An 18-year-old client, who is Chinese, comes into the clinic for a follow-up appointment following cardiac bypass surgery. The client’s father accompanies the client into the examination room. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse? 1. Ask the client’s father if he has any questions regarding his son’s condition. 2. Ask the client’s […]

Ms. Johnson, a 52-year-old woman, was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer and scheduled to undergo High Emetic Risk Chemotherapy (HEC) consisting of a combination of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. Given the high emetic potential of this chemotherapy regimen, the oncology team prescribed a triple therapy antiemetic regimen: 5-HT3 RA Steroid NK1 RA. Despite the triple […]

Lea Kilsey is an 64 year old mother of 3. She lives in Manchester with her husband. She currently works as an administrative assistant for a real estate company (Keller Williams). She self-referred to Caring connections, the community mental health agency in her area. Lea’s boss encouraged her to call. Lea Is normally a happy […]

An 84-year-old has been taking daily prednisone for over 12 years to treat polymyalgia rheumatica. Comorbidities include osteoporosis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, frequent UTIs, and glaucoma. Prednisone may be contributing to and or causing which of the following health problems? A. Osteoporosis, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia but not glaucoma. B. Osteoporosis and hypertension only. C. Osteoporosis and glaucoma […]

A nurse practitioner is assessing a 45-year-old White woman with a body mass index (BMIl) of 32 for a compliant of intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain over the past fen weeks that k precipitated by eating fried foods and peanut butter. On exam, the patient’s heart and lungs are normal. There is no pain […]