A client with diabetes is experiencing mild hypoglycemia. The client's fingerstick blood glucose is 75 mg/dL. The clinical protocol prescribes treating hypoglycemia with 8 gm of glucose for each 25 mg/dL blood glucose below 100 mg/dL blood glucose. The practical nurse (PN) has glucose tablets which have 4 gm glucose in each tablet. How many tablets should the PN give the patient? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client is receiving palliative care and death is anticipated within the next 24 hours. The practical nurse (PN) observes that the client's legs have a mottled appearance. Which should the PN apply to the client's legs?

A male client who is agitated is gesturing at the television in the day room and talking to an empty chair. Which interventions should the practical nurse (PN) implement? Select all that apply.

A client has partial thickness burns to both arms. After medicating the client with an opioid analgesic, the practical nurse (PN) changes the sterile dressings. Which action is most important for the PN to implement before applying silver sulfadiazine cream to the burn lesions?

To obtain a clean catch urine sample for a urine culture, which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) provide the client?

Which problem should the practical nurse (PN) expect a severely depressed client to exhibit?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with fractured metatarsals after slamming a hand in the car door. After administering the prescribed hydrocodone/acetaminophen for pain, which intervention should the PN include in the client's care?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client whose urine drug screen is positive for cocaine. Which of the following behaviors is this client likely to exhibit during cocaine withdrawal?

Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement when performing a focused assessment?

The practical nurse (PN) is planning the preoperative teaching plan for a school-age child who is scheduled for surgery. To help reduce this child's anxiety, which action is best for the PN to implement?

A client with lung cancer is receiving hospice care at an inpatient facility. Currently, the client's heart rate is 46 beats/minute, respirations are 10 breaths/minute, and the blood pressure is 73/49 mm Hg. The client tells the practical nurse (PN) that, "I am ready to make peace with God." Which intervention should the PN implement?