A 55-year-old woman has been experiencing upper abdominal pain for several weeks. She believes that she has gallbladder disease but is concerned because her mother died from pancreatic cancer. She visits her primary provider who prescribes diagnostic and laboratory studies. What members of the interprofessional health care team do you anticipate as being integral to […]

You were able to impute her 24-hour diet recall into a nutrition tracker and you realize that she is caloric deficient? What is her current BMI and why is it important to calculate this, especially given her diet recall findings? June is a 23 y.o. female college student who comes to you complaining of high […]

A 57-year-old man has been having symptoms over the past 2 months including burning discomfort or pain in his upper abdomen, nausea, and diarrhea. He thought that he had acid reflux with heartburn so he started an over-the-counter histamine antagonist. His appetite had decreased and he had lost several pounds. The patient’s physician performed a […]

After reading an online news article about the role of chewing gum in reducing postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery, the nurse searches Google Scholar to identify relevant research and background information on the subject. In further understanding that careful evaluation of the evidence retrieved from this source is required, which action will result in finding […]

A healthy patient who is having a routine physical assessment, complains of chest pain. What is the most appropriate rationale for setting this as a new priority for care, in this case? Question 10Select one: a. Pain, while a second-level priority, is always urgent in an otherwise healthy patient b. For a health patient, such […]

A recent study found that 83% of patients report poor communication as the worst part of their experience, demonstrating a strong need for clearer communication between patients and providers. AI technologies like natural language processing (NLP), predictive analytics and speech recognition could help healthcare providers have more effective communication with patients. AI could, for instance, […]

B. A director of nursing at a nursing facility is writing a new job description for a certified nursing assistant. They include the following information: the title, “Certified Nursing Assistant”; a requirement of current certification status; a licensed practical nurse degree from a credentialed program; tasks and responsibilities; performance criteria; and to whom the aide […]

An eight-year-old child is brought into the clinic by her mother. Each year in the spring, the child develops a runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing. She was treated in the past with diphenhydramine. But her teacher said it made her drowsy during school. She has no other medical problems and is not on any […]

When discontinuing an SSRI in an adolescent with major depressive disorder following 12 months of treatment, the highest risk of relapse occurs: A. In the first three months after discontinuation B. In the first six months after discontinuation C. In the first 12 months after discontinuation

A 23 year-old female is prescribed amoxicillin/clavulanate for a respiratory tract infection. Within a few minutes of taking the first dose of the medication, she develops acute shortness of breath and throat swelling, which requires emergency treatment. This reaction would be best described as a what type of allergy? Question 15 options: Type 1 (I) […]