Nurse Practitioner Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pharmacotherapeutics For Nurse Practitioner Prescribers Test. Adrenergic Agonist (act on) - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous system Adrenergic Antagonist (act by) - ANSWER blocking adrenergic receptors OR indirectly by decreasing norepi release w/ sympathetic nervous system terminals Adrenergic Agonist (act by) - ANSWER direct receptor binding to organs or tissues promoting the release or norepi or mimicking the action of norepi or epi. Alpha Adrenergic Agonists (cause) - ANSWER Vasoconstrict...

Nurse Practitioner Exam Questions. Primary prevention - ANSWER prevent the onset or acquisition of a given disease. education and counseling the most effective form of healthcare. Secondary prevention - ANSWER to identify and treat asymptomatic persons who have risk factors for a given disease or in preclinical disease. screening, BP for HTN Lipid Profile for HLD Tertiary prevention - ANSWER management of an established disease. minimize disease medications and lifestyle...

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Exam Questions. The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes: a. tertiary prevention b. secondary prevention c. primary prevention d. morbidity prevention - ANSWER c Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the: a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and Human services b. American Academy of Family Physicians c. A...

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER QUESTIONS. Trauma to Kiesselbachs plexus: - ANSWER Will result in an anterior nosebleed The diagnostic or gold standard test for sickle cell anemia, G6PD anemia, and alpha or beta thalassemia: - ANSWER Hemoglobin electrophoresis Erythromycin "allergy" vs adverse reaction: - ANSWER Adverse reaction-symptoms of nausea or GI upset allergy -hives, angioedema Acute mononucleosis: - ANSWER Pt will most likely be a teen presenting w classic triad of sore throat, ...

Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 2024. primary lesion - ANSWER lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin lesion - ANSWER a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru injury or disease secondary lesion - ANSWER lesion that either changes impression over time or occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it may be infected macule - ANSWER circumscribed flat area; different color and texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia,...

The Nurse Practitioner Skin Test 2024. primary lesion - ANSWER lesion that develops on previously unaltered skin lesion - ANSWER a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage thru injury or disease secondary lesion - ANSWER lesion that either changes impression over time or occurs when a primary lesion is scratched it may be infected macule - ANSWER circumscribed flat area; different color and texture from surrounding tissue, <1cm ex.) ephelides (freckles), petechia, flat...

The Nurse Practitioner Role Test 2024. Dr. Loretta Ford & Dr. Henry Silver - ANSWER started the first nurse practitioner (NP) program at the University of Colorado in 1965. State Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER is enacted into law by the state legislature. Therefore the NP's legal right to practice is derived from the state legislature. Each state has its own ________ that contains regulations that dictate the educational requirements, responsibilities, and the scope of practice for NPs and for ...

The Roles Of The Nurse Practitioner 2024. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: - ANSWER The State Board of Nursing for each state The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include: - ANSWER Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their care. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: - ANSWER Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication presc...

Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Sensitivity - ANSWER defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who has the disease. Specificity - ANSWER defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who is healthy or to detect the person without the disease. Trauma to Kiesselbachs plexus - ANSWER will result in an anterior nosebleed The diagnostic or gold standard test for sickle cell anemia, G6PD anemia, and alpha or beta thalassemia - ANSWER hemoglobin electrophoresis questions aski...

Nearly all health care facilities use computerized formatted accounting systems and templates. One of the primary reasons that computerized accounting systems are highly beneficial to health care agencies is because these systems: - Ensure accurate and manipulative data in order to make knowledgeable decisions. Computerized accounting systems, using spreadsheets like Excel, are not subject to human mathematical errors, and the data is able to be manipulated for more complex analysis than is poss...