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ACUTE CARE NURSEPRACTITIONER
CERTIFICATION
Study Question Book
Second Edition
Edited by
Sally K. Miller, PhD, APN, FAANP
Associate Professor
Department of Physiologic Nursing
University of Las Vegas School of Nursing
Las Vegas, Nevada
75346_FMXx_Miller.indd 1 5/19/10 2:46 PM
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Acute care nurse practitioner certification study question book / [edited by] Sally K. Miller.—2nd ed.
p. ; cm.
Companion to: Adult nurse practitioner certification review guide / editor, Virginia Layng Millonig. 4th ed. c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-7534-6 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-7637-7534-7 (alk. paper)
1. Nurse practitioners—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Family nursing Examinations, questions, etc.
3. Nursing—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Miller, Sally K. II. Adult nurse practitioner certification
review guide.
[DNLM: 1. Acute Disease—nursing—Examination Questions. 2. Nurse Practitioners—Examination Questions.
WY 18.2 A189 2011]
RT82.8.A38 2005 Suppl.
610.7306’92—dc22
2010009347
6048
Printed in the United States of America
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, Contents
Preface v Chapter 4
Neurologic Disorders 17
Contributors vii
Ruth M. Kleinpell
Chapter 1
Health Promotion and Risk Chapter 5
Assessment for Age Cohort 1
Respiratory Disorders 25
Lynn A. Kelso
Lynn A. Kelso
Chapter 2
Chapter 6
Risk Factor Considerations and
Cardiovascular Disorders 33
Prevention 7
Candis Morrison
Lynn A. Kelso
Chapter 7
Chapter 3
Hematologic Disorders 41
Dermatologic Disorders 13
Ruth M. Kleinpell
Candis Morrison
iii
, iv Contents
Chapter 8 Chapter 14
Immunologic Disorders 45 Shock States/Trauma 91
Ruth M. Kleinpell Candis Morrison
Chapter 9 Chapter 15
Endocrine Disorders 51 Pain and Immobility 97
Candis Morrison Lynn A. Kelso
Chapter 10 Chapter 16
Gastrointestinal Disorders 57 Patient Education and
Nutrition 103
Ruth M. Kleinpell
Lynn A. Kelso
Chapter 11
Renal/Genitourinary Disorders, Chapter 17
STDs 65 Psychosocial Issues 109
Ruth M. Kleinpell Candis Morrison
Lynn A. Kelso
Chapter 12
Musculoskeletal Disorders 73 Chapter 18
Professional Issues and Trends in
Lynn A. Kelso
Advanced Practice 113
Chapter 13 Ruth M. Kleinpell
Common Problems in Acute
Index 125
Care 77
Candis Morrison
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