The graduate practical nurse is caring for an older adult in a residential setting that is being monitored for fluid volume deficit. The most objective data in the focused assessment related to fluid balance is:

The graduate practical nurse is demonstrating to a patient with COPD a breathing technique to slow down breathing and keep the airways open longer to decrease air trapping. This intervention would be indicated on the established nursing care plan as the following breathing technique.

The warmth and redness that accompany inflammation result from what process in the inflammatory response?

The following terms refers to fluid that is in the blood plasma:

An older adult client receiving medication for hypertension had a recent fall at home. Which of the following interventions addresses immediate safety concerns?

The graduate practical nurse performs a focused respiratory assessment on the older adult. The respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute. The nurse documents this finding as

The graduate practical nurse hangs a sign to limit visitors at the assisted living to prevent the spread of influenza. This precaution is taken because Influenza is known as a

The graduate practical nurse is caring for an older adult with Clostridium difficile (C-diff). The nurse wears gloves when assisting with personal hygiene after the resident is incontinent. The nurse knows that feces serves as the following link in the chain of infection.

The graduate practical nurse is assisting the older adult to the restroom. When ambulating the graduate practical nurse hears a “cracking or grating sound”. This is documented in the medical record as

The graduate practical nurse is working with an older adult that has been diagnosed with anemia. While reviewing a pamphlet about anemia the older adult asks where red blood cells are produced in the body. The graduate practical nurse responds