Mn Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by: Opiates are used mainly to treat moderate to severe pain. Which of the following is NOT true about these drugs? When considering which cholesterol-lowering drug to prescribe, which factor determines the type and intensity of treatment? Being competent in the use of information technology in clinical practice is expected in professional nurses. Advance...

1 point Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be monitored for: Question options: Excessive sedation Tachycardia and angina Weight gain Cold intolerance Question 2 1 / 1 point Potentially fatal granulocytopenia has been associated with treatment of hyperthyroidism with propylthiouracil. Patients should be taught to report: Question options: Tinnitus and decreased salivation Fever and sore throat Hypocalcemia and osteoporosis Laryngeal edema and difficul...

Many patients self-medicate with antacids. Which patients should be counseled to not take calcium carbonate antacids without discussing it with their provider or a pharmacist first? Question 2 0 / 1 point Kelly has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide (Imodium) for the diarrhea. Loperamide: Question options: Question 3 0 / 1 point Josie is a 5-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with a 48-hour history of nausea, vomiting, and some diarrhea. She is unable to keep fluids ...

MN 568 Unit 4 Quiz – Question and Answers Which of the following is associated with celiac disease (celiac sprue)? The nurse practitioner (NP) suspects a patient has a peptic ulcer. Which of the following items on the history would lead the NP to this conclusion? Which of the following dietary instructions should be given to a patient with GERD? Which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level is considered cardioprotective? A patient is seen with complaints of diarrhea. Which of the following shou...

MN 576 Midterm Exam – Question and Answers In assessing a woman with disabilities, which of the following terms should be avoided? Which of the following terms describes the mechanism of action of imiquimod (Aldara)? The NP is seeing a 30-year-old woman before her routine gynecologic examination, the NP questions that patient about her recent menstrual cycles. Which statement made by the patient should prompt further investigation? Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as a ...

Subsection Question 1 1 / 1 point A 70-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department complaining of pain in his calf that is exacerbated when he walks. His pedal and popliteal pulses are faintly palpable and his leg distal to the pain is noticeably reddened. What would his care provider's preliminary diagnosis and anticipated treatment most likely be? Question options: Giant cell temporal arteritis that will be treated with corticosteroids Atherosclerotic occlusive disease nec...

MN 576 Midterm Exam Unit 5 – Question and Answers Which HPV types are most often associated with cervical and anogenital cancer? During a breast exam you note all of the findings below as normal except: A 30-year-old woman presents without symptoms but states that her male partner has dysuria without penile discharge. Examination reveals a friable cervix covered with thick yellow discharge. This description is most consistent with an infection caused by: The vaccine Gardasil that is used to p...

MN 580 Midterm Exam – Question with Answers An 18-year-old man presents with periumbilical pain, vomiting, and abdominal cramping over the past 48 hours. Physical examination reveals rebound tenderness and laboratory analysis shows the presence of bandemia and a total WBC of 28,000 mm3. To support the diagnosis of acute appendicitis with suspected appendiceal rupture, you consider obtaining the following abdominal imaging study: Gina is 2 years old and presents with a 3-day history of fever, ...