Nursing Test Bank Practice
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The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a postpartum client who delivered 5 hours ago and has saturated a perineal pad with a few clots within 15 minutes.
Which action is most important for the PN to implement?
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Another person tells the practical nurse (PN) that her 7-year-old child frequently wets the bed at night. Which information should the PN provide?
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The practical nurse (PN) enters an examination room to gather routine health information for a teenage female client who is accompanied by her mother. Which action by the PN is likely to facilitate accurate responses to personal and social history questions?
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Following the prenatal clinic's screening protocol, the practical nurse (PN) is preparing laboratory prescriptions for clients who are scheduled to be seen today. Which screening test should be scheduled for a client who is gravida 4 para 3 at 16-weeks gestation?
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The practical nurse (PN) caring for a 3-month-old boy one day after a pyloromyotomy notices that the infant is restless, is exhibiting facial grimaces, and is drawing his knees to his chest. What action should the PN take?
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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?
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The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a 4-year-old girl with a moderate developmental disability. Which is the primary goal of treatment for a child with a developmental disability?
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An older female client is admited to the orthopedic unit following surgical repair of a fractured hip. On the second postoperative day, the client becomes confused and repeatedly asks the practical nurse (PN) where she is. Which information should the PN obtain before reporting to the charge nurse?
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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?
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A postpartum client who is Rh-negative refuses to receive Rho(D) immune globulin after the delivery of an infant who is Rh-positive. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) provide this client?
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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?
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A 3-week-old infant is admited to the pediatric unit with vomiting and dehydration. The mother describes the infant as having projectile vomiting after eating. She also tells the practical nurse (PN) that the baby is always hungry. Which finding warrants immediate intervention by the PN?
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A client with blood type AB negative delivers a newborn with blood type A positive. The cord blood reveals a positive indirect Coombs' test. What is the implication of this finding?
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A mother calls the clinic to report that her child has just swallowed "poison" and is vomiting. In preparing to instruct the mother about the necessary action to take, which substance should the practical nurse (PN) consider to be the least traumatic to the esophagus when the child vomits?
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A client who is multiparous at 36-weeks gestation is diagnosed with placenta previa. The practical nurse (PN) should monitor this client for which condition?
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The practical nurse (PN) is giving new parents discharge instructions. Which instruction should the PN reinforce with the parents regarding care of their newborn's umbilical cord?
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