MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ONCOLOGIC OR DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
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MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ONCOLOGIC OR DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ONCOLOGIC OR DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ONCOLOGIC OR DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
management of patients with oncologic or degenerat
management of patients with oncologic or degenera
management of patients with oncologic or degenerat
management of patients with oncologic or degener
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MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH
ONCOLOGIC OR DEGENERATIVE
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
1. (see full question) A client is suspected of having amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS). To help confirm this disorder, the nurse
prepares the client for various diagnostic tests. The nurse expects the
physician to order:
You selected: electromyography (EMG).:
2. (see full question) A 17-year-old adolescent with a history of
muscular dystrophy is admitted with aspiration pneumonia. The
nurse asks the parents if the client has an advance directive. Which
response by the parents leads the nurse to believe that the parents
don't understand the severity of the client's medical condition?
You selected: "He is only 17. He doesn't need an advance directive.":
3. The nursing instructor gives their students an assignment of making
a plan of care for a client with Huntington's disease. What would be
important for the students to include in the teaching portion of the
care plan?
You selected: How to facilitate tasks such as using both hands to hold a
drinking glass:
4. A patient has recently been diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma.
The nurse helps the patient understand that:
You selected: Hearing loss usually occurs.:
5. Question 5:
,(see full question) Which patient will the nurse assess for degenerative
neurologic symptoms?
You selected: The patient with Huntington disease:
6. (see full question) Which of the following is the only known risk
factor for brain tumors?
You selected: Ionizing radiation:
7. (see full question) A client has undergone surgery for a spinal cord
tumor that was located in cervical area. The nurse would be
especially alert for which of the following?
Correct response: Respiratory dysfunction:
8. Question 8:
(see full question) A nurse assesses a patient who has been diagnosed
with having a pituitary adenoma that is pressing on the third ventricle.
The nurse looks for the associated sign/symptom. What is that
sign/symptom?
9. (see full question) A client with cerebral metastasis suddenly
experiences a seizure for which phenytoin 10 mg/kg intravenously is
ordered as an initial loading dose. The client weighs 165 pounds.
How many milligrams of phenytoin should the client receive? Enter
the number ONLY.
Correct response: 750:
, 10. (see full question) A 37-year-old mother of three has just been
diagnosed with a grade I meningioma. As part of patient education,
the nurse tells the patient that:
Correct response: Growth is slow and symptoms are caused by
compression rather than tissue invasion.:
11. The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of self-care deficit,
bathing related to motor impairment and decreased cognitive
function for a client with cerebral metastasis. Which outcome would
the nurse most likely identify on this client's plan of care?
Correct response: Client participates in daily hygiene activities with
assitive devices.: 12. Question 2:
(see full question) The patient with a brain tumor may be at increased
risk for aspiration. The most important nursing intervention includes
which of the following.
You selected: Evaluation of gag reflex and ability to swallow:
13. A client has just returned from surgery after undergoing a lumbar
laminectomy. Which of the following would be most important to
do when positioning the client in bed?
Correct response: Using a logrolling motion to change positions:
14. Which of the following diseases is associated with decreased levels
of dopamine due to destruction of pigmented neuronal cells in the
substantia nigra in the basal ganglia of the brain?
You selected: Parkinson's disease:
15. A nurse is providing care to a client with Parkinson's disease. The
nurse understands the the client's signs and symptoms are related
to a depletion of which of the following? You selected: Dopamine:
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