An 87-year-old client has a history of depression, hypothyroidism, and a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. The client’s adult child tells the health care provider that the client cannot participate in decision making about care because of the client’s age. How should the nurse proceed? Group of answer choices Use the client’s diagnosis and chronologic […]

Mary is a 35-year-old woman that has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Her labs today show a TSH of 20, MCV 78, MCHD 26, Ferritin 9, TIBC 418. She has a history of iron deficiency anemia for 2 months. Current medications include Kelp tablets daily, ibuprofen 400 mg daily as needed, and ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel one tablet […]

Bill is a 30-year-old male, who stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. His Body Mass Index (BMI) is 28.6, which classifies him as overweight. He works as a personal banker and has not made time for any type of planned exercise. His dad was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at age […]

Beth is a 16-year-old patient whose mother has brought her to the office because Beth is always complaining of being tired. Beth tells you that she has frequent headaches, and her feet are always cold. Her blood pressure is 100/64, and her heart rate is 84. When you ask if her menstrual periods are normal, […]

Joe is a 48-year-old male diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus for a year ago. He has controlled his blood glucose through dietary changes. He has hypertension and is currently on Lisinopril 20 mg po daily. He has no known allergies. His lab work includes these results: fasting BG is 225 mg/dL; HgA1C = 7.5%. […]

Jared works as a certified nursing assistant at a large long-term care facility. The facility offers numerous continuing education programs, some of which are brief and others that meet over the course of a month. By participating in the classes that interest him, Jared has no difficulty acquiring the 12 hours of continuing education required […]

The patient is a 4-year-old female, presents with bilateral AOM. The parents inform the nurse practitioner that she has taken amoxicillin within the past 30 days for the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis. What would be the most appropriate action by the nurse practitioner? The patient is a 4-year-old female, presents with bilateral AOM. The parents […]

The patient is a 5-year-old male who has recently received amoxicillin for the treatment of AOM. However, re-evaluation reveals no symptomatic improvement after 72 hours (the patient’s mother still reports irritability, fussiness, fever, decreased appetite and poor sleeping habits). The nurse practitioner determines the causative bacteria may be resistant to the current therapy. What should […]

Jessica is a 32-year-old female who as pointed in the case scenario, was recently diagnosed with ADHD. The patient struggles with completing tasks at work, is easily distracted, and frequently engages in conversations with colleagues, which interrupts their work. While alpha-adrenergic agonists like clonidine and guanfacine are sometimes used in the treatment of ADHD, there […]

ur patient is a 54-year-old male who has recently completed a round of chemotherapy following successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. He complains of a stiff neck, severe headache, and chronic nausea. On taking a history of recent events, you discover his hobby is to race homing pigeons. You suspect meningitis […]