A patient has hyperactive reflexes of the
lower extremities. The adult-gerontology
acute care nurse practitioner assesses
for ankle clonus by:
A
... [Show More] 15-year-old patient with type 1 di- abetes mellitus reports elevated blood
glucose levels in the morning. The
adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner determines that the patient's hy- perglycemia is due to the dawn phenom- enon and
A patient with a history of atrial fibrillation, who has maintained normal sinus
rhythm with sotalol (Betapace), is hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis. The ap- propriate antibiotic regimen for this patient is intravenous
A patient who has been in the inten- sive care unit for 17 days develops hy- pernatremic hyperosmolality.The patient
weighs 132 lb (59.9 kg), is intubated, and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The serum osmolality is 320 mOsm/L
kg H2O. Clinical signs include tachycar- dia and hypotension.The adult-gerontol- ogy acute care nurse practitioner's initial
treatment is to
Cytology is evaluated with
What is the single best predictor of one's
health status?
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
sharply dorsiflexing and maintaining the
foot in this position, while supporting the
knee.
increases the insulin dosage at bedtime
ceftriaxone
The right answer was replenish volume
by infusing a 0.9% sodium chloride solution
fine needle biopsy
health literacy
common depression screening tool, self
rank 9 signs and symptoms over last 2
weeks on scale of 0-3
NP board exam review: Class book
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CAGE-AID
Ramsay Sedation scale
Brief pain inventory
What is a good assessment tool for
chronic pain such as with cancer patients?
C-have you ever felt that you ought to cut
down on your drinking or drug use?
A-have people annoyed you by criticizing
your drinking or drug use?
G-have you ever felt bad or guilty about
your dirnking or drug use?
E-Have you ever had a drink or used
drugs first thing in the morning to steady
your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?
(e.g. eye opener)
Awake:
1: anxious, agitated, restless
2: cooperative, oriented, tranquil
3: responsive to commands only
Sleeping:
4:response to light glabellar tap ro loud
auditory stimulus
5: sluggish response to light glabellar tap
or loud auditory stimulus
6: no response to light glabellar tap or
loud auditory stimulus
Assess impact of pain on daily life
Brief pain inventory
Go review MMSE
What physical activity is good for Parkin- son's patients?
What is salsa dancing good for?
What is benchmarking?
HIPAA title I
Tai chi
Coordination
Comparison and measurement of
a healthcare organization's services
against other national healthcare organi- zations
protects health insurance coverage for
workers and their families when they
change or lose their jobs i.e. cobra [Show Less]