Nr 566 week 6 discussion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 566 Week 6 Grand Rounds Presentation Part 1 – MENOPAUSE Grand rounds week six menopause When counseling patients who are going through menopause, clinicians should understand the benefits and risks of hormone therapy, nonhormonal prescription medications, and alternative treatments, and be familiar with the various delivery methods. Risks and Benefits of Hormone Therapy In 2002, the first Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial was published, causing patients and clinicians to ques...

1. Question: What are the mild symptoms of Alzheimer disease? Select all that apply. 2. Question: Melinda a 75-year-old Caucasian female was prescribed by her nurse practitioner Donepezil. Patient wanted to know which medication can interact with this medication. Which of the following medication can block the cholinergic receptors and reduce the therapeutic effects of Donepezil? 3. Question: A nurse practitioner is giving education to a patient that is recently prescribed with Tolcapone (Ta...

1. Question: A newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patient has been prescribed Rivastigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor; the nurse practitioner provides patient education about the recently prescribed medication. Which of the statement by the patient may alert the NP that the patient requires further teaching? 2. Question: Which of the following medications should not be used by a 29-year-old woman who does not desire pregnancy while taking antiseizure medication because it decreases the effectivenes...

1. Question: A patient returns to the office 3 weeks after starting a new antidepressant medication. She tells the NP, “I’ve been taking it every day like I’m supposed to and I don’t feel any different. I don’t think it’s working.” What would be the appropriate response? 2. Question: Match each medication used in the treatment of Parkinson Disease to its mechanism of action: 3. Question: Cholinesterase inhibitors are used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer Disease by increasing...

1. Question: Which of the following is not a severe symptom of Alzheimer’s disease? 2. Question: Which of the following statements made by the patient’s family indicates successful education for cholinesterase inhibitors? 3. Question: Select all that apply. Which of the following are appropriate treatment modalities for migraine headaches? 4. Question: What is an appropriate initial treatment for a patient with mild Parkinson’s? 5. Question: What is the Black Box Warning for Tolcap...

1. Question: A 73-year-old patient presented to the clinic with his spouse, who states that the patient has been showing signs of confusion, memory loss, and disorientation in familiar surroundings. The patient has been taking donepezil (Aricept) 10 mg, by mouth, once a day for 6 months. Because the patient’s symptoms have begun to worse, the patient’s spouse is requesting that the dose of donepezil be increased. What should you, as the Nurse Practitioner, tell the spouse? 2. Question: Wha...

NR 222 test 3 health n wellness Chapter 24: Older Adult Edelman: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is planning to write a grant for a health promotion project in the community. Which of considerations should the nurse make when determining the appropriate population for this project? a. The fastest growing population is children under the age of 12. b. The fastest growing population is young Black American adults. c. The fastest growing p...

NR 566 Week 3 Discussion and QUIZ {2020} Week 3 Quiz Question 1 1 / 1 pts Diagnosis of heart failure cannot be made by symptoms alone because many disorders share the same symptoms. The most specific and sensitive diagnostic test for heart failure is:    Complete blood count, blood urea nitrogen, and serum electrolytes that facilitate staging for end-organ damage.      Chest x-rays that show cephalization and measure heart size.   Correct!    Two-dimensional echocardi...

NR 566 Week 6 Grand Rounds Presentation Part 1 – MENOPAUSE Grand rounds week six menopause When counseling patients who are going through menopause, clinicians should understand the benefits a nd risks of hormone therapy, nonhormonal prescription medications, and alternative treatments, and be familiar with the various delivery methods. Risks and Benefits of Hormone Therapy In 2002, the first Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial was published, causing patients and clinicians to que...

NR 566 Week 2 Respiratory Treatments Discussion: Asthma (Original Post, Peer Responses) Asthma There are several subjective symptoms found in patients who present to the clinic with asthma. Some o f the subjective findings include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and complaints of chest tightness (AAFA, 2021). Objective findings of asthma can include low oxygen saturation, rapid respirations, and increased mucus with cough (GINA, 2019). Other objective findings include wheezing heard upo...