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Review Module 6 Pharm Diagnostic criteria: fasting glucose 126; casual glucose of 200 or greater or A1c 6.5 and greater Insulin dosing must be coordinated with cho intake BP140/90 or below ACE/ARB Statins Review Dr. Rippergers Pearls on insulin 4 step approach: Step 1-initiate lifestyle plus metformin (at diagnosis) Step 2- Continue lifestyle changes plus metformin, and add a second drug, either a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, a sodium-g...

NR508 Pharm Midterm Exam A 12-year-old patient who is obese develops type 2 diabetes mellitus. The primary care NP should order - metformin (Glucophage). Metformin is the only drug listed that is recommended for children A 30-year-old white woman has a BMI of 26 and weighs 150 lb. At an annual physical examination, the patient's fasting plasma glucose is 130 mg/dL. The patient walks 1 mile three or four times weekly. She has had two children who weighed 7 lb and 8 lb at birth. Her pe...

NR 601 Comprehensive Final Exam study guide and practice Questions and Answers Rated A+. How to conduct Mini-Cog-  The Mini-Cog has been demonstrated to have comparable psychometric properties to the MMSE  The primary advantage of the Mini-Cog is that it is shorter than the MMSE and measures executive function.  It is composed of a three-item recall and the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and takes about 3 minutes to administer  The Mini-Cog is a short dementia assessment that combines...

HESI EXIT 180 EXAM QUESTIONS HESI EXIT 180 EXAM QUESTIONS COMPLETED WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS HESI EXIT 180 EXAM QUESTIONS 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has given informed consent for ECT. Just before the procedure, the client tells the nurse she is considering not going forward with the treatment. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? a. “You don’t have to go through with the treatment.” b. “Most people who have this procedure feel better fo...

Cirrhosis CIRRHOSIS-CASE-STUDY-HELP John Richards, 45 years old Primary Concept Nutrition Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 2. Perfusion 3. Cognition 4. Addiction 5. Clinical Judgment 6. Patient Education 7. Communication 8. Collaboration © 2016 Keith Rischer/www.KeithRN.com UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study: STUDENT Cirrhosis History of Present Problem: John Richards is a 45-year-old male who presents to the emergency departmen...

NR 601 Comprehensive Final Exam study guide and practice Questions and Answers Rated A+. How to conduct Mini-Cog-  The Mini-Cog has been demonstrated to have comparable psychometric properties to the MMSE  The primary advantage of the Mini-Cog is that it is shorter than the MMSE and measures executive function.  It is composed of a three-item recall and the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and takes about 3 minutes to administer  The Mini-Cog is a short dementia assessment that combines...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing acute mania. The nurse obtained a verbal prescription for restraints. Which of the following should the actions the nurse take? A. Request a renewal of the prescription every 8 hr. B. Check the client’s peripheral pulse rate every 30 min C. Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hr. D. Document the client’s condition every 15 minutes 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age ch...

3P’s EXAM 1. When performing a visual acuity test the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart. This means: a) have the patient returning in two weeks for a follow up vision screen b) dilated the eye and retest c) refer the patient to an ophthalmologist d) document this as a normal finding 2. The American psychiatric association’s diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder defines Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy a) ...

NR 667 VISE Study Guide 2023 (Updated) 1 1. Hypertension Presentation: Most are not symptomatic, Occipital Headaches, headache on awakening in am, blurry vision, Assessment:  Asymptomatic  Occipital headache  Blurry vision  Headache upon wakening  Look for AV nicking  LVH Exam:  Carotid bruits  Abdominal bruits  Kidney bruits Diagnostic studies: to look for secondary causes of HTN like target organ damage and establish ASCVD risk: EKG, fasting lipid pr...