Stroke intervention - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exams A and B 2023 A+ l Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet. 1. Which type of atrioventricular block best describes this rhythm? A. First-degree B. Second-degree type I C. Second-degree type II D. Third-degree 2. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? A. Monitor the patient’s PETCO2 B. Obtain a 12-lead ECG C. Chec...

Orpington Prognostic Scale (OPS) correct answer: outcome measure specific to stroke that is predictive of discharge setting -4 domains: balance, cognition, motor, and proprioception -taken in 1st two weeks poststroke -inpatient or acute care Scoring: < 3.2 indicates discharge to home within 3 weeks of stroke > 5.2 requires long-term care, and a score Between 3.2 and 5.2 requires intensive rehabilitation corticospinal tract correct answer: integrity of which spinal tra...

Left Hemisphere (following stroke) correct answer: Aphasia Common (lack of expressive or receptive speech) Reaction is catastrophic Difficulty processing information in auditory modality Profits more from non-language cues such as pantomime, gestures, and visual images Left hemisphere normal correct answer: Dominant for language Analyzes Details Organizes data in conceptual similarities Uses reason and attention to detail Good at verbal memory Right Hemisphere normal correct answe...

ATI RN VATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019 FORM C 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|A GRADE(DOWNLOAD TO SCORE A) **A client is postoperative following a lumbar discectomy and is having difficulty voiding. The nurse should recognize that which of the following medications place the client at risk for urinary retention? Ketorolac Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Bethanechol (Urecholine) Tobramycin (Nebcin) **A nurse is caring for an older adult client in a long-term care facility who is disorien...

Left Hemisphere (following stroke) correct answers Aphasia Common (lack of expressive or receptive speech) Reaction is catastrophic Difficulty processing information in auditory modality Profits more from non-language cues such as pantomime, gestures, and visual images Left hemisphere normal correct answers Dominant for language Analyzes Details Organizes data in conceptual similarities Uses reason and attention to detail Good at verbal memory Right Hemisphere normal correct answers...

HESI EXIT Comprehensive PN Exam B Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)/ HESI Comprehensive B, Comprehensive Exam A, And 2020 exit v 2 The nurse is caring for a client with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who is receiving enteral tube feedings. Which task performed by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the nurse? A.Suctions oral secretions from mouth B.Positions head of bed flat when changing sheets C.Takes temperature using the axillary method D.Keeps head of bed elevate...

The nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which action would be considered to be a collaborative intervention? a. Decreasing perfusion b. Administering an osmotic diuretic c. Assessing orientation d. Assessing for edema correct answer: ANS: B Which assessment finding would be the earliest and most sensitive indicator that there is an alteration in intracranial regulation? a. Change in level of consciousness b. Inability to focus visually c. Loss o...

Final Exam: NUR176 / NUR 176 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Concepts of Adult Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse I Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Hondros Q: Nurse caring for patient with elevated ICP recently dx with a brain tumor. Using Tanner's model, which question should the nurse ask? Answer: Have you experienced any vision changes? Q: Patient receives 25 units of Lantus at 2100. What time would the LPN expect to see it start working? Answer: 2200 Q: Nurse finds a demen...

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Stroke Intervention Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Left Hemisphere (following stroke) ANS-Aphasia Common (lack of expressive or receptive speech) Reaction is catastrophic Difficulty processing information in auditory modality Profits more from non-language cues such as pantomime, gestures, and visual images Left hemisphere normal ANS-Dominant for language Analyzes Details Organizes data in conceptual similarities Uses reason and attention to detail Good at verbal memory Rig...