The AG-ACNP is caring for a 58-year-old male patient who was recently diagnosed with CAD after having an ST-segment myocardial infarction. Based on the 2018 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol, which option for statin therapy would be most appropriate for this client when planning for hospital discharge?

Which of the following is a primary goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy, CBT?

A nurse admitting a 76-year-old patient to the unit carefully documents the appearance of a Stage III pressure ulcer and informs the charge nurse because:

An NP is called to assess a 76-year-old female patient who has a known history of systolic heart failure. The patient is being admitted to the hospital with complaints of couch orthopnea and declining activity tolerance. Oxygen saturations are lower than her usual baseline and a chest x-ray demonstrates pulmonary venous hypertension.  Which is the initial intervention in the treatment of this patient?

A 65-year-old female is scheduled for spinal surgery. She has a past medical history of CAD and HTN, atrial fibrillation. Her pre-op CXR is shown below. CXR4.jpg Which of the following is most helpful in predicting her risk of postoperative of respiratory failure?

Which of the following is true regarding symptomatic bradycardia?

An intubated patient is receiving enteral nutrition. Today she has a new onset fever, leukocytosis, and increased sputum production. Chest x-ray demonstrates right lower lobe (RLL) infiltrate. Which of the following interventions is most beneficial to decrease the incidence of this complication?

T or F According to the Basis for Final Grade, “Exams” account for 45% of the final grade. (The answer to this question can be found under the “Basis for Final Grade” section in the syllabus.)  

Which nursing intervention is the best and should be use by the psychiatric nurse with a client progressing to the crisis phase?

A 38-year-old, 155 cm, 50 kg, previously health female presents to the ICU with altered mental status, tachycardia, hypotension, and high fever. She is intubated for airway protection. Her laboratory test results reveal a markedly elevated T3 and T4 level with a decrease in thyroid-stimulating hormone level consistent with thyroid storm. Her arterial blood gas shows a pH of 7.24, PaO2 of 80, PaCO2 of 52, and HCO3 of 22. Her ventilator settings are volume control, tidal volume of 350 mL, respiratory rate of 14, positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 5, FiO2 of 50%. Which of the following is the next appropriate step in management?