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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

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 assesses the pulse of an older adult. The rate is 58 beats per minute (bpm). The nurse documents this finding as a(n)

The graduate practical nurse is documenting the older adult’s level of consciousness. The nurse noted it required a painful stimulus to wake the older adult. This focused assessment would be documented as the older adult’s level of