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1. Miguel, age 14, was hit in the eye with a baseball and developed eye pain, decreased visual acuity, and injection of the globe. Upon exam you note blood in the anterior chamber and confirm diagnosis of hyphema. What treatment do you recommend while Miguel is waiting to see the ophthalmologist 2. The father of a 3-year-old is concerned because the child stutters. What should your approach be? 3. A 2-day-old newbornwith conjunctivitis is likely due to 4. You see a 13-year-old who repor...

1. A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best? 2. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? 3. What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? 4. Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information? 5. Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, r...

1. 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: 2. 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: 3. A 5-year-old child who has no previous history of otitis media is seen in clinic with a temperature of 100° F....

1. Following an assessment by her primary care provider, a 70-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has begun taking daily oral doses of levothyroxine. Which of the following assessment findings should prompt the nurse to withhold a scheduled dose of levothyroxine? 2. A clinic nurse is following a 9-year-old boy who is taking somatropin. 3. Which of the following will the nurse monitor periodically? 4. A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin at 7.AM. At what time of day should th...

1. The humanistic approach to personality is most similar to 2. A woman tells a humanistic psychotherapist that she wants to leave an unhappy relationship, but that she can’t. The therapist will probably set as a goal that the woman comes to understand that 3. A father tells his son that he loves him when the child is good, but says “I do not like you right now” when the child misbehaves. The father is engaging in 4. According to the humanistic approach, people will be happy w...

1. A 19-year-old female presents with genital warts. Which of the following would cause this condition? 2. In the majority of cases delayed puberty is due to: 3. A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with endometriosis. Suppressing which of the following would be the most appropriate medical treatment for this disease? 4. The nurse would anticipate the treatment for pelvic organ prolapse to be: 5. While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy, which information should be includ...

1.Catherine goes to her local movie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since Catherine did not go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playing at her local theater. The reasoning above is flawed because the evidence: 2.A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it:t! ...

1. If a newborn develops a cephalohematoma, the newborn is at an increased risk for: 2. A twelve-month-old was recently diagnosed with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The mother asks the nurse practitioner: "How could my child have acquired AIDS?" The best response from the nurse practitioner should be that: "Children under two years of age usually acquire AIDS: 3. Which ethnicity is associated with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency? 4. The blood lead level...

1. The patient’s medication has a side effect of gynecomastia. The patientasks the nurse to define this term. The nurse would respond thatgynecomastia is: 2. When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of thefollowing estrogens, what is the nurse’s best response? It is: 3. An important risk factor in the development of benign prostatichypertrophy (BPH) is: 4. A 40-year-old female presents with cramping and excessive vaginalbleeding. Ultrasound reveals benign uterine tumors ...

1. The patient’s medication has a side effect of gynecomastia. The patientasks the nurse to define this term. The nurse would respond thatgynecomastia is: 2. When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of thefollowing estrogens, what is the nurse’s best response? It is: 3. An important risk factor in the development of benign prostatichypertrophy (BPH) is: 4. A 40-year-old female presents with cramping and excessive vaginalbleeding. Ultrasound reveals benign uterine tumors ...