The practical nurse is evaluating a male client with paranoia. Which behavior can this client be expected to exhibit?

A normal newborn is admited to the nursery and receives an injection of Phytonadione. The father is watching the nurse administer the injection and asks the practical nurse (PN), "Will my baby get another injection before we can go home?"

Which response is best for the PN to provide?

An older adult female client is admited to the psychiatric unit for assessment of a recent onset of dementia. The practical nurse (PN) notes that in the evening, the client becomes restless, confused, and agitated.

Which instruction should the PN provide to the unlicensed assistive personnel who is assisting in the care of the client?

A patient is admitted to the postpartum unit one hour after a sterile vaginal delivery of a normal neonate weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces (3.7 kg). When the client's fundus becomes boggy and displaced above the umbilicus, which action should the practical nurse (PN) take first?

A term multigravida, who is receiving oxytocin IV for labor augmentation, is requesting pain medication. Review of the client's record indicates that she was medicated 30 minutes ago with butorphanol 2 mg and promethazine 25 mg IV push. Vaginal examination reveals that the client's cervical dilation is 3 cm, 10% effaced, and at a 0 station. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement?

The mother of a child who is hospitalized with croup and is in a mist tent brings the child's favorite stuffed animal to the hospital. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) take?

A client on the mental health unit has been scowling and rapidly pacing up and down the hall for several minutes. Which behaviors are most important for the practical nurse (PN) to monitor?

The client tells the practical nurse (PN), "I have been applying triple antibiotic ointment to my athlete's foot for the past two days, but it still itches." How should the PN respond?

Which information is most important for the practical nurse (PN) to relay to the registered nurse (RN) concerning a 24-hour-old infant?

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client that has just arrived in the emergency department with 2nd degree thermal burns to the right thigh, lower leg and foot, and reports severe pain in the right leg. Which priority action should the PN take while caring for this patient?

The practical nurse (PN) notes several nutritional goals in a standardized plan of care used in the antepartum clinic. Which client goal takes priority?