The practical nurse (PN) who is working as the charge nurse at an extended care facility is making assignments for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) working a 12-hour shift. Which resource is most important in guiding the PN's assignments for the UAPS?

The parent of an school-aged child tells the practical nurse (PN) that the child fell out of a tree and hurt the child's arm and shoulder. Which assessment finding should the PN note as the most significant indicator of possible child abuse?

The practical nurse (PN) prepares to provide wound care. In which order should the PN implement these steps? (Place the first action on top and the last action on the bottom.)

A client receives a new prescription for sildenafil. Which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client?

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?

To obtain a clean catch urine sample for a urine culture, which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) provide the client?

The home health practical nurse (PN) suspects elder abuse after observing fresh lacerations on the arms and leg of an older male client who lives with his daughter. Which action is most important for the PN to take?

A client who is preparing for discharge to home receives a prescription for ferrous sulfate. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client before discharge?

A client who is taking aspirin for osteoarthritis reports heartburn and nausea to the practical nurse (PN). Which information is most important for the PN to reinforce with the client?

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:

• O 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 with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The PN should recognize the client is at greater risk for the development of which complication?