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Yousarestreatingsaspatientswithsacutesanxietysandsshesisshavingsansacutesattacksinsthes
office.sThesANPshassknowledgesthatsthesfastestsreliefsofssymptomssis:
sasTCA
sasbeta-blocker
sasbenzodizepine
sansSSRIs-sCorrectsanswer:
benzodiazepine
Thesfastestsreliefsofsanxietyssymptomsswillsoccurswithsasbenzodiazepine.sThesothersc
hoicesslistsagentssthatswillsrequiresmultiplesdosessforsresults.sWithsdailyscontinuedsus
esofsbenzodiazepines,sthesanti-anxietyseffectsmaysbecomesdiminished.
Asgeriatricspatientswithscardiovascularsdiseasesissinsthesofficesbeingscounseledsonslife
styleschanges.sThesANPsknowssthatswhichsofsthesfollowingsissthesmostsimportantstosin
cludesinsthissdiscussion?
s"Controlsyourshypertension,sstopssmoking,smaintainsasnormalsweight,sandsexercisesr
egularly."
s"Havesasyearlysphysicalsexamination,sincreasesfibersinsyoursdiet,sandsexercisesregula
rly."
s"Maintainsasnormalslevelsofsserumsbloodssugarsandsdecreasescholesterolsintake."
s"Decreasessmoking,sincreasesvitaminssupplements,sandsincreasesproteinsintake."s-
sCorrectsanswer:
"Controlsyourshypertension,sstopssmoking,smaintainsasnormalsweight,sandsexercisesr
egularly."s
Allsofsthesesaresimportantsforsthesgeriatricspatientstosdecreasescardiovascularsrisk.sC
ontrollingshyperglycemia,shighsfibersintake,sandsvitaminssallsassistsinsmaintainingsash
ealthyslifestylesbutsdosnotshelpstospreventscardiovascularsdisease.
Yousaresseeingsasfemaleswithsinflammatorysbowelsdisease,sknownsassIBD.sThesAdults
NursesPractitionersknowssthatsifsshesorderssashemogramsonsthisspatient,swhichsofsthe
sfollowingsresultsswouldsbesseensifsthespatientswassanemic?
smicrocytic,shypochromicstype
smacrocytic,snormochromicstype
snormocytic,snormochromicstype
smacrocytic,shypochromicstypes-sCorrectsAnswer:
,normocytic,snormochromicstype
AnemiasissascommonsproblemsinsIBD.sThesetiologysissoftensfromsmultiplescauses.sThe
s
anemiasofschronicsdisease,sasnormocytic,snormochromicsanemia,sissasresultsofsinflam
s
mationsofsthesIBDswithoutsbloodsloss.sBloodslossswouldsresultsinsasmicrocytic,shypoch
romicsanemia.sThesmacrocyticsanemiassaresasresultsofsdeficiencysinsvitaminsB12sorsot
herscauses.
Whichsofsthesfollowingsissthesleastslikelysrisksfactorsforssuicide?
sphysicalsillness
smale
sincreasingsage
sblacksraces-sCorrectsanswer:
blacksrace
s
Beingsofsaswhitesracesissmoreslikelystosbesasfactorsinssuicide.sBesidessthesothersthreesc
hoicessrisksfactorssinclude:ssubstancesabuse,slivingsalone,sandslessseducation.
Theshealthcaresprovider'ssrequiredslevelsofsexpectedsconductsassestablishedsbyscusto
m,slaw,sorsprofessionalsorganizationssisscalledsthe:
sStandardsofscare.
sBreachsofsduty.
sDuty.
sMalpractice.s-sCorrectsanswer:
Standardsofscare
Standardsofscaresissanotherstermsassociatedswithsnegligence.sStandardsofscaresissashe
althcaresprovider'ssrequiredslevelsofsexpectedsconductsassestablishedsbyscustom,slaw,
sorsprofessionalsorganizations.
Asbriefsaccountsbysthespatientsofsanyssignssorssymptomsshesorsshesissexperiencingsisso
nescomponentsof:
sReviewsofssystems.
sSymptomsassessment.
sFunctionalsassessment.
sObjectivesassessment.s-sCorrectsAnswer:
Reviewsofssystems
Insthesreviewsofssystems,sthespatientstellssthesnursesinshissorshersownswordsswhatssig
nssorssymptomsshesorssheshassexperiencedsinsvarioussbodyssystems.sItsissimportantst
hatsthesesbesinsaspatient'ssownswordsstosperformsthesmostscompletesandsaccuratesass
essment.
,Allsofsthesfollowingsarestypicalschangesstosthesgastrointestinalssystemsthatscomeswiths
agingsEXCEPT:
sdecreasedsliverssize
sdecreasedsmusclestonesinsbowel
sincreasedsabsorptionsofscalcium
satrophysofssalivarysglandss-sCorrectsanswer:
increasedsabsorptionsofscalcium
s
Decreasedsabsorptionsofscalciumsissascommonschangesthatscomesswithsaging,snotsincr
easedsabsorption.sOthersgastrointestinalschangessinclude:slesssefficientscholesterolsst
abilizationsandsabsorption,satrophysofstastesbuds,sandsslowingsinsesophagealsemptyi
ng,samongsothers.
As28-year-
oldsfemalespatientsissinsthesofficesandsisstosundergosradioactivesiodinestreatmentsfors
Gravessdisease.sThesANPsisscounselingshersandsunderstandssthatsthesmechanismsofsac
tionsofsthisstreatmentstherapysis:
saltersthesthyroidsmetabolicsrate
srelievesdistressscausedsbysincreasedsthyroidssize
sdestroysthesoveractivesthyroidstissue
sreducesproductionsofsTSHs-sCorrectsanswer:
destroysthesoveractivesthyroidstissue
Gravessdiseasesissthesmostscommonsformsofsthyrotoxicosis.sRadioactivesiodinesissuse
dsforsthyroidsablationstosdestroysthesoveractivesthyroidstissuesthatscausessthesthyroid
shormonesdysfunction.
Whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssaboutsfallssinstheselderlysissleastsaccurate?
sBlackswomensaresatshighersrisksforshipsfracturessthanswhiteswomen.
sThesmajoritysofsdeathssfromsfallssaresamongspeoplesageds65syearssorsolder.
sInjuriessfromsfallssincludesheadsinjuries,spelvicsinjuries,slacerations,sandsmore.
sAbouts90%sofshipsfracturessaresduestosfalls.s-sCorrectsAnswer:
Blackswomensaresatshighersrisksforshipsfracturessthanswhiteswomen.
Itsisswhiteswomen,snotsblackswomen,swhosaresatshighersrisksforshipsfractures.sFallssar
esonesofsthesmostscommonsadverseseventssthatsthreatensthesqualitysofslifesofsoldersad
ults.sFallssamongsoldersadultssaresnotsasnormalsconsequencesofsaging.
Normalsage-
relatedschangessofsthesskinsmaysbesconfusedswithswhichsofsthesfollowingsclinicalsabn
ormalities?
, sdehydrations
svitiligos
sscabiess
sshingless-sCorrectsAnswer:
dehydrations
Normalsage-
relatedschangessofsthesskinsmaysbesconfusedswithsdehydration.sSebaceoussglandsactiv
itystendsstosdecreaseswithsage,sandsthesskin'ssnaturalshydratorssdeclinesoversthesyear
s.sThesskin'ssabilitystosregenerateslipidsscompromisingsthesprotectiveslipidsbarriersla
yersofsthesStratumsCorneumsalsosdeclinesswithsage,sassdoessbloodsflowstosthesskin,swh
ichsmayscausesasdropsinssebumsproduction.
As29-
yearsoldswomanswhosiss6sweeksspostpartumsreportssshesisshavingsrectalsbleedingstha
tsshesbelievessissrelatedstoshemorrhoids.sThesAdultsNursesPractitionersknowssthatsthi
sstypesofsrectalsbleedingsissusuallysdescribedsas:
sdarksbrownstosblacksbloodscolorswithsnormal-appearingsstool
ssignificantsamountssofsbrightsredsblood
slargesbloodsclotssandsmucussmixedswithsstool
sstreakssofsbrightsredsbloodsonsthesstools-sThesCorrectsanswersis:
streakssofsbrightsredsbloodsonsthesstool
ChoicesDsissthesrightsanswer.sThescolorsofsbloodsrelatedstoshemorrhoidssissdescribeds
assbrightsred,seliminatingschoicesA.sAmountsofsbloodswithshemorrhoidssissusuallyssm
allsorsscant,seliminatingschoicessBsandsC.sInternalshemorrhoidsscansoccursduringsorsaf
terschildbirth.sWithschronicallysprotrudingsorsprolapsingshemorrhoids,sthespatientsof
tensreportssmucoussleakingsandsstainingsofsthesundergarments.sOtherscausessaresobe
sity,sconstipation,sandsprolongedssitting.
YoushavesaspatientswithsAIDS.sYousrecognizesthatsaslowsCD4sT-
cellscountsputssthespatientsatsrisksforsopportunisticsinfections.sYousaresreviewingshissl
absreportssandsseesthatshissCD4sT-
cellscountsissindeedslow.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissthesnormalsrangesforsCD4sT-
cellscount?
s800s-1400
s700s-1400
s400s-s1000
s600s-1200s-sCorrectsanswer:
600s-1200
s
ThesnormalsCD4sT-cellscountsiss600s-s1200.sAslowsCD4sT-
cellscountsissbelows600.sThesdestructionsofsthesCD4sT-
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