Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Certification (AGACNP) Bundle set

You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How should you present this issue to the committee? a. Stress importance of the team (look up evidence about how team affects outcomes) b. Describe how to improve and expand the team - Answer a. stress importance of team W...

The most common cause of intestinal obstruction is: A. Adhesion B. Tumor C. Ischemic bowel D. Umbilical hernia - Answer A- adhesion A firm liver on physical exam is usually associated with: A. Ascites B. Passive congestion C. Cirrhosis D. Hepatic carcinoma - Answer B- Passive congest...

At what grade level would health literature be written at - Answer 6th-8th grade Accreditation guidelines are laid out by - Answer the joint commission QI is the management process of - Answer Monitoring Evaluating Continuously reviewing Improving the quality of healthcare delivery...

Pneumothorax - Answer occurs when air is allowed into the pleural space Caused by trauma, medical procedures, or spontaneously - Answer penumothorax perforation of chest wall or pleura: trauma (sucking chest), blunt (air enters form lung to pleura), iatrogenic, - Answer causes of penumothor...

Tx of infectious Post-op fever - Answer #1 Supportive fluid therapy and APAP #2 Treat underlying source #3 Gram stain and C & S all invasive lines or catheters as indicated. What is the best intervention for fever of unknown origin? - Answer Nothing until the diagnosis is confirmed. Majo...

AGACNP – Hematology questions with correct answers

Cutaneous Pain - Answer -localized on the skin or body surface -eg bad sunburn or blister Visceral Pain - Answer -poorly localized such as with internal organs eg. gallbladder pain, PUD pain Somatic Pain - Answer -non localized -originates in muscle, bone, nerves, blood vessels eg. s...

Which of the following sedative agents can act as a negative inotrope? Select all that apply. a. Propofol b. Fentanyl c. Dexmedetomidine d. Midazolam - Answer Propofol & Dexmedetomidine Which of the following CSF findings is most likely in a patient with bacterial meningitis? a. Lymphoc...

Cushing's Syndrome/Disease - Answer cortisol excess typically caused by pituitary adenoma 60-70% of cases. Central obesity w/ extremity wasting. dorsocervical fat pad. rounded facies. spontaneous bruising. purple striae hyperpigmentation poor wound healing/ skin infections. Dexametha...

What causes fever? - Answer *ABCDEFGHIMN* *Auto-immune* - SLE, GCA *Blood* - Heme/Onc - Leukemia/Lymphoma *Cancer* *Drugs* - Amphotericin B, Beta-lactam abx, procainamide *Endo* - hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma *Familial mediterranean fever* *GI* - intra-abdominal abscess, IBD *Heart*-...

58 yo. M presents to ED with complaints of dry cough. CXR revealed generalized, inflamed film throughout. What is the most likely diagnosis? - Answer Pneumonitis What drug has been known to prevent nosocomial PNA? - Answer Sulcarafate (Carafate) - Mucosal Protective Agent What is an initia...

What bacteria is associated with >90% duodenal ulcers and >75% gastric ulcers? - Answer H. pylori Which medications cause peptic ulcer disease? - Answer NSAIDS ASA Glucocorticoids At what age do duodenal ulcers typically present? - Answer 30-55 yo. At what age do gastric ulcer...