The practical nurse (PN) learns in report that a client has a prescription for continuous humidified oxygen at 4 L/minute via a nasal cannula. Upon entering the client's room, the PN observes that the oxygen flow rate is set at 1 L/minute, there is no water in the humidifier, and there are reddened areas on the client's ears under the cannula tubing. The client has a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute and has dry and cracked mucous membranes. Which action should the PN take first?

A client is receiving palliative care and death is anticipated within the next 24 hours. The practical nurse (PN) observes that the client's legs have a mottled appearance. Which should the PN apply to the client's legs?

The practical nurse (PN) assigns an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to assist with the personal care of a client experiencing an acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. Which instruction should the PN provide the UAP?

The practical nurse (PN) learns in report that a client has a prescription for continuous humidified oxygen at 4 L/minute via a nasal cannula. Upon entering the client's room, the PN observes that the oxygen flow rate is set at 1 L/minute, there is no water in the humidifier, and there are reddened areas on the client's ears under the cannula tubing. The client has a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/minute and has dry and cracked mucous membranes. Which action should the PN take first?

The practical nurse (PN) overhears a conversation between an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and another staff member in the hospital cafeteria line concerning a client's reaction to being given a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Which is the best nursing action?

The practical nurse (PN) is assigning tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who is giving basic care to a group of residents in a long-term care facility. Which client's task should be completed by a PN, rather than the UAP?

A client with a gonorrhea infection receives a prescription for a single dose of ceftriaxone 250 mg IM. The medication is available in a 1 gram vial. The instructions for reconstitution state, "For IM use, add 2.1 mL sterile water for injection. Resulting solution provides an approximate concentration of 350 mg per mL." How many mL should the practical nurse (PN) administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

When auscultating a client's abdomen, the practical nurse (PN) listens for bowel sounds for three minutes without hearing any peristaltic sounds. Which action should the PN take?

A client receives a prescription for allopurinol. Which information provided by the client requires additional reinforcement of instruction by the practical nurse (PN)?

During preoperative preparation, the practical nurse (PN) should offer the client which explanation about why deep breathing exercises with an incentive spirometer are necessary after surgery?

The practical nurse (PN) enters the room of an older adult client. In preparation for transporting the client to the day room, the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) has positioned the client in a wheelchair. Which action by the PN takes priority?