A client at the mental health center reports difficulty concentrating at work, feeling very tired during the day, and sleeping 4 to 5 hours at night. To further assess for depression, which question is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to ask?

The practical nurse (PN) is monitoring a 5-year-old following a fracture of the ulna. For which situation should the PN seek immediate intervention by the registered nurse (RN)?

An older client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for assessment of a recent onset of dementia. The practical nurse (PN) notes that in the evening this client often becomes restless, confused, and agitated. Which intervention should the PN implement?

The practical nurse (PN) is assisting with collecting health information at a health fair for high school students.
Which information is most important for the PN to obtain?

A client who delivered vaginally 18-hours ago develops a slight fever. The delivery record shows spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM) for 36 hours prior to delivery and labor lasting 24 hours. An epidural was placed during labor, and the client experienced a third-degree perineal laceration.

The practical nurse (PN) should recognize which information poses the greatest risk for developing postpartum endometritis?

The parents of a child with acute glomerulonephritis are describing to the practical nurse (PN) what originally motivated them to seek medical care. Which sign did the child most likely exhibit?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client that has just arrived in the emergency department with 2nd degree thermal burns to the right thigh, lower leg and foot, and reports severe pain in the right leg. Which priority action should the PN take while caring for this patient?

A male client with paranoia has been admitted to the mental health unit, and upon arrival, he immediately goes to the corner of the room and sits quietly without communicating. In approaching the client, what intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement first?

The practical nurse (PN) participated in a community bicycle safety education program that targeted the health needs of children who attend a middle school where bicycle injuries were a priority problem. Six weeks after the completion of the program, a survey was sent to parents and students. Which finding is the best indicator to the PN that the program was effective?

At a prenatal visit, a primigravida client confides to the practical nurse (PN) that her partner is abusive. Which information should the PN provide?

A client who is 2-weeks postpartum presents with feelings of irritability, severe mood swings, and an irrational sense of her ability to keep her infant safe. She believes the infant is going to die, and there is nothing she can do to save her baby. The practical nurse (PN) should recognize the client may be exhibiting symptoms of which condition?