Nursing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Question: An eighteen-year-old patient presents with secondary amenorrhea. On physical exam, there is normal secondary sex characteristics in addition to the appearance of normal genitalia. Pregnancy has been ruled out through urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). Which of the following signs or symptoms would necessitate further evaluation in this patient? 2. Question: A twenty-two-year-old female presents with an initial onset of herpes simplex on the external genitalia. During the pati...

1. Question: A twenty-four-year-old female presents to the practice with a painless 2 cm, lobular mass in the right breast that is freely mobile and firm. This has been noted on self-breast examination, and she reports it has been unchanged for the past three months. The best course of action by the nurse practitioner would be to __________. 2. Question: The FNP knows there are a number of risk factors for breast cancer. Of the following conditions, which of them put the woman at higher risk for...

1. Question: The nurse practitioner is caring for a menopausal patient reporting vaginal dryness with intercourse. How would this best be managed? 2. Question: A sixty-five-year-old obese female with type II diabetes mellitus presents to your office with a complaint of vaginal itching and burning for two weeks. She has not been sexually active for five years. She has tried douching with an OTC cream with no relief. On physical examination, the vulva is deep red with some thick white adherent mat...

1. Question: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common pediatric urinary tract problems seen in primary care. Which of the following statements is not true regarding UTIs? 2. Question: Which of the following signs and symptoms is not associated with acute forms of glomerulonephritis? 3. Question: Anthony is a known asthmatic. He has symptoms three times a week but never more than once a day. Exacerbations affect his normal activities occasionally. He awakens with cough three to four tim...

1. Question: Denial of provider status is something that seriously impedes a nurse practitioner’s ability to practice. If that occurs, some steps one can take include: 2. Question: The phrase usual and customary refers to: 3. Question: An 81-year-old patient presents for a physical. She recently had a fall and now has problems walking up her stairs. The only restroom in the house is on the second floor. She also has a flight of stairs outside her house she has to navigate in order to reach st...

1. Question: A 55-year-old female presents to the clinic with complaints of left hand and wrist pain and swelling after a slip and fall on the ice yesterday. On examination, the clinician notes tenderness at the “anatomical snuffbox.” This finding most likely indicates which of the following? 2. Question: A 28-year-old male presents to the clinic for follow-up from the emergency department, where he was seen for right forearm pain 3 days ago. He works as a carpenter and is right hand domina...

1. Question: A 72-year-old male patient presents to the clinic for his annual physical. He states that he is worried because he only has a bowel movement every three days. How should the clinician respond? 2. Question: In a young child, unilateral purulent rhinitis is most often caused by: Group of answer choices 3. Question: A 38-year-old male patient has recently had an ileostomy for ulcerative colitis. Which self-care measures should the clinician teach him about to relieve food blockage? Gr...