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DRUGS 3. Question: The APRN is caring for a patient taking a calcium-channel blocker for hypertension. The APRN should monitor the patient for what common side effects of this medication? 7. Question: A patient in need of myocardial infarction prophylaxis has been prescribed sulfinpyrazone for gout. Which of the following will the nurse monitor the patient most closely for? Test #1 1. Question: A Nurse Practitioner is providing a patient with a list of drugs as a part of the patie...

NURSING LAWS 1. Question: A Nurse Practitioner explains to a patient that nitroglycerin patches should be applied in the morning and removed in the evening. This medication schedule reduces the potential for: DRUGS 4. Question: A 60-year-old African American man lives with, a number of chronic health problems. Genetic factors are likely to influence his etiology and/or treatment of: 8. Question: Which of the following will a Nurse Practitioner inform the patient is one of the most co...

1. Question: During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of: 2. Question: As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based, and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as: 3. Question: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce: 4. Questio...

1. Question: The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: 2. Question: Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation? 3. Question: You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and cannot be easily retracted. You should: 4. Question: Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible? 5. Question: Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum...

1. Question: During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of: 2. Question: As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based, and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as: 3. Question: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce: 4. Questio...

1. Question: The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: 2. Question: Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation? 3. Question: You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and cannot be easily retracted. You should: 4. Question: Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible? 5. Question: Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum...

1. Question: During the assessment, you note the patient’s voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e’s sound like a s. this sound is indicative of: 2. Question: As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B. ‘s pattern as: 3. Question: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce: 4. Questi...

1. Question: You are conducting a clinical breast examination for your 30-year-old patient. Her breasts are symmetrical with bilateral, multiple tender masses that are freely moveable with well-defined borders. You recognize that these symptoms and assessment findings are consistent with: 2. Question: The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the: 3. Question: While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba and St. John's wort....

1. Question: Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: 2. Question: The most common form of birth trauma of the scalp is: 3. Question: Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to: 4. Question: Mrs. G. reports an increase in her alcohol intake over the past 5 years. To screen her for problem drinking, you would use the: 5. Question: Mr. Franklin is speaking with you, the health care provider, about his respiratory problem. Mr. Franklin says, "I've had this cough for...

1. Question: COPD is not reversible while asthma airflow limitations are largely reversible. 2. Question: COPD has rapidly progressing symptoms while asthma symptoms occur most often during the afternoon and evening. 3. Question: An older patient complains of dyspnea, dry cough, fatigue, and swollen feet and ankles. These are symptoms of: 4. Question: Common causes of hemoptysis are: 5. Question: Normal pulse oximetry for 18-year-old is ___________. 6. Question: How would you interpret this...

1. Question: Differential diagnoses for patients with alcohol use disorder would include all the following except: 2. Question: Mary is a new mother who was tested HBsAG+ during her prenatal screening process. Upon the birth of her infant, the newborn should be given HBIG and Hep B within: 3. Question: Juan, an 82 y/o male, is brought to the clinic by his daughter with LLQ pain, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. Palpation of the abdomen reveals a positive rebound tenderness, positive Rovsing’s...

1. Question: Andrew, a 41 y/o male resident of Oklahoma, presents to the clinic in July with the following symptoms: fever, chills, severe headache photophobia, and myalgia. He states that since his fever occurred 2 days ago, he now has this rash of petechiae on wrists, forearms, and ankles. The first line pharmacological treatment for Andrew would include: 2. Question: According to the CDC, an infant can start receiving live attenuated vaccine at 6 months of age. 3. Question: Diagnostic studi...

1. Question: When giving patients written information, what is the suggested reading level for that health information? 2. Question: An NP must have a DNP to prescribe controlled substances. True or False? 3. Question: DNP stands for Doctor of Nursing Profession. 4. Question: A well-accepted change theory is the transtheoretical model (TTM), which conceptualizes the process of change in five stages. Pick the answer that lists the five stages in the correct order. 5. Question: Different state...

1. Question: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome causes high levels of acid production in the stomach. 2. Question: Pityriasis rosea is described as having a Christmas tree–like pattern. 3. Question: Mike is a 56 y/o male who lives in an abandoned building with about 40 other people who are homeless. He comes to the clinic with a social worker who describes his symptoms as: a cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, fever and tachypnea. In your physical exam, you learn that he has some consolidation in ...

1. Question: High dose influenza vaccine is administered to patients at what age? 2. Question: Gender identity is a person’s individual association gender (whether they feel primarily male, female, combination, or neither). 3. Question: If a PSA is above normal or a DRE is performed and an abnormality is performed, what should be the next step in treatment? 4. Question: Gender expression is the way in which a person communicates gender identity (for example, clothes, actions). 5. Question:...

1. Question: In a patient with shoulder bursitis the pain is by raising the arm overhead. 2. Question: For each of the following headache medications, list if they are NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, muscle relaxants, combination analgesics, triptans, or ergotamines. 3. Question: A 30 year old female complains of a sharp, stabbing pain on the lower left side of her face. She has these pains about twice a day and they last for about 15 seconds each. She does not have pain between these attacks. What i...

1. Question: A patient presents with sudden onset of abdominal pain that is constant, sharp, poorly localized and sometimes radiates to the back. Rebound tenderness is typically absent. This is more likely associated with: 2. Question: Smoking is a major risk factor for bladder cancer. 3. Question: Which of the following is an appropriate treatment regimen for H. pylori? 4. Question: What is a common cause of cirrhosis in the United States? 5. Question: What are the two most common causes of...

1. Question: When prescribing Schedule II through V controlled substances, which schedule of drugs has the least potential for abuse? 2. Question: Rank these topical corticosteroids from least potent to most potent: 3. Question: What changes in surface characteristics that should prompt evaluation for skin cancer? 4. Question: How is Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) transmitted? 5. Question: Antipsychotic medications increase risk for: 6. Question: What is the most common complication of bite wou...

1. Question: What HgA1C level indicates a diagnosis of diabetes? 2. Question: In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, vascular and neuropathic complications may begin to develop and progress before the diagnosis is made. True or False? 3. Question: Hypokalemia is typically a result of inadequate intake. True of False. 4. Question: In a patient with hyperglycemia, the intracellular fluid may shift into the extracellular compartment, leading to decreased sodium levels. 5. Question: In patients with Type ...

1. Question: Which of the following findings is associated with thyroid hypofunction? 2. Question: A 14-year-old boy is brought in by his mother who reports that her son has been complaining for several months of recurrent bloating, stomach upset, and occasional loose stools. She reports that he has difficulty gaining weight and is short for his age. She has noticed that his symptoms are worse after eating large amounts of crackers, cookies, and breads. She denies seeing blood in the boy’s st...