An older client is fitted with a hearing aid and instructions are provided for its use. Which instruction is accurate and should be reinforced by the practical nurse
(PN)?

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 nurses (PN) notes that an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is ambulating a male client who had a stroke and has right-sided weakness. The UAP is walking on the client's left side. Which action should the PN take?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a newborn whose mother has poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus and observes the newborn is grunting with mild sternal retractions. The PN should recognize the newborn is exhibiting signs of which condition?

A client who is in active labor is admitted with her cervix dilated to 3 cm with 50% effacement and the presenting part at 0 stations. An hour later, she tells the practical nurse (PN) that she wants to go to the bathroom to empty her bladder. The nurse examines the client again and determines her vaginal exam is unchanged. Which action should the PN implement?

A client who is in active labor is admitted with her cervix dilated to 3 cm with 50% effacement and the presenting part at 0 station. An hour later, she tells the practical nurse (PN) that she wants to go to the bathroom to empty her bladder. The nurse exams the client again and determines her vaginal exam is unchanged. Which action should the PN implement?

The practical nurse (PN) is assigning care for a group of clients on the urology medical unit.

Which client care interventions should the PN assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel

(UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

A female client is scheduled to begin chemotherapy for breast cancer. She tells the practical nurse (PN) that the healthcare provider explained that her hair is likely to fall out as a result of the treatment. The client asks the PN if her hair will grow back. Which response is best for the

The practical nurse (PN) is reviewing instructions for the use of pilocarpine eye drops with a client who has glaucoma. The client states, "I should use these drops to anesthetize my eye if I experience eye pain." Which action should the PN implement?

At bedtime, a female client with dementia becomes increasingly confused and agitated because she believes that someone is standing behind the privacy curtain. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) take?

When a small fire breaks out in the kitchen of a long-term care facility, which task should be performed by the practical nurse (PN) rather than the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?