A 3-month-old with bronchiolitis is brought to the clinic experiencing irritability and poor oral intake. Which finding should alert the practical nurse (PN) that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

When preparing to assist in a scoliosis screening clinic, the practical nurse (PN) should identify which age group will be included in the examinations?

During a well-baby clinic visit, a mother tells the practical nurse (PN) that her 12-month-old infant is not yet eating solid foods and drinks whole milk from a bottle. Based on these assessment findings, this infant is at the greatest risk for developing which condition?

The practical nurse (PN) is assigned to assist in the care of a laboring client at 42-weeks gestation. While providing perineal care, the PN observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) enters an examination room to gather routine health information for a teenage female client who is accompanied by her mother. Which action by the PN is likely to facilitate accurate responses to personal and social history questions?

A patient is admitted to the postpartum unit one hour after a sterile vaginal delivery of a normal neonate weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces (3.7 kg). When the client's fundus becomes boggy and displaced above the umbilicus, which action should the practical nurse (PN) take first?

The practical nurse (PN) is assigned to assist in the care of a client at 34-weeks gestation with premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Four hours after admission, the PN recognizes an increasing trend in the maternal heart rate. Which action should the PN take?

Which newborn assessment finding of 24-hour-old infant should the practical nurse (PN) report to the charge nurse immediately?

A client at 8-weeks gestation presents to the office with a report of vaginal bleeding for the last 12 hours without cramping. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) take?

A term multigravida, who is receiving oxytocin IV for labor augmentation, is requesting pain medication. Review of the client's record indicates that she was medicated 30 minutes ago with butorphanol 2 mg and promethazine 25 mg IV push. Vaginal examination reveals that the client's cervical dilation is 3 cm, 10% effaced, and at a 0 station. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement?

A newborn infant with a tracheoesophageal repair is receiving gastrostomy (GT) feedings postoperatively. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement during the GT feedings?