A client on the mental health unit has been scowling and rapidly pacing up and down the hall for several minutes. Which behaviors are most important for the practical nurse (PN) to monitor?

An adolescent female client with acute leukemia reports that she is experiencing an unusually heavy menstrual flow. Which laboratory data should the practical nurse (PN) review in response to this statement?

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

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 on the mental health unit has been scowling and rapidly pacing up and down the hall for several minutes. Which behaviors are most important for the practical nurse (PN) to monitor?

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 discussing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the mother of a 7- year-old student newly diagnosed with the disorder. Which intervention should the PN suggest as most effective in managing the symptoms of ADHD?

A mother calls the clinic to report that her child has just swallowed "poison" and is vomiting. In preparing to instruct the mother about the necessary action to take, which substance should the practical nurse (PN) consider to be the least traumatic to the esophagus when the child vomits?

An older female client is admited to the orthopedic unit following surgical repair of a fractured hip. On the second postoperative day, the client becomes confused and repeatedly asks the practical nurse (PN) where she is. Which information should the PN obtain before reporting to the charge nurse?

Epidural anesthesia is initiated for a primigravida at 40 weeks gestation who is in active labor. Which assessment has the greatest priority for the practical nurse to monitor during the administration of epidural anesthesia?