A 35-year-old patient presents to the urgent care with concern that she may have a skin infection. Which of the following patient responses/exam findings will help the MOST in distinguishing between folliculitis and cellulitis?

When should a nurse practitioner (NP) consider referring a patient to a specialist or another healthcare provider?

A female patient with asthma reports that over the past month, she wakes up 1-2 times per week short of breath and needing to use her rescue inhaler. She also reports shortness of breath interfering with daily activities several times per week. She is able to talk in full sentences and have a mild wheeze on auscultation. Is the patient’s asthma:

A patient is complaining of ‘vision changes’. When asking the patient about his symptoms he reports floaters, flashes of light, and a loss of parts of a visual field. As an FNP you know that ____ are a common symptom of both retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage. However, on physical examination you expect to see ____ because of the reported flashes of light and loss of a visual field.

You are seeing a patient with a history of allergic rhinitis for their annual physical. During your review of systems, your patient notes that he has had a ‘drippy’ nose over the past few weeks. On physical exam, you expect to find:

A 52-year-old patient presents at the clinic for follow-up of a new hypertension diagnosis. 2 weeks ago, the patient was started on lisinopril 10mg daily.  Today their blood pressure in the clinic was 149/90 and 146/88 on recheck. The patient is taking his medication as prescribed. During today’s visit, you anticipate to:

How did the paper airplane assignment you completed in this course demonstrate the Design Thinking approach?   [Note: write about the different phases or on all of the different modes in your answer. If you don’t remember the phases or modes, describe them as best you can for potential partial credit.] If you didn’t complete the paper airplane assignment – the instructions are below for you to review before you answer the question. Gather the following materials: One 8 1/2 inch piece of paper (regular weight). One pair of scissors. (regular tape as needed) Create your paper airplane using the paper. Note: You may cut the piece of paper and tape together different pieces of the paper as needed.  NOTE: You may conduct research on the Internet to come up with a design. You can also try out several designs (just use a new piece of paper) or make modifications to your paper airplane after trying out the design (but do not use more than the one piece of paper). Fly your paper airplane. Practice several times. The airplane should perform one of the following either indoors or outdoors: One or more loops before hitting the ground. A loop is considered one full circle. At least one second in the air before hitting the ground. Create a video of your paper airplane flying. You may try to record the video yourself or ask a person inside of your household bubble to record it while you fly the paper airplane.  Upload the video to this discussion forum.    6. Answer the following questions in the same discussion board posting: Did you research your design? Did you try multiple designs or make any modifications to your initial product design after trying it out? If yes, how many designs did you try and/or what modifications did you make? How many times did you practice to get the performance you desired for the video? 

A 3-month-old infant presents to the clinic for their wellness check, but the parents note that the infant is not feeding well from the bottle or breast. On exam, you note that the infant has dropped from 86th percentile weight at birth to the 6th percentile. You also note that the infant is using accessory muscles to breathe. You suspect the infant may have cystic fibrosis and order a chest x-ray. Which of the following findings would help confirm the diagnosis?

A 24-year-old patient presents for a consultation regarding depression. The patient is regularly seen by a mental health counselor and during their most recent sessions, they’ve discussed some of the benefits of antidepressant medication. The patient would like to discuss options for medical management of her depression. Prior to initiating therapy with an SSRI, you decide to get an EKG. You know it is important to evaluate the patient for:

A 72-year-old patient presents with complaints of blurry vision, difficulty seeing at night, and increased sensitivity to glare. The patient mentions that their vision seems to be getting progressively worse, especially when driving at night. On physical examination, you note that the eye appears _____. Based on these findings, you believe the patient most likely has _____.