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The graduate practical nurse listens to the older adult who is caring for a terminally ill spouse. The nurse understands this caregiving role can be a barrier to

The graduate practical nurse explains to the older adult with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that gas exchange (oxygen & carbon dioxide) is impaired in the

The graduate practical nurse caring for an older adult knows that during which stage should the affected tissues become repaired and the manifestations of the infection are resolved?

The graduate practical nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to an older adult with perfusion problems. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse checks an apical pulse and is aware that the medication should be held with what finding?

The graduate practical nurse places a sign on a resident’s door that indicates “droplet precautions” are required. The resident most like is diagnosed with which of the following illnesses? Which of the following would require droplet precautions?

The graduate practical nurse uses the following techniques while performing a focused assessment of the bowel in which of the following recommended sequences.

Which of the following are findings the graduate practical nurse may notice when doing a focused assessment on an older adult with inflammation?

The graduate practical nurse performs the following intervention to reduce intracranial pressure for an older adult who is suspected of having a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

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

In addition to medications, the graduate practical nurse would suggest the following non-pharmacological interventions to the older adult with osteoarthritis. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY