AANP Test 2 for Boards

You are treating a patient with acute anxiety and she is having an acute attack in the office. The ANP has knowledge that the fastest relief of symptoms is: a TCA a beta-blocker a benzodizepine an SSRI - Answer-Correct answer: benzodiazepine The fastest relief of anxiety symptoms will occur with a benzodiazepine. The other choices list agents that will require multiple doses for results. With daily continued use of benzodiazepines, the anti-anxiety effect may become diminished. A geriatric patient with cardiovascular disease is in the office being counseled on lifestyle changes. The ANP knows that which of the following is the most important to include in this discussion? "Control your hypertension, stop smoking, maintain a normal weight, and exercise regularly." "Have a yearly physical examination, increase fiber in your diet, and exercise regularly." "Maintain a normal level of serum blood sugar and decrease cholesterol intake." "Decrease smoking, increase vitamin supplements, and increase protein intake." - Answer-Correct answer: "Control your hypertension, stop smoking, maintain a normal weight, and exercise regularly." All of these are important for the geriatric patient to decrease cardiovascular risk. Controlling hyperglycemia, high fiber intake, and vitamins all assist in maintaining a healthy lifestyle but do not help to prevent cardiovascular disease. You are seeing a female with inflammatory bowel disease, known as IBD. The Adult Nurse Practitioner knows that if she orders a hemogram on this patient, which of the following results would be seen if the patient was anemic? microcytic, hypochromic type macrocytic, normochromic type normocytic, normochromic type macrocytic, hypochromic type - Answer-Correct Answer: normocytic, normochromic type