PN FUNDAMENTAL HESI V1

PN FUNDAMENTAL HESI V1 A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action should the LPN/LVN implement? - ANSWER Give an around-the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics. When assessing a client with wrist restraints, the nurse observes that the fingers on the right hand are blue. What action should the LPN implement first? - ANSWER Loosen the right wrist restraint. The LPN/LVN is assessing the nutritional status of several clients. Which client has the greatest nutritional need for additional intake of protein? - ANSWER A lactating woman nursing her 3-day-old infant. A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is the best intervention for the LPN/LVN to implement? - ANSWER Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at 1300.