74. A 70-year-old patient with a history of diabetes, hypert…

74. A 70-year-old patient with a history of diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and a new diagnosis of coronary artery disease, is being discharged. The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner teaches the patient that the first point of contact for health care needs is the:    

27. A 70-year-old woman presents to your clinic for routine…

27. A 70-year-old woman presents to your clinic for routine follow-up after an urgent care visit for an abscess on her buttock. After incision and drainage, she was prescribed clindamycin. Now, five days later, the surgical site is well appearing, but the patient has developed low-grade fevers, fatigue, and profuse, watery diarrhea about 12 times per day that is associated with sharp, crampy abdominal pain. Based on her history, you suspect C. difficile colitis. What is the first step in the treatment while awaiting culture results?

80. A 32-year-old patient who underwent an open splenectomy…

80. A 32-year-old patient who underwent an open splenectomy for a ruptured spleen is preparing for discharge. An adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner reviews the potential complications with the patient. The nurse practitioner emphasizes which instruction to the patient?  

66. Ms. T.G. is an 80 y/o female initially admitted to the I…

66. Ms. T.G. is an 80 y/o female initially admitted to the ICU for septic shock due to UTI. She developed acute respiratory failure and was intubated for airway protection. After 2 weeks on the ventilator she became febrile, tachycardic and tachypneic; Lactate was 3.1. You would prescribe