to the the nursing process and consists of delivering nursing care according to an
implementation step of the nursing established health care plan and as assigned by the RN or other person(s)
process? (SATA) authorized by law.
1. Collecting client data for a nursing 1. Incorrect: This is not the implementation step of the nursing process. LPN
history. participate in the assessment step of the nursing process by collecting clie
2. Reporting client response to a new data for a nursing, psychological, spiritual, and social histories, comparing
medication. data collected to normal values and findings.
3. Procuring equipment for a planned
medical procedure. 2. Incorrect: This is not the implementation step of the nursing process. LPN
4. Assigning client care activities to participate in the nursing process by reporting client responses to the RN o
unlicensed assistive personnel. supervising healthcare provider.
5. Delivering skilled nursing care
according to an established health care
plan.