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.)

The home health practical nurse (PN) suspects elder abuse after observing fresh lacerations on the arms and leg of an older male client who lives with his daughter. Which action is most important for the PN to take?

A client who is preparing for discharge to home receives a prescription for ferrous sulfate. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client before discharge?

Which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with a client who is scheduled to begin external radiation therapy?

A client receiving intravenous amphotericin B for treatment of a fungal infection. Which laboratory result is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to report to the healthcare provider?

Reference range:

• Creatinine [0.6 to 1.2 mg/dL (53 to 106 μmol/L)]
• Hematocrit [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]
• Potassium [3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)]
• Platelets [150,000 to 400,000/mm3 (150 to 400 x 10L)]

An older client with a continuous peripheral infusion in the antecubital fossae site is reporting that the infusion pump keeps beeping. The practical nurse (PN) determines the pump is displaying a digital alarm reading, "occlusion." Which client assessment should the PN perform first?

A client with endocarditis is receiving antibiotic therapy. Which priority should the practical nurse (PN) consider in planning this client's care and activities of daily living (ADL)?

While changing the dressing of a client's abdominal incision, the practical nurse (PN) observes a large amount of purulent drainage on the dressing. Which data should the PN collect first?

When cleansing a wound with a drain, which technique should the practical nurse (PN) use?

The practical nurse (PN) notifies the healthcare provider about the client's condition using the situation, background, assessment, recommendation (SBAR) format. Which information should the PN provide first?

A client is admitted with leukopenia and is scheduled for a bone marrow aspiration. The practical nurse (PN) assists in positioning the client for specimen collection by exposing which site?