Cindy is a 25y/o Hispanic female who presents to the clinic for her annual gynecology exam. She reports her last menstrual period a week ago. She is sexually active and does not use contraceptives. Today she has no complaints and refutes abnormal uterine bleeding. Cindy has never had cervical cancer screening and is not sure […]

Pain as a physical symptom may be more difficult to control because of unappreciated Social and Psychological Suffering. Ollie Green’s pain from cancer to the bone in his back and chest is not well controlled despite receiving a prescription for medication from his physician. Which of the following are examples of interaction of social and […]

What nursing considerations are important with seizure medications? Group of answer choices Cardiac rhythm monitoring should be done when initiating or changing dose to detect potentially serious adverse effects and to evaluate drug effectiveness. Patients should be advised that their stools may become dark, tarry, or green. This is not a concern The patient’s immune […]

A 49-year-old man resident in Maryland consulted for dyspnoea of great efforts of two months of evolution. His chest x-ray was taken showing cardiomegaly by enlargement of the left chambers and dilation of the left ventricle. Analysis of family history revealed that the patient lost his father of heart failure due to Chagas disease. Patient […]

The patient is a 32-year-old AIDS patient with a past history of Klebsiella pneumonia due to AIDS. The patient comes in today for a urinary tract infection due to E. coli. How is this coded? Group of answer choices N39.0, B96.20, B20 B20, N39.0, B96.20 N39.0, B96.20, Z21 N39.0, B96.20

The patient is a 32-year-old AIDS patient with a past history of Klebsiella pneumonia due to AIDS. The patient

Case study: Rose is a 42-year-old Hispanic woman who immigrated to the United States. She is educated at the master’s level and employed as an office worker. Rose had a stroke that left her with left-sided hemiplegia. She finds herself socially and physically isolated from family and friends as a result of living in a […]

Palliative care is more than just hospice care. Which of the following are aspects of the WHO definition of Palliative Care? Choose all that apply 1 point Palliative care is best given by one provider, because a team is too complicated. Palliative care affirms life and regards death as a normal process. Palliative care often […]

Mr. Ralph is an 18-year-old male who broke his radial bone in his right arm at football practice. He was placed on scheduled Norco 10/325 mg q6hrs for pain management until his surgery tomorrow afternoon. The pharmacy called the provider to let them know Norco 7.5 mg is on backorder. The attending physician asks pharmacy […]

The nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer who says she is scheduled for a procedure that involves “placing radioactive seeds in my breasts.” To which treatment option would the patient likely be referring? Brachytherapy External-beam radiation Systemic radiation therapy Chemotherapy