Acute Care Exam 2 |AZ Certified Caregiver Exam Practice with correct Answers
14-year-old girl with amenorrhea was tested for pregnancy and has a
... [Show More] positive result. The patient tells a nurse practitioner that she is seriously considering terminating the pregnancy. She tells the NP that she wants to be referred to a Planned Parenthood clinic. The NP's personal believes in religious beliefs are pro-life. Which with the following is the best action for the NP?
NP should excuse herself from the case
NP should tell the patient about her personal believes and advise her against getting an abortion
NP should advise patient that a peer who is working with NP can help answer the patient's questions more thoroughly
NP should refer patient to an obstetrician NP should advise patient that a peer who is working with NP can help answer the patient's questions more thoroughly
In general, discussing personal beliefs are considered unprofessional behavior. respecting the patient's right to choose is an example of supporting patient of autonomy
17-year-old boy reports feeling something on his left scrotum. On palpation, soft and movable blood vessels that feel like "a bag of worms" are noted underneath the scrotal skin. The testicle is not swollen or reddened. The most likely diagnosis is:
Testicular torsion
Varicocele
Chronic orchitis
Chronic epididymitis Varicocele
Palpation of varicose veins, described as "a bag of worms", is a
classic symptom of varicocele.
4 days ago, 79-year-old female lost her husband of 55 years. She presents today with her daughter because she believes that she is "going crazy." She reports that she often hears her husbands voice though she realizes that he has died. She has not slept well since his death and hasn't been eating much. She has taken her usual medications for hypertension, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and hypothyroidism. She has no history of psychiatric illness. Should the NP manage this?
Tell her that this is a normal response and will resolve
Prescribe a benzodiazepine for relief of anxiety
Encourage her daughter to consider assisted living placement
Prescribe an antidepressant and follow-up in one to 2 weeks Tell her that this is a normal response and will resolve
This imagined hearing or seeing of the deceased person is referred to
as "searching behavior" and is not indicative of a psychiatric illness. It
is a common response after the death of a lot of the 1, especially after
55 years of marriage. This patient and her daughter should be
educated regarding the stages of grief and a variable length of each
of those stages.
50-year-old male comes to in see the nurse practitioner for evaluation. He complains of fever, chills, pelvic pain, dysuria. He should be diagnosed with:
Urinary tract infection
Acute bacterial prostatitis
Nonbacterial prostatitis
Chronic bacterial prostatitis Acute bacterial prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis should always be considered first in male
patient to present with these symptoms. Chronic bacterial prostatitis
presents with a more subtle presentation. UTIs far less common in
men than women and is usually associated with anal intercourse or
being uncircumcised. Nonbacterial prostatitis presents like chronic
prostatitis except urine and prostate secretion cultures are negative.
A 16-year-old female patient is being treated for her first UTI. She had an
allergic reaction with hives after taking sulfa as a child. Which of the following [Show Less]