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The practical nurse (PN) is implementing a self-medication program for an older resident who is newly admitted to an assisted living community. Which actions should the PN implement to provide the resident ways to maintain safe medication administration? (select all that apply.) Correct Answer-A. Locked medication storage in the client's room. B. Medication Administration Record (MAR). D. Delivery of adequate supply of medication. E. List of findings indicating medication effectiveness. ...

A frail, elderly client is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which finding is most important for the registered nurse (RN) to report to the healthcare provider? A. Fever and chills B. Confusion and dehydration C. Crackles in the lung fields D. Nausea and vomiting Correct Answer-B. Confusion and dehydration Rationale: Confusion and dehydration (B) are findings of inadequate oxygenation and perfusion in this frail elderly client. (A), (C) and (D) are all common with pneumo...

An older resident is newly admitted to an assisted living community. Which action should the registered nurse (RN) implement to provide the resident to maintain safe medication administration? [select all that apply] a. locked medication storage in the client's room b. medication administration record (MAR) c. payment forms for prescribed medications d. delivery of adequate supply of medication e. list of findings indicating medication effectiveness Correct Answer-a. locked medication st...

Venous stasis ulcer - a primary goal int he clients plan of care is to decrease swelling in the extremities. what action should the RN take to meet this goal? Correct Answer-1. elevate legs on pillows Older male client returns to the hospital are discharge 4 days ago for a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) - you evaluate the 3 way indwelling urinary catheter and the irrigation system? what should you report? Correct Answer-e. the tubing that drains the urinary bladder has bright...

The cleansing of the stomach with solution delivered through a nasogastric tube is known as what? A) Gavage. B) Emesis. C) Lavage. D) Stomach pumping. Correct Answer-C Correct Answer: Lavage Gastric lavage is used to cleanse the stomach of a poison, overdose of medication, or other toxic substance. It is delivered through a nasogastric tube. You are providing care to a patient who has recently begun dialysis. Her daughter, with whom she lives and who prepares many of her meals, asks what...

Gerontology Correct Answer-The study of aging or the aging process; multidisciplinary in nature. Geriatrics Correct Answer-- Medical care of the aged - "geras"- old age - "iatros"- means healer Gerontological Nursing Correct Answer-the branch of nursing "concerned w/ assessment of the health needs of older adults, planning and implementing health care to meet these needs, and evaluating the effectiveness of such care." Gerontological Nurses Correct Answer-strive to identify and use ...

Chronological age is your age based on: a) how well you feel b) the passage of time c) if you floss your teeth d) how fabulous you look Correct Answer-b) the passage of time An experienced nurse tells a younger nurse who is working in a retirement home that older adults have "outlived their usefulness." What is the term for this type of prejudice? a) racism b) agism c) harassment d) whistle blowing Correct Answer-b) agism A nursing instructor teaching classes in gerontology to nursi...

Calculate the payment amount for the loan in cell C15. Reference the cells containing the appropriate loan information as the arguments for the function you use. Cells C20-C67 in the "Payment" column are populated with the payment amount from cell C15. Correct Answer-=PMT(C13/12,C12,C11) Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by 12. Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in th...

Which of the following laboratory values should a Medical Assistant immediately report to a patient's provider? Correct Answer-Blood glucose 500 mg/dL This blood glucose level is higher than the expected reference range of 70 to 110 mg/dL In which of the following locations should a medical assistant place the electrode for lead V4? Correct Answer-The fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line is the correct location to place electrode V4. A medical assistant is caring for a patient ...

Which of the following laboratory values should a Medical Assistant immediately report to a patient's provider? Correct Answer-Blood glucose 500 mg/dL This blood glucose level is higher than the expected reference range of 70 to 110 mg/dL In which of the following locations should a medical assistant place the electrode for lead V4? Correct Answer-The fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line is the correct location to place electrode V4. A medical assistant is caring for a patient ...

Urine culture with UTI Correct Answer-100.000 colonies in asymptomatic: bacteruria 10 - 10.000 colonies in symptomatic patients but also pyuria pyuria: more than 10 leukocytes elevated erythrocytes with pyelonephritis WBC in urine false positive with tumor, urethritis and poor collection technique Repeat in pregnant women Lower urinary tract UTI and upper urinary tract UTI Correct Answer-bladder and urethra: cystitis/ urethritis/ prostatitis kidney and ureters: pyelonephritis/ renal abc...

Calculate the payment amount for the loan in cell C15. Reference the cells containing the appropriate loan information as the arguments for the function you use. Cells C20-C67 in the "Payment" column are populated with the payment amount from cell C15. [34 Points] Correct Answer-=PMT(Rate/#months of term,LoanAmt) =PMT(C13/12,C12,C11) Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by 1...

Calculate the payment amount for the loan in cell C15. Reference the cells containing the appropriate loan information as the arguments for the function you use. Cells C20-C67 in the "Payment" column are populated with the payment amount from cell C15. Correct Answer-=PMT(C13/C12,C12,C11) Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by 12. Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in t...

62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? Correct Answer-Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? Correct Answer-Statistically Significant Overall Increas...

A salesperson is authorized to sell many products and a product can be sold by many salespersons. Which kind of binary relationship does this scenario describe? A One-to-one B One-to-many C One-to-one binary D Many-to-many Correct Answer-D Which kind of relationship is displayed in this entity-relationship diagram? A Many-to-many unary B Many-to-many binary C One-to-one unary D One-to-one binary Correct Answer-A

RSV is an RNA virus that enters the cell via a fusion protein Correct Answer-(which is the target of the prophylactic monoclonal antibody drug Palivizumab) Gram-positive rods in a diabetic foot wound (or a World War I soldier fighting in a trench) means Correct Answer-means Clostridium perfringens (the causative organism of gas gangrene). Crepitus means gas in the tissues, which is produced as a byproduct of its highly virulent alpha toxin Crepitus Correct Answer-means gas in the tissues, w...

Impaired fertility in a man w/high-riding bilateral scrotal mass. Underlying cause? Correct AnswerVaricocele. 82 year old with decreased vision. Dilated veins, widespread retinal hemorrhages intermixed with white plaques on fundoscopic exam. Diagnosis? Correct Answer-Central retinal vein artery occlusion. 15 year old girl on chronic steroid therapy presents with acute back pain. Most likely cause? Correct Answer-Osteoporotic compression fracture. Patient with flank pain with radiation to th...

Kid with bed wetting problems + constipation tx? Correct Answer-administration of an osmotic laxative Multiple myeloma is marked by proliferation of ______ B cells Correct Answer-monoclonal In patients with bipolar disorder that are suffering from acute depression + stopped taking meds, what do you give them? Correct Answer-bipolar medication like lithium, lamotrigine, quetiapine, and lurasidone SSRIs in bipolar patients can be bad because? Correct Answer-it can precipitate mania or conver...

Bulbus cordis Correct Answer-Smooth parts (outflow tract) of left and right ventricles endocardial cushions Correct Answer-Atrial septum, membranous interventricular septum; AV and semilunar valves neural crest left horn of the sinus venosus Correct Answer-coronary sinus posterior, sub cardinal, and supra cardinal veins Correct Answer-IVC Right common cardinal vein and right anterior cardinal vein Correct Answer-SVC Right horn of sinus venosus Correct Answer-Smooth part of right atrium (s...

NBME 4 Correct Answer- 2mo infant is exclusively breastfed. What nutritional supplement? Correct Answer-Oral VitD to prevent rickets What HTN drug causes peripheral edema, flushing, dizziness? Correct Answer-CCB eg nifedipine 15yo girl with recurrent candida infections of skin and mucous membranes since childhood. Dx? Correct Answer-Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (T cell dysfunction) 57yoM with impotence for 1 year rand bronze colored skin. Ferritin concentration is 4050 NG/ml. Increas...