Which dose of conjugated equine estrogen is the minimal effective dose to prevent osteoporosis?

The nurse practitioner is evaluating a patient diagnosed with stage C heart failure. Which of the following medications could the nurse practitioner safely add to the patient’s medication regimen?

A nurse practitioner preceptor and learner are discussing diuretics and where they affect the nephron. Which statement by the nurse practitioner learner indicates understanding?

A patient who takes aspirin daily is scheduled for surgery in one week. What action will the provider suggest to minimize the patient’s risk for injury?

A woman with a seven-month history of gastroesophageal reflux disease presents to the clinic. She is taking lansoprazole 15-mg tablet once daily and ranitidine 20 mg for breakthrough symptoms. Her symptoms are still present three to four days per week, and it is interfering in her daily life. She denies drinking alcohol or eating spicy food; she was adherent to her medication. An endoscopy evaluation reveals no ulcers or erosion. What is the best drug regimen for the patient?

A nurse practitioner is treating a patient diagnosed with severe hypertensive crisis. Which of the following medications dilates both arterioles and veins?

What is the difference between prednisone and dexamethasone?

The family nurse practitioner is aware that the following class of drugs is most likely to precipitate a hypertensive crisis in the older adult:

A patient comes to the rural clinic having taken an undetermined amount of heroin. Before transferring the patient to a psychiatric treatment facility, the family nurse practitioner anticipates the drug of choice for an opioid overdose is:

A patient with a history of coronary artery disease requires treatment for recurrent migraine headaches. Which of the following medications should the nurse practitioner not prescribe?