AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS ADVANCED
NURSING PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE
◉ When billing Medicaid, NPs get the authority to bill their services
from:
Answer: State and federal law
◉ You have initiated therapy for an 18 yom with acne vulgaris and
have prescribed doxycycline. He returns in 3 weeks, complaining
that his skin is no better. Your next action is to:
Answer: Counsel him that 6-8 weeks of treatment is often needed
before significant improvement is achieved
◉ For a Grade I ankle sprain, weight-bearing should be avoided for
at least:
Answer: 24 hours
◉ Hemoglobin A1c best provides information on glucose control
over the past:
Answer: 21-47 days
, ◉ 18 yom presents with periumbilical pain, vomiting, and
abdominal cramping over the past 48 hours. Physical examination
reveals rebound tenderness and laboratory analysis shows the
presence of bandemia and a total WBC of 28,000. To support the
diagnosis of acute appendicitis with suspected appendiceal rupture,
you consider obtaining the following:
Answer: CT scan
◉ 2 yof presents with a 3-day history of fever, crankiness, and
congested cough. Her respiratory rate is more than 50% of the
upper limits of normal for age. Tubular breath sounds are noted at
the right lung base. Skin turgur and normal, and she is wearing a wet
diaper. She is alert, resisting the examination as age appropriate, and
engages in eye contact. Temperature is 38.3. Her diagnostic
evaluation should include:
Answer: Chest x-ray
◉ Aortic stenosis in a 15 yom is:
Answer: A result of a congenital defect
◉ Which of the following laboratory tests can identify the causative
organism of bronchiolitis?
Answer: Nasal washing antigen test
◉ A Still murmur: