Gerontology class - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 6 Final Exam: NR568 / NR 568 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: a decrease in levodopa may what? Answer: improve dyskinesias Question: what do you avoid in older adult d/t cognitive impairments Answer: ACH Question: combining what two medication classes in early tx may delay motor complications? Answer: MAO-B...

ANCC Exam Questions and Answers In the early stages of iron deficient anemias, blood studies show: (a) macrocytic normochromic (b) microcytic hypochromic (c) normochromic normocytic (d) pancytopenic hypocytic - Correct answer (a) normochromic normocytic" "A 14-year-old, male patient has some general concerns about eczema, as his twin brother was recently diagnosed with this condition. The patient reports urticaria and a rash on his posterior knees bilaterally. The three factors that ...

NUR 550 Topic 8 Assignment; Benchmark - Diverse Population Health Policy Analysis Select a current or proposed health care policy that is designed to provide equitable health care for a diverse population. Create a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation discussing the health care policy and how it improves a specific population’s access to quality, cost-effective health care. Create speaker notes of 100-250 words for each slide. Include additional slides for the title and references. Include th...

A patient who has been in the intensive care unit for 17 days develops hyponatremic hyperosmolality. The patient weighs 132 lb (59.9 kg), is intubated, and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The serum osmolality is 320 mOsm/L kg H2O. Clinical signs include tachycardia and hypotension. The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner's initial treatment is to: A. reduce serum osmolality by infusing a 5% dextrose in 0.2% sodium chloride solution B. reduce serum sodium concentration by infu...

NUR 550 Topic 4 Assignment; Benchmark - Evidence-Based Practice Project; PICOT Paper Refer to the PICOT you developed for your evidence-based practice project proposal. If your PICOT required revision, include those revisions in this assignment. You will use your PICOT paper for all subsequent assignments you develop as part of your evidence-based practice project proposal in this course and in NUR-590, during which you will synthesize all of the sections into a final written paper detailing yo...

NUR 550 Topic 7 Assignment; Benchmark -Evidence-Based Practice Project; Literature Review The purpose of this assignment is to write a review of the research articles you evaluated in your Topic 5 "EvidenceBased Practice Project: Evaluation of Literature" assignment. If you have been directed by your instructor to select different articles in order to meet the requirements for a literature review or to better support your evidence-based practice project proposal, complete this step prior to w...

Exam 4: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: John is a 16-year-old boy who presents to the emergency room after hurting his knee in a football game. He described twisting his knee and then being unable to extend it completely. John tells the clinician that he heard a pop when the injury occurred and has been experiencing localized pain. The clinician suspects a meniscal tear. W...

Exam 1: NURS 620/ NURS620 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/Gerontology Health Care I Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: if rapid strep test is negative what is the first thing you should do? Answer: send out culture Q: when examining lab from a person with mono what would the NP expect to find? Answer: Lymphocytosis Q: EBV is transmitted through which route? Answer: oral pharyngeal secretions (saliva) Q: Sx of mono u...

Professor: Diane Berish, MA Class Time: Tuesday and Thursday 2:30pm – 3:50pm Office: 210D Upham Hall Phone: (513) 377-5126 Class Room: Upham 298 Email: (24-hour response time weekdays) Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10am-12pm or by appointment Course Description This course provides an overview of the processes of aging, with an emphasis on “big questions” such as why does aging matter, how do we study aging, why do people age in different ways, what are the diverse work and l...