NR 501 Week 8 Discussion, Course Reflection and Future Application (TWO VERSIONS) Throughout the discussion occurring in this course, a common element has been application of theory. For this final discussion, identify your future professional practice role. Identify one emerging trend related to your future professional practice area. Discuss a current theory or envision a new theory that can be used to support evidence-based change related to the identified emerging change. Remember to use o...

Pharmacology can be a tough area to review. There is so much info that it can be difficult to feel confident. While it is not possible to memorize it all, having a strong knowledge base of the classifications goes a long way. This ATI pharm content review summary guide is organized by classifications. Medications in the same classification often act in similar ways. So if you don't know much about a medication, but you know what classification the medication belongs to, you will better grasp t...

NR 508 Final Exam Practice Question and Answers with Rationale A patient who has diabetes reports intense discomfort when needing to void. A urinalysis is normal. To treat this, the primary care NP should consider prescribing: A patient reports difficulty returning to sleep after getting up to go to the bathroom every night. A physical examination and a sleep hygiene history are noncontributory. The primary care NP should prescribe: A 5-year-old child who has no previous history of otitis media...

NR 509 Week 2 Shadow Health: Respiratory Physical Assessment – REVIEW QUESTIONS If Tina had mentioned that she was just diagnosed with pneumonia, what would you have expected to find during percussion? If the results of Tina’s pulse oximetry had been 97%, which of the following would have been true? Suppose that, during your lung exam on Tina, you had heard bronchial breath sounds in the left lower lung posteriorly. What would you have suspected based on this finding? Suppose that while a...

NR 508 Midterm Exam – Question and Answers A primary care NP prescribes levothyroxine for a patient to treat thyroid deficiency. When teaching this patient about the medication, the NP should: An African-American patient is taking captopril (Capoten) 25 mg twice daily. When performing a physical examination, the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) learns that the patient continues to have blood pressure readings of 135/90 mm Hg. The NP should: A primary care NP sees a patient who is about to...

While lab values vary slightly according to the source, knowing an average range for the following common lab tests will be very helpful on to you when answering questions.

NR 508 Midterm Exam Week 4 – Question and Answers Osteopenia is diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who has not had a period in 15 months. She has a positive family history of breast cancer. The primary care NP should recommend: A woman is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) that she continues to have severe morning sickness on a daily basis. The NP notes a weight loss of 1 pound from her previous visit 2 weeks prior. The NP should consult an ...

NR 503 Week 8 Reflection Reflect back over the past 8 weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #2 and the MSN Essential IV, and NP Competencies: Nurse Practitioner Core Competency (NONPF) #4 MSN Program Outcome #2: Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes (Care-focused) MSN Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice NP Competencies: Nurse Practitioner Core C...