A 42kg patient is NPO X 24 hrs for a surgical procedure. How much glucose is this patient receiving in IV maintenance fluids of D5NS at 80 ml/hr. A 42kg patient is NPO X 24 hrs for a surgical procedure. How much glucose is this patient receiving in IV maintenance fluids of D5NS at […]

A 48-year-old executive, who is previously healthy, presents to his primary care physician with left-sided flank pain that he describes as gnawing and aching. His vital signs are normal. He finds it difficult to describe where the pain radiates, and holds his left flank, but says it hurts all over his left abdomen. He is […]

Patient was admitted from the nursing home in acute hypercapneic respiratory failure. She was also found to have pseudomonas pneumonia. Chest x-ray showed infiltrate in the right lower lobe. A PICC line was placed percutaneously into the left subclavian vein. The patient was maintained on mechanical ventilation and expired less than 24 hours after admission. […]

A nurse studies whether teaching a class to adults with diabetes about how to read food labels will improve glycemic control as measured by hemoglobin A1c. The nurse compares the groups receiving this education with a group getting usual care and then compares the HgbA1c at 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Match the […]

A 30 month old boy presents to the ED with history of excessive fatigue and noisy breathing. On further history, the family tells you he sleeps best when sitting on the couch with the TV on & has a history of tonsillitis. On exam, he is greater than the 95th %ile for weight and in […]

what doesResearch shows that social determinants are often clustered together and often correlated to specific patient demographics such as young, poor, and ethnic minorities, which places individuals and certain populations of people at greater risk of poor health outcomes

Patients with diabetes can present with polyuria.In assessment of patient’s risk factors should be donewith strong consideration even to checking glucose level.Other possible diagnoses include urgeincontinence and vaginitis.A urinalysis would show bacteriuria

The family of an anxious but alert and competent adult patient who asks a lot of questions tells the nurse to say the IV solution about to be administered is pain medication, and not chemotherapy. The nurse refuses because doing so would violate which ethical principle?

The nurse is reviewing the job description for an informatics nurse/informatics nurse specialist (IN/INS) job posting. Which of the following should be included in the description? Group of answer choices The IN/INS will assist with writing data security policies. The primary responsibility will include investigation of data breaches. The IN/INS will function as the lead […]

Which of the following is correct about the “Duty of Disclosure” for primary care providers as it related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine therapies? Group of answer choices Duty to disclose information about CAM therapies that are safe and effective Due to disclose personal biases related to CAM therapy Duty to disclose anecdotal patient reported […]