The practical nurse (PN)is caring for a group of clients on a telemetry unit. Which client requires immediate follow-up by the PN? A client with second degree heart block who is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin). A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who is taking oral glucocorticoids. A client with multiple premature ventricular contractions (PVC)/minute after receiving atropine. A client who is trembling after a dose of epinephrine is given for an acute asthma episode.

Which of these groups need more than two thousand calories a day?Check all that apply. children D teen boys pregnant women older men D athletes breastfeeding mothers adult women

85. Cooked vegetables should be hot-held at which temperature? $135^{\circ }F(57^{\circ }C)$ $145^{\circ }F(63^{\circ }C)$ $155^{\circ }F(68^{\circ }C)$ $165^{\circ }F(74^{\circ }C)$

Question 1/2 What is not an example of an autoimmune disease? Lupus Multiple sclerosis Rheumatoid arthritis Coronary artery disease

Select the correct answer. Sam is experiencing symptoms of a viral infection that causes inflammation and lung damage. Which acronym most likely represents his condition? A. GERD B. SARS C. SIDS D. TURP

Question 2 of 5 The nursing instructor is speaking with a group of nursing students about medication used in sequence intubation.Which statement by a student indicates a need for further education? "Ketamine is the anesthetic typically used for children who have suffered head trauma and need to be intubated." "Atropine is used to help decrease the risk of bradycardia." "Succinylcholine is used to induce short-term paralysis during intubation." "When midazolam is used with other opioids, we need to be aware to watch for respiratory depression."

The practical nurse (PN)recognizes which stool characteristics as typical of a client with acute cholecystitis? Pale, floating. Dark, tarry. Watery, odoriferous. Currant jelly, bloody.

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is using pursed-lip breathing while he is sitting up in a chair by the bedside. The practical nurse $(PN)$ obtains his respiratory rate at $20breaths/minute$ and his pulse oximetry is $91\% $ on room air. What action should the PN implement? Encourage the client to sit up and lean forward. Give oxygen $15liters/minute$ per non-rebreather mask. Reinforce the use of an incentive spirometer. Obtain a prescription for arterial blood gases (ABGs)

A male client who has been taking a four-drug regimen for tuberculosis $(TB)$ tells the practical nurse $(PN)$ that he has finished the first drug.isoniazid, and will start taking rifampin next. How should the PN respond? Observe for side effects such as an orange discoloration of urine. A vitamin B supplement should be added to the daily medications. TB is contagious until all four medications are completed. The four-drug protocol should be taken concurrently.

The practical nurse (PN) is obtaining deep tendon reflexes for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Which finding indicates to the PN that the client has peripheral neuropathy? Clonus noted at each ankle. Asymmetric reflex response. Hyperactive reflexes at the knee. Hypoactive reflexes at the Achilles tendon.

Which information should the practical nurse $(PN)$ reinforce with a client with a tracheostomy who is learning self- feeding? Follow each spoon of food with water. Dilute foods to a thin liquid consistency. Tilt the chin forward toward the chest when swallowing. Inflate the tracheostomy tube cuff tightly before eating.