Immunizations offered routinely to patients 65 years of age and older are:

The father of Justin, a 6-month old boy, cut his first tooth this month. His dad asks about when Justin will have all his baby teeth. The Nurse Practitioner’s best response is that by age _______ months, all primary (deciduous) teeth should be present.

You are seeing a child who is able to hop on one foot, draw a person with 2 body parts, has a vocabulary of 300-500 words, is potty trained during the day, and can also recite a few short nursery rhymes from memory. This child is:

Peter is a 13-year-old who is at the urgent care clinic this evening for a rash that came on “suddenly.” He states that he was outside earlier today with his friends after school hiking at the state park for a few hours after school. After coming into contact with grasses, plants, and trees, he developed an itchy circular rash over his arms, legs, and back. He describes a sudden generalized eruption with severe itching. He denies any other symptoms. His vital signs are normal. Upon physical examination you note the following rash (see photo below). What should be included in your treatment plan as first line therapy?

Mark is a 46-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. He presents to the primary care clinic with a recurring rash that has lasted “several years.” He states that the rash consists of lesions that are scaly and silvery in color. He describes that if he tries to remove a scale over the rash, he notices bleeding. The skin lesions occur on his elbows, knees, and gluteal cleft frequently and come and go over several months with no apparent trigger. He denies fever, chills, nausea, or sweating. Mark’s temperature today is 98.4 F, Pulse rate= 84, Resp rate= 16, and B/P today is 134/84. Physical exam reveals a silver, scaly plaque that is over his elbows and knees. What is the treatment for his rash?

The parents of a 12-year-old with Cerebral Palsy (CP) are advised to begin swim therapy for the child. The FNP recommends this therapy knowing it is an example of:

Tasha, A 24-year-old female, presents to your clinic this morning with fatigue, headaches and diffuse joint pain. She says it started a couple of days ago. She says that she just returned back from a short trip to visit her boyfriend in Pennsylvania. She says they spent three days in the woods camping “under the stars in a tent.” She denies any past medical history, is a non-smoker, and denies street drugs or alcohol use. Her physical exam demonstrates the skin lesion shown below (see photo). If diagnostic tests are positive for the likely differential diagnosis, what is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?

A 6-year-old boy presents with a rash of 2-weeks duration on his hands, arms, trunk, and genitalia. The rash is intensely pruritic, especially at night. Two older siblings have a similar rash. The child is afebrile. Examination was normal except for assorted papules, vesicles, and pustules, some in linear array (especially at the web spaces of the fingers) and some with excoriations at the web spaces of the fingers, palms, soles, flexion creases of the elbows, trunk, and genitalia. Optimal treatment consists of antiprutitics and what else?

Which glial cell is responsible for producing myelin in the peripheral nervous system?

You are the nurse practitioner at a school-based primary care clinic. You have a 7th grader who comes to the clinic itching her head. She says that it is particularly itchy behind her ears. You note nits in the hair and a Wood’s lamp identifies bright white nits. The mother is very upset about this because she feels like she is not taking good care of her daughter. Which of the following would be included in your teaching plan for the mom and daughter?