Nursing assistant Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The clinician suspects that a patient seen in the office has hyperthyroidism. Which test should the clinician order on the initial visit? Question 1 options: a) Sensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) assay and T4 b) Free T4 and serum calcium c) Nuclear scintigraphy with radiolabeled iodine (123I) d) Magnetic resonance imaging A patient with type 2 diabetes comes to the clinic after reading about metformin in a magazine. Which condition that the patient also has would be a co...

1. The nurse evaluates care given by a nursing assistant. The nursing assistant ambulates a client to the bathroom, and the nurse overhears the nursing assistant ask a family member to stand with a client while the nursing assistant cares for another client. Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST? 1. “Why did you ask the family member to stay with the client?” 2. “Please stay with the client and call me if the client becomes dizzy.” 3. “Do not ask a family member t...

Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep 2019–2020 Practice Test Three, HESI. With Answer Key and Answer Explanations READING COMPREHENSION Questions 1–10 are based on the following passage, which was written in 1992 by France Bequette, a writer who specializes in environmental issues. The ozone layer, the fragile layer of gas surrounding our planet between 7 and 30 miles above the Earth’s surface, is being rapidly depleted. Seasonally occurring holes have appeared in it over the Poles and...

Nursing School Entrance Exams Prep 2019–2020 Practice Test Four, HESI READING COMPREHENSION Questions 1–10 are based on the following passage. In a world where modern technology can render certain jobs—such as switchboard operator—obsolete, some economic scholars have looked at ways to ensure that such workers are not left behind. One idea that has enjoyed increasing popularity, and has also generated controversy, is the idea of a universal basic income. A universal basic income is a g...

Increased life expectancy for patients with heart failure has been associated with theTuospe of Question: Angina is produced by an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply (MOS) and demand (MOD) in the myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to correct this imbalance by increasing MOS? Question: Colestipol comes in a powdered form. The patient is taught to Question: Which of the following persons should not have a statin medication ordered? Question: Goals of treating hyperlipidemia inc...

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...

The health care provider prescribes carbamazepine for a child whose tonic-clonic seizures have been poorly controlled. The nurse informs the mother that the child must have blood tests every week. The mother asks why so many blood tests are necessary. Which complication is assessed through frequent laboratory testing that the nurse should explain to this mother? A client is prescribed a cholinesterase inhibitor, and a family member asks the nurse how this medication works. Which pharmacophysiolo...

Up to 21% of Asians are ultra-rapid 2D6 metabolizers, leading to: Rifampin is a nonspecific CYP450 inducer that may: Inhibition of P-glycoprotein by a drug such as quinidine may lead to: Warfarin resistance may be seen in patient with VCORC1 mutation, lead to: Pharmacogenetic testing is require by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prior to prescribing: Carbamazepine has a Black Box Warning recommending testing for the HLA-B*1502 allele in patients with Asian ancestry prior to starting therap...

The practical application of findings from a set of studies is known as: Question options: critical analysis. data implementation. guideline development. research utilization. Question 2 1 / 1 point It is always important to consider the pathological process that could be causing the patients problems. Choose all that should be considered when creating your differential list using a mnemonic.. Question options: Inflammatory Neoplastic toxic or metabolic infectious congenital ...

Ray has been diagnosed with hypertension and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is determined to be needed. Prior to prescribing this drug, the NP should assess for: Which of the following create a higher risk for digoxin toxicity? Both the cause and the reason for it must be correct. Juanita had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and was on heparin in the hospital and was discharge on warfarin. She asks her primary care provider NP why she was getting both medications while in the hospital. T...