NURS 6521N (NURS 6521N)

Case Study A 42-year-old man comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain, redness, and swelling of his right calf. He states that he had been working in his yard using a string trimmer when the trimmer slipped and cut his leg. He cleaned the wound with water from the garden hose and covered the wound with a large Band-Aid. Several days later, he developed a fever to 100.6˚ F and chills and noticed that his leg was swollen and red. He comes to the emergency department for definitive...

Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with chronic angina several months ago and has been unable to experience adequate relief of his symptoms. As a result, his physician has prescribed ranolazine (Ranexa). Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of ranolazine for the treatment of this patient's angina? Selected Answer: Mr. Penny requires concurrent treatment with a beta blocker, nitrate, or a calcium channel blocker.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Glucocorticoids af...

SUBJECTIVE DATA: Chief Complaint: The patient came to the clinic with the complaints of a cough with greenish secretion and shortness of breath for the past few days. History of Present Ailment: The patient is a sixty-four years-old Caucasian male presents to the clinic with the complaints of a cough and shortness of breath for the past few days. The patient likewise stated that he coughs up thick greenish sputum and blood occasionally. The shortness of breath exacerbates when walking and ...

Case Study A 42-year-old man comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain, redness, and swelling of his right calf. He states that he had been working in his yard using a string trimmer when the trimmer slipped and cut his leg. He cleaned the wound with water from the garden hose and covered the wound with a large Band-Aid. Several days later, he developed a fever to 100.6˚ F and chills and noticed that his leg was swollen and red. He comes to the emergency department for definitive...

A patient is prescribed fluoxetine but is concerned about the side effects. Which statement demonstrates accurate patient teaching when discussing the side effects associated with fluoxetine? Selected Answer: C. Induction of mania is rare.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A patient recently transferred following a suicide attempt has a history of schizophrenia, depression, and fibromyalgia. He is currently taking Amitriptyline (Elavil), Lisinopril, aspirin, and fluoxetine (Prozac). W...

Question 1 A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? Selected Answer: Excess fluid volume related to potential effects of drug therapy  Question 2 All of the following systemic drugs interfere with metabolism of oral contraceptives except Selected Answer: Corticosteroi ...

Brandon is a non-compliant patient that presents to the clinic asking for help with his alcohol dependence. The PMHNP evaluates the patient and determines a long-acting injection that blocks the mu-receptors would be the best treatment option for Brandon. Which medication should the PMHNP prescribe? Selected Answer: c. Naltrexone (VIVITROL)  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Sandra complains of constipation after being on quetiapine (SEROQUEL) for several weeks. Constipation is likely ...

Review Test Submission: Exam - Week 11 User Lisa Weatherford Course NURS-6521N-56,Advanced Pharmacology.2019 Winter Qtr 11/25-02/16-PT27 Test Exam - Week 11 Started 2/9/20 12:41 AM Submitted 2/9/20 2:24 AM Due Date 2/10/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 88 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 43 minutes out of 2 hours  Question 1 1 out of 1 points The nurse practitioner orders Amoxicillin 500 mg tid? What is the total amount of medication patient will take per day? Sel...

Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 29-year-old female patient has been prescribed orlistat (Xenical) for morbid obesity. The nurse is providing patient education concerning the drug. An important instruction to the patient would be to Response Feedback: The nurse should instruct the patient to omit the orlistat (Xenical) for any meal that does not contain fat. The nurse should also instruct the patient to limit dietary intake of fat to 30% of calories. This drug is a reversible lipase inhi...

Brandon is a non-compliant patient that presents to the clinic asking for help with his alcohol dependence. The PMHNP evaluates the patient and determines a long-acting injection that blocks the mu-receptors would be the best treatment option for Brandon. Which medication should the PMHNP prescribe? Selected Answer: c. Naltrexone (VIVITROL)  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Sandra complains of constipation after being on quetiapine (SEROQUEL) for several weeks. Constipation is likely ...