You are an AGACNP who is called by a bedside RN to evaluate a 66-year-old male patient who had a near syncopal episode in the hospital. You palpate a radial pulse and note the pulse to be slow and thready. A bedside monitor is applied with the following rhythm:On exam the patient is profusely diaphoretic, pale, and blood pressure is 60/30. What is your best intervention at this time?

Interpret the following ABG: pH 7.20, pCO2 65 HCO3 24

Diagnostic criteria for statin therapy involves which of the following:

Regional ST-segment elevation with reciprocal ST-segment changes on an EKG for a patient with chest pain is a sign of:

You are an AGACNP working in a geriatric outpatient clinic and you are evaluating a 65-year-old male with a three-month history of painful and difficulty swallowing and unplanned 30-pound weight loss as well as “heartburn.” What is your priority intervention?

As an AGACNP you know the difference between the PSI/PORT and CURB-65 scores are:

You are an AGACNP working on a General Surgery Service and you are rounding on a 36-year-old female who was admitted under observation status for right upper quadrant pain with negative ultrasound. This morning her right upper quadrant pain is persistent and she continues to have nausea and vomiting. What is the most likely plan of care for this patient?

Which of the following patient scenarios with endocarditis are likely to warrant surgical intervention?

As an AGACNP you know the following about D-dimer assay is true in relation to thrombosis:

Which of the following patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia should be admitted to the ICU?