{"id":133015,"date":"2024-08-22T12:45:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133015"},"modified":"2024-08-22T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:45:44","slug":"the-practical-nurse-pn-applies-and-then-releases-pressure-to-a-clients-fingernail-as-seen-in-the-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/the-practical-nurse-pn-applies-and-then-releases-pressure-to-a-clients-fingernail-as-seen-in-the-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"The practical nurse (PN) applies and then releases pressure to a client’s fingernail as seen in the photo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The practical nurse (PN) applies and then releases pressure to a client’s fingernail as seen in the photo. Normal nail color returns in 2 seconds. Which action should the PN take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A.
Report abnormal findings to the charge nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.
Observe for blanching of the nailbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.
Repeat the process with a di\ufb00erent nailbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.
Document the capillary refill time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The correct action the practical nurse (PN) should take is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Document the capillary refill time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capillary refill time is a quick test used to assess peripheral perfusion and circulatory status. A refill time of 2 seconds or less is considered normal, so the PN should document this finding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The practical nurse (PN) applies and then releases pressure to a client’s fingernail as seen in the photo. Normal nail color returns in 2 seconds. Which action should the PN take? A.Report abnormal findings to the charge nurse. B.Observe for blanching of the nailbed. C.Repeat the process with a di\ufb00erent nailbed. D.Document the capillary refill […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}