A 66-year-old woman presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of dyspnea, syncope, and palpitations. She believes she is having anxiety, but she has no history of mental health issues and is undergoing no major stressors. Which findings on physical exam would lead the NP to suspect atrial fibrillation?

A 52-year-old woman with a history of a bilateral oophorectomy presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain for 2 weeks. What is the best next step?

A 47-year-old male patient undergoing chemotherapy has a platelet count of 20,000 per microliter. Which of the following statements by the NP demonstrates correct education in regard to the low platelet count?

A 21-year-old patient with a history of asthma presents with sudden onset shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. Which characteristics would help the nurse practitioner make a differential diagnosis of an anaphylactic reaction?

A 48-year-old woman presents to the nurse practitioner with a history of nonspecific back pain between the lower rib margin and the gluteal folds for 3 months. She reports significant emotional distress and functional impairment related to this ongoing pain. She denies a history of injury or trauma to her back or neck. Which of the following is INCORRECT about chronic lower back pain?

A 35-year-old White man with a history of diabetes is scheduled for cataract surgery. He receives cyclopentolate hydrochloride (Cyclogyl) eye drops. The nurse practitioner knows the patient understands how to use the medication when he says:

The nurse practitioner is educating a 52-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

In which phase of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) does the client visualize the trauma along with a positive thought and then scan their body mentally to identify any tension within?

Which of the following characteristics would be expected of a patient with life-threatening asthma?

A 29-year-old female client with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is resistant to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) because she has heard that past traumas must be re-experienced. She said she avoids thinking about the trauma and does not want to re-live it. What is the most appropriate response?

A 56-year-old Black man presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of pain during urination, painful ejaculation, blood in his semen, and pelvic pain. The symptoms have been present for 2 weeks. How does this patient's race impact his possible diagnosis?