The healthcare provider prescribes cefazolin 500 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin 1 gram,”. and the instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.5 mL sterile water for injection to provide a total volume of 3.0 mL.”. After reconstitution, how many mL should be administered to the client? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.).

The practical nurse (PN) receives shift report for four newborns in the full-term newborn nursery.

Which infant should the PN assess first?

A client is scheduled for a thoracentesis that will be done at the bedside. What should the practical nurse (PN) prepare before the healthcare provider arrives on the unit to perform the procedure?

On the first day after a cesarean section, a client who is a primipara is being assisted to the bathroom for the first time. The client experiences a sudden gush of vaginal blood and notices that several blood clots are in the toilet. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) take?

A 15-year-old adolescent male with a mild mental disability is hospitalized for minor surgery and tells the practical nurse (PN), "Wow! You have big breasts."

Which response is best for the PN to provide?

The practical nurse (PN) is providing care for a client who is ordered nothing by mouth (NPO) after a small bowel resection. The client's nasogastric (NG) tube is connected to low intermitent suction. The client reports dizziness and tingling in digits. Which assessment finding by the PN should be reported to the healthcare provider?

A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reports, "Thoughts stick in my mind and the rituals I use are stupid, but I cannot control them. People laugh at me, but they do not understand how awful it is. I am a burden to my family because I cannot hold a job. I do not know how much longer I can live this way." Which information is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to ask in response to the client's statements?

The practical nurse (PN) is preparing for shift change.

Which task has the highest priority and should be completed first?

A client has a prescription for NPH insulin 25 units before breakfast and insulin aspart before meals and hour of sleep per sliding scale. The sliding scale parameters are:. 0 units for finger stick glucose less than 170 mg/dL;. 5 units for finger stick glucose 171 to 219 mg/dL;. 10 units for finger stick glucose 220 to 269 mg/dL;. 15 units for finger stick glucose 270 to 300 mg/dL.

Call healthcare provider for finger stick glucose greater than 300 mg/dL. The client's 0730 finger stick glucose is 271 mg/dL. What is the total amount of insulin this client should receive? (Enter numeric value only.).

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client who has darkened membranes of the mouth and a smoky breath. Which priority nursing problem should the PN include in the plan of care?

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the practical nurse (PN) that a resident of the long-term care facility is reporting eye pain and photophobia. The resident is being treated for bacterial conjunctivitis. Upon entering the resident's room, the PN observes that the UAP has darkened the room and placed a warm compress over the resident's eyes. Which action should the PN take?