QUESTION An adult patient has a blood pressure of 145/90 mmHg. This is their first elevated reading and the patient is considered low risk per the cardiovascular risk score. How soon should the nurse practitioner reassess the patient’s blood pressure? ANSWER Reassessing Elevated Blood Pressure in Low-Risk Adult Patients: Best Practices Introduction When an adult patient presents with an elevated blood pressure reading, such as […]

QUESTION Let’s say the patient was previously taking Ritalin and now you are changing to Vyvanse. What education would you do for the parent and child to explain how the Vyvanse would make him feel versus the Ritalin? ANSWER Transitioning from Ritalin to Vyvanse: Education for Parents and Children Introduction When a child is prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as Ritalin, […]

QUESTION nurse 4325 garcia rac 2 Garcia, A. S., Carotta, C. L., Brown, R., Da Rosa, P., Pravecek, B., & Carson, P. (2021). Parenting stress, self‐efficacy and COVID‐19 health risks as predictors of general stress among nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 27(6), 1-9IWhich of the following best describes the research problem? ANSWER Analyzing the Research Problem in Garcia et al.’s Study on Nursing Stress […]

QUESTION Wayne is a 52-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse who presents complaining of a 3-day history of intermittent, severe, unilateral headache focused around the left eye. He says that he has been experiencing these headaches for several years, and they would appear for a few weeks in the fall and spring and then disappear. He denies nausea, vomiting, or photophobia with these […]

QUESTION The Physical Exam you perform is also guided by the patient’s age, medial history & complaints. Again, following system by system, what components of the physical exam are important here and WHY? Please include normal age-related changes you would expect to find. General Impression: VS: include BMI Skin Head Eyes Ears Nose Throat Respiratory Cardiac Peripheral Vascular Abdominal Breast Axilla Female Genitalia Male Genitalia […]

QUESTION HCTZ 12.5 mg po qd, Lisinopril 10 mg po qd, Fosamax 70 mg po q wk, Tylenol 325 mg 2 po tid prn, Pravastatin 40 mg po qd Please complete a medication reconciliation ANSWER Medication Reconciliation: Ensuring Safe and Effective Drug Therapy Introduction Medication reconciliation is a critical process in healthcare that involves creating a comprehensive and accurate list of all medications a patient […]

QUESTION Sally is a nurse working in long term care. She is taking care of Mr. Jones who has dementia. He is confused and agitated. He does not want to have a bath today and Sally decides that he is dirty and needs a bath. She puts him in restraints and when he grabs her, she slaps him. What is most likely to happen to […]

QUESTION Chapter 11 Case Study Vincent Valley Dental Pediatric Saturdays Vincent Valley Dental (VVD) is a comprehensive dental practice with 37 sites. VVD provides a wide range of services from preventive to specialty dental care. VVD has grown rapidly and is seeing a strong increase in the number of patients who seek its services. The areas VVD serves is also seeing strong population growth. As […]

QUESTION When reading a peer-reviewed journal article, the abstract provides you with an easily digestible review of a study’s major findings and of the framework the author is using to position her findings. ANSWER Unlocking the Value of Abstracts in Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Introduction In the world of academic research and scholarly communication, peer-reviewed journal articles are the bedrock of knowledge dissemination. These articles represent […]

QUESTION In the process of conducting a literature review, the nurse researcher is using studies written by the researchers who conducted the studies. This type of information source is known as: Evidence-based Primary Meta-analysis Secondary ANSWER Navigating Information Sources in Nursing Research: A Focus on Evidence-Based and Primary Sources Introduction The realm of nursing research is built on a foundation of evidence-based practice, where healthcare […]