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A practical nurse is cleansing the labia folds and accidentally releases the tissue, closing over the meatus.  Choose the practical nurse’s best action? 

Your patient has severe peripheral arterial disease. When the lower extremities are elevated you would expect them to appear _______________ and, when they are in the dependent position you would expect them to appear _________________. Fill in the blanks:

What angle would the LPN position the client to monitor for Jugular Vein Distention (JVD).

A practical nurse is obtaining a patient’s radial pulse and identifies that its rhythm is irregular. What should the practical nurse do next?

A client has Metoprolol ordered for treatment of their hypertension (high blood pressure) and needs to have their apical pulse checked before administration.  Where should the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate the apical pulse? 

The client has an IV of D5NS that has been infusing by gravity at 30 drops/min (gtt/min).  The IV tubing set has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL (gtt/mL).  The nurse is planning to switch the IV from running by gravity to an IV infusion pump.  How many mL/hr should the nurse set the IV infusion pump at to infuse the IV at the ordered rate?  Round to a whole number for this question.     _____ mL/hr NOTE: This is the last question.  Please show your erased blank whiteboard to the camera (front and back). 

Choose the guideline(s) that the practical nurse follows when performing Range of Motion on a patient. (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A 1000 mL bag of D5 0.9%NS is ordered to infuse intravenously over 8 hours. The IV tubing delivers 20 gtt/mL. What rate will the nurse set the IV infusion pump at to carry out this order?

The LPN understands that optimal healing for an open wound and maintaining periwound integrity requires which of the following?

Prior to removing an indwelling catheter, the practical nurse should complete which intervention to ensure the balloon has been deflated?