A client with paranoia is admitted to the mental health unit and 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?

A male preoperative client who has already signed the informed consent for a surgical procedure confides in the practical nurse (PN) that he is really frightened and unsure about undergoing the surgery. Which priority action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) finds a postoperative client lying in bed with an unsecured surgical dressing. After reinforcing the dressing, which follow-up assessment is most important for the PN to implement?

A male client with a chronic medical condition tells the practical nurse (PN) that he wants no heroics to prolong his life if anything should happen to him. Which action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) is providing care for a client who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic to treat an infection. Which assessment findings require the most immediate action by the PN?

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the practical nurse (PN) that a male client is angry because the night shift took over 2 hours to bring him the pain medication he had to request three times. Which action should the PN implement first?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with coronary artery disease who is admitted with intermittent chest pain. The admission laboratory results indicate elevations in troponin I and creatine phosphokinase myoglobulin isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels. What should the PN consider the most significant risk for this client on the second day of admission?

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Which intervention is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to implement for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?

For the past six hours, a postoperative male client has refused pain medication because he believed that he could "tough it out." When an opioid analgesic is administered, the client has difficulty obtaining a satisfactory level of comfort. Which action is best for the practical nurse (PN) to use in assisting this client to deal with his pain?

A female client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is transferred to a long term care facility for physical rehabilitation. To prevent injury, which action is most important for the practical nurse to implement?