Quiz_________________?
A 13-year-old female patient has been seen in a walk-in clinic following a blow to the head
from a fall during basketball practice. Which statement by the parent indicates the need for
further discharge teaching?
A. "I need to wake her up every 2 or 3 hours for the first 24 hours."
B. "I need to apply ice to the bump on her head for 20 minutes every hour for 72 hours."
C. "I need to check her pupils frequently with a flashlight to be sure her pupils constrict."
D. "I need to watch for any changes in the level of consciousness or vomiting for 48 hours."
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ANSWER✅
B. "I need to apply ice to the bump on her head for 20 minutes every hour for 72 hours."
Quiz_________________?
A client with a seizure disorder is being admitted to the hospital. Which should the nurse
plan to implement for this client? Select all that apply
A. Pad the bed's side rails
B. place an airway by the bedside
C. Place oxygen equipment at the bedside
D. place suction equipment at the bedside
E. Take a padded tongue blade to the wall at the head of the bed -
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, ANSWER✅
A. Pad the bed's side rails
B. place an airway by the bedside
C. Place oxygen equipment at the bedside
D. place suction equipment at the bedside
Quiz_________________?
A patient experienced injury to the spinal cord in the cervical region, with paralysis and loss
of sensory perception in both legs and both arms. What term is used to describe this
condition?
A. Paraplegia
B. Hemiplegia
C. Homoplegia
D. Quadriplegia -
ANSWER✅
D. Quadriplegia
Quiz_________________?
A patient has been diagnosed with a cerebral neoplasm. What are the symptoms of a
cerebral neoplasm?
A. Long-term memory loss and paralysis
B. Loss of muscle strength and paresthesia
C. Grand mal seizure activity and facial paralysis
D. Severe headache that wakes patient and visual problems -
ANSWER✅
D. Severe headache that wakes patient and visual problems
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, Quiz_________________?
A patient has had a left-sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which condition does the
nurse expect the patient to have as a result of the CVA?
A. Ataxia
B. Aphasia
C. Dyslexia
D. Quadriplegia -
ANSWER✅
B. Aphasia
Quiz_________________?
A patient has recently been diagnosed with MS. The family asks the nurse about the
common manifestations of the disease. The nurse is correct by identifying which as the most
common clinical manifestation of the disease?
A. Urinary incontinence
B. Weakness of the limbs
C. A loss of the sense of smell
D. Decreased intellectual function -
ANSWER✅
B. Weakness of the limbs
Quiz_________________?
A patient is admitted to a rehabilitation facility following a brain injury that has resulted in
dysphagia. While observing the patient and his wife, the nurse determines further
instruction is necessary if which activity is performed?
A. The patient sips from a cup rather than using a straw.
B. The patient sits in his chair for 45 minutes after each meal.
C. The patient tilts his head back when trying to swallow solid foods.
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