The diagnosis that must be considered in a patient who presents with a severe headache of recent onset with neck stiffness and fever
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meningitis
A 6 year old African-American child has a round alopecic patch on his scalp. There is scaling of the lesion and broken hair shafts. What is this child's diagnosis and what is the most appropriate nurse practitioner action?
This is tinea capitis. The child should be started on an oral antifungal daily for 6 weeks.
Which immunization(s) is(are) contraindicated in an immunodeficient individual? 1. Varicella 2. IPV 3. MMR 4. HBV
1, 3 (Varicella and MMR)
Which of the following diagnostic assessments must be considered before developing any plan of care for a 27 year old female presenting to a family practice clinic?
Pregnancy test
The result of the Weber tuning fork test is lateralization of sound to the right ear. This finding indicates a:
conduction problem in the right ear
Which of the following patients is at highest risk of suicide?
70 year old male
Which of the following lifestyle changes has demonstrated effectiveness in the prevention of coronary disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, and mental health disorders?
Regular physical activity
A 30 year old female has varicose veins. These are:
usually diagnosed on clinical presentation
Which of the following is an example of Piaget's concrete logical operation?
A 7 year old child maintains that a ball of clay weighs the same amount after it has been shaped into a snake.
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised.
Which of the following findings would raise the nurse practitioner's suspicion of bulimia in a 17 year old female?
Scars on her knuckles
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the diagnosis of scoliosis in children?
Kyphosis in the adolescent indicates scoliosis
Which cranial nerves are responsible for eye movement?
CN III, IV, VI
A patient reports, "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If there was a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all EXCEPT:
A purulent discharge.
A woman of childbearing age is contemplating pregnancy. By prescribing folic acid 0.4 mg daily, the nurse practitioner is practicing:
primary prevention.
Prescriptive authority for APRNs is:
legislated and regulated at the state level.
Which of the following diseases is NOT acquired transplacentally?
Tuberculosis
An active 45 year old male presents to your clinic today. His vital signs are normal. He has complaints of tightness in his chest after painting a room in his house yesterday. His pain disappeared quickly when he stopped. He is asymptomatic at the time of this visit. What is the appropriate action by the nurse practitioner?
Order an ECG and initiate a cardiac evaluation.
A first time mother asks the nurse practitioner when she should start feeding her baby cereal. The nurse practitioner replies:
not before 4 to 6 months-of-age.
Which of the following must be present for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis?
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Presence of clue cells
Appropriate treatment for seborrheic dermatitis includes all of the following EXCEPT:
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oral and/or topical acyclovir.
Which of the following therapies should a person with degenerative joint disease (DJD) NOT receive?
Systemic steroids
A patient requests information about foods to include in his diet while vacationing in Mexico to avoid "Montezuma's revenge." The nurse practitioner should advise him to ingest only:
cooked vegetables in soup, bottled water, and wine.
. The nurse practitioner is inspecting the skin on a 63-year-old patient and notes a single pearly-gray papule with a raised border, central clearing, and telangiectasias. The lesion is located on the patient's posterior neck. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Basal cell carcinoma
A 68 year old female presents with complaints of yellowed and thickened toenails. The nurse practitioner diagnoses onychomycosis and prescribes an oral antifungal agent. The patient asks "how long before this is cured."The nurse practitioner responds:
"probably 9 to 12 months."
What is the leading cause of death and unintentional injury in the elder population?
Fall [Show Less]