NR 511 Week 4 Midterm Exam 2
NR 511 Week 4 Midterm Exam 2
- Women are at the highest risk for developing postpartum depression for up to how long after childbirth?
- CPT coding offers the uniformed language used for reporting medical services and procedures performed by physician and nonphysician practitioners…….. CPT code payment rate?
- Janet is a 30-year-old …… She is currently in the emergency room with suspicion of cauda equina compression. Which of the following is a sign or symptom of cauda equina compression?
- A 58-year-old woman ….. diagnosed with atrophic vaginitis. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment?
- Which of the following is a specific test for multiple sclerosis (MS)?
- Most adult poisonings are:
- 60-year-old man presents with an enlarged scrotum. The clinician uses a penlight to transilluminate the scrotum. In a patient with a hydrocele, what would the clinician expect to find?
- Which clinical feature ….. intracranial pressure (ICP)?
- S presents in the clinic with pain, tenderness, erythema, and swelling of his left great toe. The clinician suspects acute gout. Which of the following should the clinician suspect in the initial test results for this patient?
- Which solution should be used when irrigating lacerated tissue over a wound on the arm?
- Which ethical principle reflects respect for all persons and their self-determination?
- During a digital rectal exam (DRE) on a 75-year-old man, the clinician suspects the patient has prostate cancer. What physical finding should make the clinician suspicious?
- How often should the clinician examine the feet of a person with diabetes?
- which of the following signs or symptoms indicate an inflammatory etiology to musculoskeletal pain?
- Which of the following medications is the treatment of choice for trichomonas?
- Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention?
- What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with testicular cancer?
- George, aged 59, complains of a flulike illness, including fever, chills, and myalgia after returning from visiting his grandchildren in New England. He reports having discovered a rash or red spot that grew in size on his right leg. What disease are you considering?
- A 24-year-old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dyspareunia, and a mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Her boyfriend was recently treated …… probably been exposed to?
- What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that would make you suspect herpes zoster?
- Which drug commonly prescribed for burns ….. full-thickness thermal injuries?
- Which of the following is a role of the advanced practice nurse in palliative cancer care?
- Which type of burn injury results in destruction of epidermis with most of the dermis, yet the epidermal cells lining hair follicles and sweat glands remain intact?
- The criteria for diagnosing generalized anxiety disorder in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (text revision) (DSM-IV-TR) state that excessive worry or apprehension must be present more days than not for at least:
- In the United States, what is the second most common connective tissue disease and the most destructive to the joints?
- A sunscreen with a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least what number will block most harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
- The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
- The effectiveness of benzodiazepines in treating anxiety disorders suggests that which of the following neurotransmitters plays a role in anxiety?
- Which characteristic of delirium helps to distinguish delirium from dementia?
- A 26-year-old woman is seen with complaints of irregular vaginal bleeding. Which of the following tests should be the first priority?
- The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout about use of which of these medications that may be a risk factor?
- A bulla is:
- Sam is a 25-year-old man who has been diagnosed …….. neurological examination. As the clinician, you explain to Sam that low back pain is a diagnosis of exclusion. Which of the following symptoms would alert the clinician to the more serious finding of a herniated nucleus pulposus or ruptured disc?
- Which of the following statements is true concerning the musculoskeletal exam?
- The current goal of treatment for a patient with HIV infection is which of the following?
- Which of the following classes of drugs……delirium?
- After removing a tack from a type 2 diabetic’s heel and evaluating the site for infection, what is the best plan for this patient?
- Which of the following statements is true concerning the management of the client with a herniated disc?
- Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
- The main mechanism for avoiding a lawsuit involves:
- A 45-year-old woman …. The clinician identifies clue cells on the vaginal smear……..?
- Which of the following laboratory findings should the clinician expect in a patient with untreated Graves’ disease?
- A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician be particularly alert for during her exam?
- When may confidentiality be overridden?
- A patient …. Which of the following electrocardiogram (ECG) changes should the clinician expect as a manifestation of the disease?
- The most cost-effective screening test to determine HIV status is which of the following?
- After 6 months of synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which of the following in the repeat thyroid studies?
- The vegetarian patient with gout asks the clinician about food that he should avoid. The clinician should advise the patient to avoid which of the following foods?
- A 64-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presents to the clinic with the complaint of “my feet feel like they are on fire.” He has a loss of vibratory sense, +1 Achilles reflex, and a tack embedded in his left heel. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment?
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