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Question 1. The most cost-effective screening test for determining HIV status is which of the following? Student Answer: Western blot EnYyme-linked immunosorbent assay Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test Viral load Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments: Question 2.Question : Which blood test is a nonspecific method and most helpful for evaluating the severity and course of an inflammatory process? Student Answer: Erythrocyte sedimentationrate White blood cell count Polymorphonuclear cell...

1.2 milligrams is equal to how many micrograms? - answer1200 mcg Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective drain function? - answerCompress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action? - answerDeflate the balloon, advance the catheter further, then reinflate the balloon Your pa...

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking combination oral contraceptive ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone and is about to begin taking rifampin to treat tuberculosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client due to a possible drug interaction? - "Use additional birth control methods." - MY ANSWER - Rifampin can increase the metabolism of oral contraceptives, reducing the effectiveness. Clients who are taking oral contraceptives and rifampin should use add...

One of your obese female patients is coming to review her recent lab results. Her HgbA1C is 12.1. She reports she just cannot seem to commit herself to an appropriate nutritional lifestyle. There were no other abnormalities noted with her lab results. With your understanding of the current ADA standards of care which of the following medications will you include in the plan for this patient? Rosiglitazone (Avandia) , Not Selected Glipizide (Glucotrol) , Not Selected Incorrect answer: Acarb...

1. Mom brings in her 2-year-old child describing symptoms over the last couple weeks of an increased cough at night and audible wheeze almost daily with relief for a short period of time from use of a short-acting beta2 agonist. Treatment of these moderate persistent asthma symptoms in this child would include: Adding an oral antihistamine for the cough daily Adding an Advair 100/50 (fluticasone/salmeterol) diskus BID Adding 1.0mg Pulmicort respules (budesonide) via nebulizer BID Adding Atro...

Note- I got a 32/40 with the highlighted choices. I do not know which are wrong. 1. On your schedule for today is a 51-year-old African American male patient diagnosed three months ago with hypertension. The patient was started on chlorthalidone 25mg and educated on the DASH diet. At his one month follow up his chlorthalidone was increased to 50mg a day. He is I for his three month follow up. His BP today is 162/108. You review his home BP log and find todays reading aligns with most of the re...

Scenario: The family of a 62-year-old white female call your office and ask if you can see their family member. The person being requested to be seen is known to you for the last twenty years. • She is your former supervisor and a fellow FNP. • The family reports your colleague is demonstrating signs of dementia. • They note that she has not been eating much for the past few weeks reporting she has a gnawing pain in her stomach. If she does eat she reports getting 'full' very q...

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 5 mg subcutaneous to a client. Available is morphine 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - 0.5mL A nurse is preparing to administer methylprednisolone acetate 120 mg IM daily. Available is methylprednisolone acetate injection 80 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a lead...

How did the simulated experience of Mary Richards’s case make you feel? I was a little worried, because I knew Mary Richards was experiencing digoxin toxicity. She also seemed very confused about the meds she was taking, so it made me uneasy. Talk about what went well in the scenario. I feel as if I did all my assessments thourougly. I did a medication reconciliation before I knew it was required. I gave the right medications and checked the dose with another nurse beforehand. Reflecting o...

Scenario Overview Patient: Mary Richards Brief Summary: This scenario presents an 82-year-old African American female with heart failure who was admitted to the hospital with weakness, dizziness, and nausea. Ms. Richards have been admitted to the cardiology unit from the emergency department where you are her nurse. Learning Objectives General: □ Identify the pharmacotherapeutics of the drug regimen □ Evaluate the appropriateness of the medication order for the particular patient (e...