Primary Care for Older Adults notes

NURS 6531D Final Exam - NURS6531N Adv. Practice Care of Adults 1. A patient complains of generalized joint pain and stiffness associated with activity and relieved with rest. This patient history is consistent with which of the following disorders? 2. What diabetic complications result from hyperglycemia? 3. Which factors are associated with high risk for foot complications in a patient with diabetes mellitus? 4. Which of the following is not a common early sign of benign prostatic h...

NR 601 Week 1 Discussion Board – Polypharmacy Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the elderly. List the definitions of polypharmacy you encounter in your assigned reading. Include an additional reference from an evidence based practice journal article or national guideline. Discuss three risk factors that can lead to polypharmacy. Explain the rationale for why each listed item is a risk factor. Riskfactors are different than adverse drug reactions. ADRs can be a result of poly...

NRNP 6531 Midterm Exam 2020 1. The most common cancer found on the auricle is: 2. Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?: Antihistimines 3. A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the nurse practitioner pr...

NURS 6531 HEENT Board Vitals Quiz: When examining the eyes, the nurse practitioner determines that the pupils change size when the client focuses from a close object to a distant object. This is interpreted as: A 21-year-old man presents to his health care provider for a 2-week history of ear pain and pruritus. On further questioning, he reports ear fullness and trouble hearing. He is a senior in college on a swimming scholarship. He has had these episodes in the past but not to this ex...

NURS 6531N Final Exam - Two Sets 1. Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: 2. An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender left great toe. The likely precipitant of this patient’s pain is: 3. The most effective treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes: ...

NR 601 Week 1 Discussion Board – Polypharmacy Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the elderly. List the definitions of polypharmacy you encounter in your assigned reading. Include an additional reference from an evidence based practice journal article or national guideline. Discuss three risk factors that can lead to polypharmacy. Explain the rationale for why each listed item is a risk factor. Riskfactors are different than adverse drug reactions. ADRs can be a result of poly...

NURS 6531D Final Exam - NURS6531N Adv. Practice Care of Adults 1. A patient complains of generalized joint pain and stiffness associated with activity and relieved with rest. This patient history is consistent with which of the following disorders? 2. What diabetic complications result from hyperglycemia? 3. Which factors are associated with high risk for foot complications in a patient with diabetes mellitus? 4. Which of the following is not a common early sign of benign prostatic h...

NURS 6531 HEENT Board Vitals Quiz: When examining the eyes, the nurse practitioner determines that the pupils change size when the client focuses from a close object to a distant object. This is interpreted as: A 21-year-old man presents to his health care provider for a 2-week history of ear pain and pruritus. On further questioning, he reports ear fullness and trouble hearing. He is a senior in college on a swimming scholarship. He has had these episodes in the past but not to this ex...

NRNP 6531 Midterm Exam 2020 1. The most common cancer found on the auricle is: 2. Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?: Antihistimines 3. A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the nurse practitioner pr...

NURS 6531N Final Exam - Two Sets 1. Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: 2. An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender left great toe. The likely precipitant of this patient’s pain is: 3. The most effective treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes: ...