A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV and is exposed to blood. What action should be taken immediately?

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is making a home health-care visit and notes that the patient, who is usually talkative and alert, is acting confused. Which action should the nurse take after collecting data?

The nurse is monitoring a patient’s response to antiviral therapy. Which test will provide this information? 

The nurse is caring for a patient who develops a hemolytic reaction during a blood transfusion. The nurse should expect to implement which order from the health care provider (HCP) FIRST?

The nurse is speaking with the family of an older adult patient about how to slow the onset of elder frailty. What should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with terminal cancer has just died. Which actions should the nurse take during the immediate postmortem period? (Select all that apply.)

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?