The most common bacterial agents responsible for pneumonia in older adults
residing in the community are:
1) Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
2) staphylococcus aureas and Haemophilus influenzae.
3) Psuedomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumonae
4) Legionnaires and streptococcus pneumoniae
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, 1) Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
A manifestation of autonomic neuropathy in a 70-year-old patient with diabetes
mellitus is:
1) tremors.
2) orthostatic hypotension.
3) hypertension
4) color blindness
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2) orthostatic hypotension
An 87-year-old long-term care facility resident was hospitalized for an abdominal
surgery procedure, and the incision has become infected with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The hospital is planning to return the patient to the
same facility, which has no private rooms. According to CDC guidelines, the
alternative placement would be to:
1) inform the hospital that the patient will have to go to another facility.
2) have the patient share a room with a resident who also has MRSA.
3) have the patient share a room with a resident who has VRSA.
4) Delay discharge until the wound is clear
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2) have the patient share a room with a resident who also has MRSA.
,According to the Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which of the
following is NOT a current recommendation guideline for preventive care in elderly
female patients?
1) Mammogram and clinical breast exams
2) Fecal Occult blood test and/or sig
3) Rubella serology or vaccination history
4) Pnuemo and influenza vaccines
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3) Rubella serology or vaccination history
A 57-year-old patient presents for a physical examination. The patient has been in
good health, takes no medications, has a family history of hypertension and heart
disease, denies alcohol use, and has never smoked. The patient's last tetanus booster
was 9 years ago. Which of the following vaccines is indicated at this time?
1) TD
2) Influenza
3) PNA
4) Hep B
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2) Influenza
A 35-year-old lawn maintenance worker presents reporting "something in my eye"
since the previous day. The eye was rinsed with over-the-counter eyewash, without
relief. The patient denies visual disturbances or drainage. In formulating a plan of care,
the nurse practitioner would FIRST:
, 1) send to ophthalmologists
2) florescreen staining
3) test visual field
4) prescribe eyedrops
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3) test visual field
Office spirometry performed with an albuterol nebulizer treatment can confirm a
diagnosis of asthma because it indicates:
1) a patient has pulmonary fibrosis
2) chronic carbon dioxide retension
3) if a patient has reversible airway obstruction.
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3) if a patient has reversible airway obstruction.
A 66-year-old patient presents with bilateral otitis media with effusion and white
patches in the mouth that do not rub off when wiped with a 4 × 4. The patient should
be evaluated for:
1) lichen planus
2) HIV infection.
3) lymphoma
4) Candida lingua
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residing in the community are:
1) Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
2) staphylococcus aureas and Haemophilus influenzae.
3) Psuedomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumonae
4) Legionnaires and streptococcus pneumoniae
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, 1) Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
A manifestation of autonomic neuropathy in a 70-year-old patient with diabetes
mellitus is:
1) tremors.
2) orthostatic hypotension.
3) hypertension
4) color blindness
Give this one a try later!
2) orthostatic hypotension
An 87-year-old long-term care facility resident was hospitalized for an abdominal
surgery procedure, and the incision has become infected with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The hospital is planning to return the patient to the
same facility, which has no private rooms. According to CDC guidelines, the
alternative placement would be to:
1) inform the hospital that the patient will have to go to another facility.
2) have the patient share a room with a resident who also has MRSA.
3) have the patient share a room with a resident who has VRSA.
4) Delay discharge until the wound is clear
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2) have the patient share a room with a resident who also has MRSA.
,According to the Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which of the
following is NOT a current recommendation guideline for preventive care in elderly
female patients?
1) Mammogram and clinical breast exams
2) Fecal Occult blood test and/or sig
3) Rubella serology or vaccination history
4) Pnuemo and influenza vaccines
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3) Rubella serology or vaccination history
A 57-year-old patient presents for a physical examination. The patient has been in
good health, takes no medications, has a family history of hypertension and heart
disease, denies alcohol use, and has never smoked. The patient's last tetanus booster
was 9 years ago. Which of the following vaccines is indicated at this time?
1) TD
2) Influenza
3) PNA
4) Hep B
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2) Influenza
A 35-year-old lawn maintenance worker presents reporting "something in my eye"
since the previous day. The eye was rinsed with over-the-counter eyewash, without
relief. The patient denies visual disturbances or drainage. In formulating a plan of care,
the nurse practitioner would FIRST:
, 1) send to ophthalmologists
2) florescreen staining
3) test visual field
4) prescribe eyedrops
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3) test visual field
Office spirometry performed with an albuterol nebulizer treatment can confirm a
diagnosis of asthma because it indicates:
1) a patient has pulmonary fibrosis
2) chronic carbon dioxide retension
3) if a patient has reversible airway obstruction.
Give this one a try later!
3) if a patient has reversible airway obstruction.
A 66-year-old patient presents with bilateral otitis media with effusion and white
patches in the mouth that do not rub off when wiped with a 4 × 4. The patient should
be evaluated for:
1) lichen planus
2) HIV infection.
3) lymphoma
4) Candida lingua
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