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WGU C458 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
WITH ACCURATE AND VE RIFIED 200
QUESTIONS COVERING P RINCIPLES
OF HEALTH PROMOTION, WELLNESS
STRATEGIES, PHYSICAL FITNESS,
NUTRITION, AND BEHAV IOR CHANGE
TECHNIQUES.
Question :You are treating a patient with acute anxiety
and she is having an acute attack in the office. The ANP
has knowledge that the fastest relief of symptoms is:
a TCA a beta-blocker a benzodizepine an SSRI
Correct answer:benzodiazepine
The fastest relief of anxiety symptoms will occur with a benzodiazepine. The other choices list agents that will
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require multiple doses for results. With daily continued use of benzodiazepines, the anti-anxiety effect may become diminished.
Question :A geriatric patient with cardiovascular disease
is in the office being counseled on lifestyle changes. The ANP knows that which of the following is the most important to include in this discussion?
"Control your hypertension, stop smoking, maintain a normal weight, and exercise regularly." "Have a yearly physical examination, increase fiber in your diet, and exercise regularly." "Maintain a normal level of serum blood sugar and decrease cholesterol intake." "Decrease smoking, increase vitamin supplements, and increase protein intake."
Correct answer:"Control your hypertension, stop
smoking, maintain a normal weight, and exercise regularly."
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All of these are important for the geriatric patient to decrease cardiovascular risk. Controlling hyperglycemia, high fiber intake, and vitamins all assist in maintaining a healthy lifestyle but do not help to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Question :You are seeing a female with inflammatory
bowel disease, known as IBD. The Adult Nurse Practitioner knows that if she orders a hemogram on this patient, which of the following results would be seen if the patient was anemic?
microcytic, hypochromic type macrocytic, normochromic type normocytic, normochromic type macrocytic, hypochromic type
Correct Answer:normocytic, normochromic type
Anemia is a common problem in IBD. The etiology is often from multiple causes. The anemia of chronic disease, a normocytic, normochromic anemia, is a result
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of inflammation of the IBD without blood loss. Blood loss would result in a microcytic, hypochromic anemia.The macrocytic anemias are a result of deficiency in vitamin B12 or other causes.
Question :Which of the following is the least likely risk
factor for suicide?
physical illness male increasing age black race
Correct answer:black race
Being of a white race is more likely to be a factor in suicide. Besides the other three choices risk factors