Samuel Merritt University

Exam (elaborations) Week 7 – Gynecology (GYN) and STIs Solved (NURSIN633) Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) 250mg IM x 1 and Azithromycin 1 g PO x 1 Flagyl (Metronidazole) 500mg PO BID x 7 days No treatment needed Diflucan (Fluconazole) 150mg PO x 1 The uterus should sound to cm when measuring for Mirena IUD insertion to allow for the arms to open and proper alignment to occur. 6-9 cm; measured and forgotten about. 6-10 cm; measured and documented in the chart. 1-3 cm; measured...

Exam (elaborations) Week 9 – Geriatric (GERI) SOLVED (NURSIN633) Week 9 – Geriatric (GERI) When prescribing medications to an 80-year-old patient, the provider will Review all patient medications at the annual health maintenance visit. Begin with higher doses and decrease according to the patient’s response. Consult the Beers list to help identify potentially problematic drugs. Ensure that the patient does not take more than five concurrent medications. An 80-year-old woman who live...

Exam (elaborations) Week 6 – Genitourinary (GU) Solved (NUR633) The provider is counseling a patient who has stress incontinence about ways to minimize accidents. What will the provider suggest initially? Voiding every 2 hours during the day A pregnant woman at 30 weeks gestation has proteinuria. What will the provider do next? Evaluate her blood pressure The provider is evaluating a patient for potential causes of urinary incontinence and performs a postvoid residual (PVR) test...

Exam (elaborations) Week 12 – Dermatology quiz solved. 100% correct answers(NUR633) When collecting a specimen to determine a diagnosis of tinea corporis, the provider will scrape which portion of the lesion? The active, leading border The papular lesions The area of central clearing The erythematous plaque A patient has a unilateral vesicular eruption which is described as burning and stabbing in intensity. To differentiate between herpes simplex and herpes zoster, which test will th...

Exam (elaborations) Week 11 – Neurology quiz solved. 100% correct answers (NUR633) Which symptoms may occur with Bell’s palsy? (Select all that apply.) Alteration in taste Drooling Inability to open the eye Correct! Decreased hearing Tinnitus A patient is brought to the emergency department after being hit in the head with a baseball. The patient is awake and talking, but is confused and disoriented and does not obey simple commands. The patient is able to point to the area of pain...

Exam (elaborations) Week 10 –Mental Health Conditions and Psychiatric disorders solved (NUR633) CNS stimulants cause increase alertness, excitation, and sometime euphoria. Stimulant drugs include the following: Cocaine, Amphetamine and Ecstasy Ectasy, Cocaine and Alcohol Naloxone, Benzodiazepines and Alcohol Benzodiazepines, Cocaine and Amphetamines A patient is diagnosed with panic disorder and begins taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication. Six weeks later, the pa...