The nurse receives a 12-year-old girl from the operating room after an emergent appendectomy due to ruptured appendix. Upon arrival to the postanesthesia care unit, the patient is drowsy, but arousable to voice; she was extubated in the operating room and is receiving oxygen by facemask at 40%. She has two peripheral IVs in her […]

Mr. Smith, a 57-year-old patient, presents at a health fair asking questions about the age-appropriate health maintenance and promotion considerations he should be concerned about. He stated that he only goes to his physician when he is sick and the last time he saw his physician was 2 years ago when he had a sinus […]

A 65-year-old previously well man presents to the clinic with complaints of fatigue of 3-months’ duration. Questioning reveals diffuse weakness and feeling winded when walking uphill or climbing more than one flight of stairs. All of the symptoms have slowly worsened over time. There are no other complaints, and the review of systems is otherwise […]

Ms. A. is an apparently healthy 26-year-old white woman. Since the beginning of the current golf season, Ms. A has noted increased shortness of breath and low levels of energy and enthusiasm. These symptoms seem worse during her menses. Today, while playing in a golf tournament at a high, mountainous course, she became light-headed and […]

5.2.4 The serum cholesterol levels of a population of 12-to 14-year-olds follow a normal distribution with mean 155 mg/dl and standard deviation 27 mg/dl (a) What percentage of the 12- to 14-year-olds have serum cholesterol values between 145 and 165 mg/dl? (b) Suppose we were to choose at random from the population a large number […]

1. John, a six-year-old boy, loves dogs. However, after being bitten by one, he starts to fear dogs. Which of the following is true in the context of classical conditioning? 2. Grayson’s dog salivates whenever he hears the refrigerator door open because he is accustomed to receiving food each time anyone opens it. Grayson tries […]

M.K. is a 41-year-old female who is started on an oral beta-agonist for asthma. While she was initially titrated to a stable response, her dose requirements have increased lately. Diagnostic tests have ruled out worsening disease. She is compliant with taking her medication. There are no known drug interactions. Her changing dose requirements are possibly […]

1. Define negotiation as it applies to patient education. 2. Explain how the change in the patient’s status through the years has affected patient education. 3. List the pros and cons of negotiation. 4. Describe the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract. 5. Discuss old age and the baby boomer. 6. […]

1. Assume the systolic blood pressure of 30-year-old males is normally distributed with an average of 122mm Hg and a standard dev of 10mmHg. Calculate the probability that the average blood pressure of a randomly selected 30-year-old male will be greater than 125 mm Hg. (nearest ten-thousandth)  

You are a healthcare administrator in a community with many devout Jehovah’s Witnesses. Many people in this faith refuse to receive blood transfusions. A mother calls your office to say that her 11-year-old son has been struck by a car, and asks for your reassurance that he won’t receive a transfusion if she brings him […]