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How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A- 3
B - 10
C - 24
D -5 or more - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - 5 or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab
wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to
the proper authorities.
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition
fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
,A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the
nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for
condition developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - All of the above
Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after
,being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level
disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - giving the patient a back
rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's
order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the
age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are
known as interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias
also for BP support.
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium
blocking agent.
Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ B - Patient selection
, Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus (RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease,
and infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants. -
RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age
with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants,
not adults. The polio vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a
reaction to neomycin or streptomycin.
A nurse finishes a follow up visit with one of her elderly patients and gives him the
influenza vaccine before he leaves. This is an example of what type of prevention?
A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems
before they start. Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of
diseases. Tertiary prevention is designed to help a patient cope with a current
problem or prevent relapse. "Annual" is not a type of prevention.
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How many medications does it typically take to be considered "polypharmacy?"
A- 3
B - 10
C - 24
D -5 or more - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - 5 or more
The ANP knows that it is her responsibility to report certain things to the proper
authorities. Which of the following is NOT required to be reported?
A - gunshot wound
B - suspected child abuse
C - drug abuse
D - stab wounds - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - drug abuse
Drug abuse is not required by law to be reported. Gunshot wounds, stab
wounds, and child abuse (actual or suspected) are required to be reported to
the proper authorities.
Prior to undergoing an abdominal sonogram, the patient should do what?
A - refrain from food and water for 12 hours
B - empty his or her bladder
C - drink a liter of water
D - empty his or her bowels - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - drink a liter of water
Prior to an abdominal sonogram, the patient is asked to drink water. In addition
fasting for 8 to 12 hours prior to the procedure is often required.
Which of the following is NOT part of a nursing diagnosis?
,A - statement of the patient's actual health status
B -signs of illness
C - medical diagnosis (such as stroke or pulmonary blockage)
D - symptoms of illness - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ C - medical diagnosis
Nursing diagnoses should never contain medical diagnoses. Rather, the
nursing diagnosis is a statement of the patient's actual health status, risks for
condition developing, causative and related factors, and signs and symptoms.
Primary care would be considered the cornerstone of ambulatory care with nurses
practicing in which of the following areas of healthcare?
A - Telehealth services
B - Internal medicine
C - Pediatrics
D - All of the above - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - All of the above
Which of the following would FDA stands for?
A - Food and Drug Administration
B - Food Depression Association
C - Fixed Depression Administration
D - None of the above - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ a - Food and Drug Administration
This is an agency which regulates both the development and sale of drugs.
Endoscopes are cleaned and .
A - High level disinfected.
B - Sterilized.
C - Low level disinfected.
D - Intermediate level disinfected. - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - High level disinfected.
Endoscopes are critical items. Critical items are normally sterilized after
,being cleaned. Endoscopes cannot be sterilized and require high level
disinfection.
Which of the following is considered an independent nursing action?
A - teaching a patient about the new diet she has been prescribed for management
of her condition
B - assisting the speech therapist by helping the patient practice speech exercises
C - administering pain medication to the patient
D - giving the patient a backrub - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ D - giving the patient a back
rub
Independent nursing actions are those which do not require a physician's
order. Giving a backrub is one of these independent nursing actions. In the
age of managed care, actions which arise from collaborative care plans are
known as interdependent actions.
Which of the following is a digitalis medicine?
A -Lanoxin
B - Bumex
C - Zestril
D - Adalat - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - Lanoxin (Digoxin)
A digitalis medication is a cardiac glycoside that treats CHF and arrhythmias
also for BP support.
Bumex is a loop diuretic. Zestril is an ACE inhibitor. Adalat is a calcium
blocking agent.
Which of the following is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice?
A - Constructing the clinical question
B - Patient selection
C - Appropriate selection of resources
D - Appraise the validity of the evidence - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ B - Patient selection
, Patent selection is not one of the steps in evidence-based practice. The steps in
evidence-based practice consist of
1 - Patient assessment
2 - Constructing the clinical question
3 - Appropriate selection of resources
4 - Appraise the validity of the evidence
5 - Apply the integrated patient preferences, evidence, and clinical expertise
6 - Performance evaluation with patience
What is true regarding the respiratory synctical virus (RSV) immune globin?
A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age with chronic lung disease,
and infants <32 weeks.
B - Contraindications include a reaction to neomycin or streptomycin products.
C - This is indicated for adults without a history of RSV.
D - Palivizumab (Synagis) provides permanent immunity for high-risk infants. -
RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - This is indicated for children less than 2 years of age
with chronic lung disease, and infants <32 weeks.
Palivizumab (Synagis) provides temporary, passive immunity for high-risk infants,
not adults. The polio vaccine (IPV) is contraindicated for those who have had a
reaction to neomycin or streptomycin.
A nurse finishes a follow up visit with one of her elderly patients and gives him the
influenza vaccine before he leaves. This is an example of what type of prevention?
A - primary
B - secondary
C - tertiary
D - annual - RIGHT SOLUTION✔ A - primary
Primary prevention, such as an immunization, aims to prevent health problems
before they start. Secondary prevention promotes early detection and treatments of
diseases. Tertiary prevention is designed to help a patient cope with a current
problem or prevent relapse. "Annual" is not a type of prevention.
