A 28 year-old client is recovering from her third consecutive spontaneous abortion in two years. When planning nursing care for this client, the nurse understands that the most therapeutic intervention would be to: Group of answer choices Focus on the client’s physical needs Encourage the client to verbalize her feelings about the loss Remind the […]
ICD 10 code for The patient is a 57-year-old male was seen in the office for a regular follow-up appointment for the management of secondary diabetes mellites and his insulin dosage. The AccuChek performed in the office a result of 400. The patient stated his glucose is usually over 300 when he checks it at […]
Mr. Johnson, a 55-year-old male, presents to the cardiology clinic with complaints of shortness of breath and fatigue during physical activities. He has a history of hypertension and was recently diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Considering potential therapeutic strategies, which intervention could improve cardiac function in HFrEF by modulating (i.e., reducing) […]
J.B. is a 73 year old widow, living alone in an urban area. It has been almost 3 years since her husband died, and J.B. has worked through her grief, settled his affairs, and is ready to move forward with her life. She has no children. Her sister lives in another state. J.B. has some […]
A 26-year-old woman presents with suicidal ideation. She exhibits a depressed mood and has had a lack of pleasure in activities, insomnia, guilt, weight loss, and poor concentration. She has attempted suicide in the past and continues to consider self-harm. Three months ago, she had an episode of increased energy, grandiosity, promiscuity, flight of ideas, […]
A 22-year-old woman presents in clinic to follow up on a recent diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. She started taking sertraline 25 mg per day for a week and then titrated up to 50 mg per day for the next five weeks. She hasn’t noticed any symptom improvement. Which of the following is the best […]