NR 508 Week 4 Midterm

Question 1: A patient who has primary hyperlipidemia and who takes atorvastatin (Lipitor) continues to have LDL cholesterol of 140 mg/dL after 3 months of therapy. The primary care NP increases the dose from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily. The patient reports headache and dizziness a few weeks after the dose increase. The NP should: a. recommend supplements of omega-3 along with the atorvastatin. b. change the atorvastatin dose to 15 mg twice daily. c. add ezetimibe (Zetia) and lower the atorvastati...

Question 1. (2 pts): Osteopenia is diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who has not had a period in 15 months. She has a positive family history of breast cancer. The primary care NP should recommend: a. testosterone therapy. b. estrogen-only therapy. c. nonhormonal drugs for osteoporosis. d. estrogen-progesterone therapy for 1 to 2 years. Question 2. (2 pts): A woman is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) that she continues to have severe morning ...

Question 1: A primary care NP is developing a clinical practice guideline for management of a patient population in a midsized suburban hospital. The NP should: a. use an existing guideline from a leading research hospital. b. follow the guideline provided by a third-party payer to help ensure reimbursement. c. review expert opinion and experimental, anecdotal, correlational study data. d. write the guideline to adhere to long-standing practice protocols already in use Question 2: A primary care...

NR 508 Week 4 Midterm (Version 3) Question 1: A patient who has primary hyperlipidemia and who takes atorvastatin (Lipitor) continues to have LDL cholesterol of 140 mg/dL after 3 months of therapy. The primary care NP increases the dose from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily. The patient reports headache and dizziness a few weeks after the dose increase. The NP should: a. recommend supplements of omega-3 along with the atorvastatin. b. change the atorvastatin dose to 15 mg twice daily. c. add ezetimibe...

NR 508 WEEK 4 MIDTERM (VERSION 2) Question 1. (2 pts): Osteopenia is diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who has not had a period in 15 months. She has a positive family history of breast cancer. The primary care NP should recommend: a. testosterone therapy. b. estrogen-only therapy. c. nonhormonal drugs for osteoporosis. d. estrogen-progesterone therapy for 1 to 2 years. Question 2. (2 pts): A woman is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) that she...

NR 508 Week 4 Midterm (Version 3) Question 1: A patient who has primary hyperlipidemia and who takes atorvastatin (Lipitor) continues to have LDL cholesterol of 140 mg/dL after 3 months of therapy. The primary care NP increases the dose from 10 mg daily to 20 mg daily. The patient reports headache and dizziness a few weeks after the dose increase. The NP should: a. recommend supplements of omega-3 along with the atorvastatin. b. change the atorvastatin dose to 15 mg twice daily. c. add ezetimibe...

Question 1. (2 pts): Osteopenia is diagnosed in a 55-year-old woman who has not had a period in 15 months. She has a positive family history of breast cancer. The primary care NP should recommend: a. testosterone therapy. b. estrogen-only therapy. c. nonhormonal drugs for osteoporosis. d. estrogen-progesterone therapy for 1 to 2 years. Question 2. (2 pts): A woman is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) that she continues to have severe morning ...

Question 1: A primary care NP is developing a clinical practice guideline for management of a patient population in a midsized suburban hospital. The NP should: a. use an existing guideline from a leading research hospital. b. follow the guideline provided by a third-party payer to help ensure reimbursement. c. review expert opinion and experimental, anecdotal, correlational study data. d. write the guideline to adhere to long-standing practice protocols already in use Question 2: A primary care...