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NURSG 674 Week 8 - Exam #2 (Covering Materials from Weeks 5 - 8)/NURSG 674 Week 8 - Exam #2 (Covering Materials from Weeks 5 - 8)

NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)/NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)

NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)/NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)

NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)/NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)/NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)/NURSG 674 Week 4 - Exam #1 (Covering Materials from Weeks 1 - 4)

NURSG 674 Week 8 - Exam #2 (Covering Materials from Weeks 5 - 8)/NURSG 674 Week 8 - Exam #2 (Covering Materials from Weeks 5 - 8)

Week 2 quiz .........Patients with pneumonia reports that he has rust-colored sputum. With pathogen should the nurse practitioner suspect? Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical description of mucus does not really help and clinical decision making regarding pneumonia, but certain clinical characteristics are associated with specific types of pneumonia. Scant or watery sputum is associated with atypical pathogens like mycoplasma and clamydophila. Thick, discolored sputum may be associated with b...

Week 9 – Geriatric (GERI) When prescribing medications to an 80-year-old patient, the provider will Review all patient medications at the annual health maintenance visit. Begin with higher doses and decrease according to the patient’s response. Consult the Beers list to help identify potentially problematic drugs. Ensure that the patient does not take more than five concurrent medications. An 80-year-old woman who lives alone is noted to have a recent weight loss of 5 pounds. She a...

Week 7 – Gynecology (GYN) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) When seen on a wet mount like the following, clue cells would indicate the treatment by which of the following? Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) 250mg IM x 1 and Azithromycin 1 g PO x 1 Flagyl (Metronidazole) 500mg PO BID x 7 days No treatment needed Diflucan (Fluconazole) 150mg PO x 1 The uterus should sound to ______ cm when measuring for Mirena IUD insertion to allow for the arms to open and proper alignment to occur. 6-...

Week 11 – Neurology Which symptoms may occur with Bell’s palsy? (Select all that apply.) Alteration in taste Drooling Inability to open the eye Correct! Decreased hearing Tinnitus A patient is brought to the emergency department after being hit in the head with a baseball. The patient is awake and talking, but is confused and disoriented and does not obey simple commands. The patient is able to point to the area of pain and opens eyes only when commanded to do so. Bystanders rep...

Week 10 – Mental Health Conditions and Psychiatric Disorders CNS stimulants cause increase alertness, excitation, and sometime euphoria. Stimulant drugs include the following: Cocaine, Amphetamine and Ecstasy Ectasy, Cocaine and Alcohol Naloxone, Benzodiazepines and Alcohol Benzodiazepines, Cocaine and Amphetamines A patient is diagnosed with panic disorder and begins taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication. Six weeks later, the patient reports little relief from...