QuestionWeek 8 quiz question 1. Which of the following best describes the pain associated with osteoarthritis?Constant, burning, and throbbing with an acute onsetDull and primarily affected by exposure to cold and barometric pressure begins upon arising and after prolonged weight-bearing and/or use of the joint begins in the morning and limits continued ambulationQuestion 2. Your […]

A 17-year-old male presents with a complaint of a red, itchy rash over his torso and back x 1 week, which is keeping him up at night. He denies sick exposures or a recent visit to wooded areas. He denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies. 1-In order of importance, describe three (3) questions that […]

1. Stephane, a 15-year-old Haitian refugee who is living at a center for children of refugees has a severe cough and fever. She is curled up in a corner of the community room wrapped in a towel. She looks like she has been crying. How can the nurse ensure culturally competent care? List three priorities […]

An 89-year-old female complains of a “stabbing chest pain” and points to the area just below her scapula at the right mid-clavicular line. She states that she had an upper respiratory infection last week that “just seems to hang on.” She has no other complaints. 1- In order of importance, describe three (3) questions that […]

A 52-year-old woman complains that she has been missing days of work almost every week. She states she is neglecting her family, and she is sleeping during the day but cannot sleep at night. She denies other health problems, medication, or environmental allergies. 1- What are some clinical assessment tools or techniques that you could […]

Jacob is an 87-year-old with bipolar I disorder. He came to the United States from Poland in 1937. He was institutionalized for 2 years in a large mental health facility; currently, he lives in a community mental health center (transitional housing). a. Identify three questions that would be important to ask Jacob on your first encounter. […]

Stephane, a 15-year-old Haitian refugee who is living at a center for children of refugees has a severe cough and fever. She is curled up in a corner of the community room wrapped in a towel. She looks like she has been crying. How can the nurse ensure culturally competent care? List three priorities for the nurse […]

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 […]