While traveling to a patient’s home for a visit, the home health-care nurse becomes lost in an unfamiliar part of town and feels unsafe. Which action should the nurse take?

A patient requires the irrigation of an infected wound where splashing may occur. Which protective equipment is NOT necessary for the nurse to wear?

The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is watching a nursing student administer medications to a patient. Which action by the student requires correction by the nurse?

The nurse is reviewing laboratory values for a patient and notes a red blood cell (RBC) count of 2.9 x 10⁶ cells/microL. How should the nurse document this finding?

The Home Health Nurse is visiting a patient with type 1 diabetes to determine the response to a new diabetes medication. Which documentation is a PRIORITY? 

The nurse is administering a subcutaneous insulin injection to a resident who is HIV positive, when the patient suddenly moves and the needle pierces the nurse’s gloved finger. What action should the nurse take next? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a group of older adult patients. Which patient is at HIGHEST risk for depression?

The nurse is speaking with the family of an older adult who lives with them. The family says that is it getting harder to “leave mom home alone” during the day when they go to work, yet they would like her to continue to live with them. Which option might the nurse recommend?

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is making home visits for a group of patients. Which patient should be discussed with the Registered Nurse (RN)?

The nurse is caring for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).  The nurse notes that the patient has foamy, “cola-colored” urine. Which action should the nurse take?