A client diagnosed with metastatic cancer is preparing for discharge. The physician orders morphine sulfate controlled-release tablets 100 mg every 12 hours as needed after discharge. What legal rights and responsibilities should the nurse address when teaching the client about morphine sulfate use? “You must avoid driving or other activities that require alertness while taking […]

A 17 year old girl has a 3 year history of MDD and intermittent suicidal thoughts. She discloses that she has new intermittent thoughts of cutting, and made one very superficial cut with her razor a week ago, following a fight she had with her boyfriend. She denies current acute suicidal ideation. What is the […]

A 37 year old female with history of normal development is now presenting to the clinic with complaints of irregular menses for the past 6 months. The cause of this is found to be polycystic ovarian disease. This is an example of: Group of answer choices primary amenorrhea – compartment 2 primary amenorrhea – compartment […]

Your patient has been diagnosed with syphilis. You have determined that it is a primary infection and have given benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units in a single dose. You have counseled the patient on appropriate follow up, reported the case to the public health authorities, and counseled the patient on notification of any sexual […]

A 16 year old female presents to the clinic with concerns of not having her period. She has normal secondary sex characteristics (pubarche and thelarche) but she has not started menarche. She is found to have a been born without uterine tissue. This is an example of: Group of answer choices secondary amenorrhea primary amenorrhea […]

A 14 year old female is presenting to the clinic with her parents. The patient has not initiated the process of secondary sex characteristics (pubarche and thelarche) nor the process of menses. The cause of this is found to be Turner’s syndrome with incomplete development of the ovaries and insufficient estrogen production. This is an […]

A 34 year-old women presents to the clinic with complaints copious foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Patient states that she has regular intercourse without the use of barrier contraception. Physical exam is significant for a friable/bleeding cervical os with associated bleeding and purulent discharge. There is no cervical motion tenderness, uterine tenderness, or adnexal tenderness on clinical […]

An 18 year-old male patient presents to the ER with sudden onset excruciating pain in the right scrotum following weight-lifting exercises. Patient states that he was at the gym working out when the symptoms appeared. This has been going on for the past 4 hours without relief. Physical exam demonstrates that the right testis appears […]

A 35 year old male with no past medical history present to the clinic with complaints of pain with urination, increased urinary frequency, and increased urinary urgency. Patient states that he regularly has unprotected intercourse. Physical exam is positive for purulent discharge from the urethral opening. There is no pain or physical abnormality of the […]

A 25 year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of infertility. She describes having irregular periods her entire life. Physical exam is significant for hormonal cystic-appearing acne along the jaw line and male-pattern facial hair. Lab results are positive for elevated levels of testosterone and the development of pre-diabetes. Ultrasound of the ovaries demonstrate […]