The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of the hands to evaluate:
cerebellar functioning
cognitive functioning
reflex arc functioning
stereognostic functioning correct answerscerebellar functioning
After determining that a two-and-half-year-old ...
After determining that a two-and-half-year-old patient has a lead level of 16 mcg/dL, the family nurse
practitioner:
repeats a blood test within one week to one month.
advises the parent to avoid giving the patient bottles of whole milk.
consults with a physical therapist for muscle strengthening.
orders an increase of iron supplements to 6 mg/kg per day divided in two doses. correct answersconsults
with a physical therapist for muscle strengthening.
A 38-year-old patient who is Vietnamese tells the family nurse practitioner that their parent died in their
40s from liver cancer. The nurse practitioner assesses that the patient is at risk for:
hepatitis B.
malaria
tularemia
tyrosinemia correct answershepatitis B.
A 40-year-old patient has had a generalized, nonpruritic skin eruption with intermittent exacerbations
over the past 10 years. Currently, a well-circumscribed erythematous plaque appears over the patient's
left gluteal fold are The lesion is covered with scales and has some fissuring. The family nurse
practitioner makes a diagnosis of:
, psoriasis
atopic dermatitis
ichthyosis
tinea corporis correct answerspsoriasis
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
long latency period between exposure and disease development.
confidentiality of the information within company records.
inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
reliance on workers' memories. correct answerslong latency period between exposure and disease
development.
A patient who had a total gastrectomy one year ago reports a sore mouth, indigestion, and tingling in the
lower extremities. Which test does the family nurse practitioner order?
Complete blood count.
Blood urea nitrogen level.
Liver Function study.
Thyroid function study. correct answersComplete blood count.
A 42-year-old patient with epistaxis, dilated pupils, tachycardia, and mild euphoria shows symptoms
associated with the use of:
cocaine
alprazolam
morphine sulfate
oxycodone hydrochloride correct answerscocaine
During cardiac auscultation, a soft first heart sound with a holosystolic apical murmur that radiates to
the left axilla suggests:
mitral regurgitation
aortic stenosis
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