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2. The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The monthly incidence rate of active cases of influenza for the 3-month period was: Answer: 20 pe...

• Question 1 A cervical polyp usually appears as a: Selected Answer: bright-red soft protrusion from the endo cervical canal. • Question 2 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: Selected Answer: lung consolidation. • Question 3 A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women...

• Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe? • DEA license will allow for prescribing of Schedules 2-5. There can be restrictions as noted in collaborative agreement. May be facility/state dependent.

1. According to a study (Espenshade & Chung, 2010; Jaschik, 2006), growing numbers of four-year colleges are not relying on the SAT test partly because of a. budget constraints. b. diversity concerns. c. reliability issues. d. quality control. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Introduction

1. A nrsue is teaching a client how to perform personal ileostomy care prior to discharge. The client says “I don’t think that I am going to be able to take care of this myself.” Which is the most appropriate response from the nurse? a. In time you will be better at this than I am. b. Don’t worry about it, most clients feel like you do at first. c. What part of the ileostomy care are you having trouble with? d. I agree. This is a difficult process. This response opens up c...

The five component of critical thinking Specific knowledge base- this increase our critical knowledge Experiences- pervious patient care experience Competencies- applying the nursing process in practice Attitude for critical thinking- confident and fairness, creativity, integrity PROFESSIONAL standards – ana scope and standards of nursing practice specially standard of practice. Example, the collaboration aspect and it interprofessional teams.

The five component of critical thinking Specific knowledge base- this increase our critical knowledge Experiences- pervious patient care experience Competencies- applying the nursing process in practice Attitude for critical thinking- confident and fairness, creativity, integrity PROFESSIONAL standards – ana scope and standards of nursing practice specially standard of practice. Example, the collaboration aspect and it interprofessional teams.

Name Indication, starting dose, target symptoms, and affected neurotransmitters Half-life (T1/2) CYP450 enzyme Notes/Notable side effects/Precautions SSRIs Citalopram (Celexa) • Target symptoms • Depressed mood • Anxiety • Panic attacks, avoidant behavior, reexperiencing, hyperarousal • Sleep disturbance, insomnia and hypersomnia Indication • Depression • PMDD • OCD • Panic d/o • GAD • PTSD • Social anxiety d/o Neurotransmitter • Serotonin • Weak inhi...

Drug name Indication Target symptoms: state if positive or negative effect Potency (if noted. receptor occupancy if noted ) Neurotransmitter(s) affected Half-life (T1/2), metabolism (CYP 450 enzyme) Notable side effects (associate to pathway or NT) Typical antipsychotics (conventional) Haloperidol Target symptoms: Manifestations of psychotic disorders Tics and vocal utterances in Tourette’s Syndrome Second-line treatment of severe behavior problems in children of combative, explosive, hype...

1. A client has experienced the death of a close family member and at the same time becomes unemployed. This situation has resulted in a 6-month score of 110 on the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire. How should the nurse evaluate this client data? A. The client is experiencing severe distress and is at risk for physical and psychological illness. B. A score of 110 on the Miller and Rahe Recent Life Changes Questionnaire indicates no significant threat of stress-related illness. C. Susce...

1. Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? Starling’s Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affect osmotic pressure, high electr...

1. Which of the following initiatives does not fall under the National Prevention Strategy? • Diabetes Management. Reference Page 29 • Tobacco Free Living • Healthy Eating • Mental and Emotional Wellbeing 2. All of the following statements about the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are true except? • All of the recommendations made by the USPSTF are strong recommendations. (The recommendations made by this organization are based on a grading scale. Some of the guideline...

3A patient in the telemetry unit is receiving continuous cardiac monitoring. The patient has a history of myocardial infarction. The patient’s ECG rhythm strip is shown in the following figure. The provider interprets this strip as indicating which arrhythmia?

1. Physical dependence vs addiction with opiate use a. Tolerance i. Increased doses needed to obtain the same response ii. Develops with analgesia, euphoria, sedation, and respiratory depression iii. Cross-tolerance to other opioid agonists iv. No tolerance to miosis or constipation develops b. Physical dependence i. Abstinence syndrome with abrupt discontinuation ii. About 10 hours after last dose, the initial reaction occurs and includes yawning, rhinorrhea, and sweating iii. Progress...

1. Diuretics mechanism of action (including effects on electrolytes) a. Diuretics work by preventing kidney reabsorption of sodium and chloride therefore preventing absorption of water. i. Hypovolemia ii. Acid-base imbalance iii. Electrolyte imbalance 2. Diuretics intended use a. Cleansing of ECF and maintenance of ECF volume and composition b. Maintenance of acid-base balance c. Excretion of metabolic wastes and foreign substances d. Increase amount of salt and water expelled from the ...

● Active listening: Active listening means closely attending to what the patient is communicating, connecting to the patient's emotional state, and using verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand on his or her feelings and concerns. ● Empathic responses: Empathy has been described as the capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient's pain as your own, then respond in a supportive manner.

● Active listening: Active listening means closely attending to what the patient is communicating, connecting to the patient's emotional state, and using verbal and nonverbal skills to encourage the patient to expand on his or her feelings and concerns. ● Empathic responses: Empathy has been described as the capacity to identify with the patient and feel the patient's pain as your own, then respond in a supportive manner.

Question 1 According to the Bates’ Visual Guide video 7.5 Examining the Eyes, when using the Snellen eye chart, the patient’s visual acuity is printed to the right of each line of letters on the chart as a fraction (numerator/denominator). What does the numerator indicate? The testing distance Visual acuity is recorded as a fraction. The numerator indicates the distance (in feet) from the chart which the subject can read the line. The denominator indicates the distance at which a...

1. When administering the drug senna to a patient, a health care provider must inform the patient of which of the following a. This drug is intended to lower blood pressure and is best used in combination with other antihypertensives b. This drug is not intended for long term use c. The patient must limit his/her fiber intake d. Advise patient to change positions slowly to limit the risk of orthostatic hypotension 2. When giving digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient, the health care provider ...

1;A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area” d. “dead...