Skylar is a 13 year old female. She loves to play the cello and is a talented musician. Skylar has difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. She worries about many things including her academic performance as well as her musical ability. Skylar is very conscientious and practices several hours a day. Prior to beginning her […]

A 65 year old Hispanic male Mr. M. was referred by the Dental clinic because of early evidence of periodontal disease. The patient has a family history of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and history of caring for his diabetic grandfather for many years. He described himself as an expert in diabetes because of the years […]

Ms. Smith is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working in an outpatient psychiatric clinic.  She is seeing Dale Knox, a 32-years old man for a psychiatric evaluation for the first time. Dale is currently separated from his wife, Sofie.  Dale and Sodie have been married for 9 years.  Dale has fully completed all of his pre-evaluation paperwork and […]

Megan is a 28 year old single woman who has been referred to you for evaluation. She tells you. “My doctors wanted me to see you because they think all my problems are in my head. They tell me they can’t help me anymore.” She tells you she has had abdominal and pelvic for about […]

78-year-old female c/o chest pain during an admission for a hip fracture. ​ ​ 1) A stat order is placed for “Troponin I HS Protocol”​ 2) Troponin I HS will be collected using proper PPID/PAID scanning procedure.​ 3) Trop I HS 2 hour and 4 hour orders will be placed automatically by the system. Select […]

A 16-year-old is brought into emergency after complaining extreme back pain and collapsing at a soccer game. She is confused and lethargic. Friends say she has been complaining about muscle pain and stiffness. They say her mother and grandmother both have severe osteoporosis. The girl has been taking steps to prevent the disease in herself […]

A 75-year-old client had surgery for a hip fracture yesterday. The client is under stress as a result of pain, sleep deprivation, and the hospital environment. The nurse caring for the client implements a proactive approach to pain management. Pain-management plans include communicating frequently to establish an acceptable pain rating, conducting hourly pain assessments, and […]

Scott is a 42-year-old cisgender man with a past medical history of hypertension and diabetes who presents with rectal pain, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, and constipation for 6 weeks. He has no known history of inflammatory bowel disease. He is sexually active with men only and has insertive and receptive anal sex without condoms. He takes […]

Liam, a Caucasian male, presents with his father with the chief complaint of diarrhea for the past 3 weeks. Liam is 41-months old and has previously had a benign medical history. Per Dad, the family was vacationing in the Outer Banks recently but seems to recall that symptoms may have started before they left for […]

Mrs. Choi asks you whether a team approach to her health concerns is better than having only one health care professional caring for her. Your response to best help Mrs. Choi understand about teams would be which of the following? Question 52 options: “I can arrange for the doctor to speak to you about the […]