NP board exam

A patient has hyperactive reflexes of the lower extremities. The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner assesses for ankle clonus by: A 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