A 28-year-old male with a past medical history of major depressive disorder, hypertension, insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus, and medication non-compliance presents to the clinic at the behest of his mother. The patient’s mother reports the patient remains in bed all day. She states that he was doing better for a period of time while taking his […]

An 8-year-old girl is brought to the hospital by her parents, who are concerned as their daughter prefers to be alone and has no friends. The child spends most of the time alone in her room, playing with a toy dinosaur. She immediately becomes agitated by loud sounds and does not like to be touched […]

Muhammad is a 6-month-old child who presented with tachypnea, marked retractions, listlessness, and poor eating and drinking. Nasal swab was positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and she was just admitted to the hospital. What nursing interventions would be most appropriate, assuming you have a physician’s order? Group of answer choices Provide strict isolation using […]

A 24-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with chronic, frequent, alternating episodes of decreased mood and marked irritability for the past 2 years. Her most prominent symptom is a depressed mood which generally lasts about a week and later switches to irritability and decreased need for sleep. She denies hair loss, constipation, […]

The ER nurse is taking care of a 2 year old child with a cough. The parents state that the child seems to be happy, playful, but coughing a lot at night. They also report URI like symptoms over the last 2-3 days. The child has a sat of 97% and is tachycardic at a […]

A 17-year-old man presents after being found unresponsive in his apartment. He was given naloxone intranasally in the field with no change in his respiratory or mental status. Vital signs are temperature 37° C (98.6° F), blood pressure 95/60 mm Hg, heart rate 102 bpm, respiratory rate 12 breaths/min, and SpO2 88% on room air. […]

A 17-year-old is seen in the ED and diagnosed with a bowel obstruction. Despite the nurse’s best attempt to explain the reason for a nasogastric (NG) tube, the adolescent refuses to let the nurse insert the tube. The parent’s approach is also ineffective. Which would be most appropriate for the nurse to do first? Group […]

Daiyu’s 5-year-old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the hospital for dehydration. Daiyu wants to stay overnight with her in the hospital, but the head nurse refuses her request. When Daiyu comes to you for help, you find out the hospital procedure for overnights, discuss this with Daiyu, and decide that […]

ML is a 50-year-old male who presents to your clinic with a history of smoking 2 PPD for the last 10 years. He has a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, gout, and anxiety. ML has tried quitting smoking “cold turkey” but has been unsuccessful thus far. He is interested in trying medication […]

CB is a 68-year-old male who smokes 5-10 cigarettes per day. He has a past medical history of coronary artery disease, severe COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. He presents to your clinic for a routine wellness visit and mentions that he is not interested in quitting smoking, is interested in cutting […]