The practical nurse (PN) prepares to remove a client's saline lock. Which supplies should the PN gather? (Select all that apply.)

A client who had knee replacement surgery receives a prescription for enoxaparin 30 mg subcutaneously every 12 hours for 10 days. The medication is available in 30 mg per 0.3 mL prefilled syringes. How many mL should the practical nurse (PN) administer each day? (Enter numerical value only.).

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?

While ambulating in the hallway following an appendectomy yesterday, a client complains of chest tightness and shortness of breath. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement first?

A client is receiving postoperative continuous bladder irrigation via a three-way indwelling catheter for a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Twelve hours after the surgery, the practical nurse (PN) is monitoring the urine in the catheter's bedside drainage unit and observes that the drainage is a thick red fluid with clots. What action should the PN implement?

A woman who delivered a normal newborn 24 hours ago reports, "I seem to be urinating every hour or so. Is that OK?”. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement?

A client with a compound fracture of the left ankle is being discharged with a below-the-knee cast. Which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) provide to the client prior to discharge?

A male client atends a community support program for mentally impaired and chemical abusing clients. The client tells the practical nurse (PN) that his drugs of choice are cocaine and heroin.

What is the greatest health risk for this client?

In assessing a 2-year-old boy with croup, the practical nurse (PN) finds that he has become increasingly irritable and has developed tachypnea and resting stridor. Which intervention is best for the PN to implement?

A client who is 39 weeks gestation calls the labor and delivery unit to report that she is experiencing mild, irregular contractions. She tells the practical nurse (PN) that the healthcare provider examined her in the clinic today, and her cervix was 3 cm dilated, with intact membranes, and the presenting part was at -1 station. Which intervention should the PN implement?

Prior to an invasive examination of a hospitalized client, a consent form should be obtained. Which action best describes the responsibility of the practical nurse (PN)?