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NURl 242/l NUR242l Examl 4l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall
Nursingl Conceptsl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen

QUESTION
Strokel riskl factors

Answer:
HTN,l HF,l hyperlipidemia,l diabetes,l smoking,l chronicl AFIB,l obesity,l physicall inactivity



QUESTION
Transientl Ischemicl Attackl (TIA)

Answer:
briefl episodel ofl lossl ofl bloodl flowl tol thel brain,l usuallyl causedl byl al partiall occlusionl
thatl resultsl inl temporaryl neurologicl deficitl (impairment);l oftenl precedesl al CVA

ptl returnsl tol normall withinl 1l hour



QUESTION
reversiblel ischemicl neurologicl deficit

Answer:
(RIND)l -->Neurologicall deficitl similarl tol TIA;l DOESl NOTl clearl withinl 24l hours,l butl
eventuallyl will



QUESTION

,CVAl (stroke)

Answer:
cerebrall vascularl accident



QUESTION
ischemicl stroke

Answer:
al typel ofl strokel thatl occursl whenl thel flowl ofl bloodl tol thel brainl isl blocked,l canl bel
treated



QUESTION
hemorrhagicl stroke

Answer:
occursl whenl al bloodl vessell inl thel brainl leaksl orl ruptures;l alsol knownl asl al bleed,l
limitedl treatments



QUESTION
strokel assessment

Answer:
CTl scan
NIAHl strokel scale



QUESTION
alteplase

Answer:
TPA

mustl bel administeredl withinl 3l hoursl ofl strokel onset

,screening
-surgeryl withinl lastl 6l months
-anticoagulants

administeredl vial boulis
performl neurol andl vitalsl everyl 10l tol 15l minl duringl infusion
everyl 30l minsl afterwardsl forl atleastl 6l hours

ifl BPl isl 185/110
givel betal blockerl (labetalol)

discontinuel infusion
ptl reportsl severel headache
severel HTN
bleeding
N/V

calll neuro



QUESTION
strokel s/s

Answer:
aphasial (leftl side)
hemiplegia,l
hemianopsial (lossl ofl halfl ofl visuall field)
mentall changes
HTN
N/V
spaticall perpetuall deficitsl (rightl side)



QUESTION
strokel BP

Answer:
abovel 185l notifyl rapidl responsel andl PCP
preparel IVl antihypertensives

, avoidl suddenl dropl belowl 120l tol preventl ischemia
MAPl mustl bel abovel 60



QUESTION
aneuysm

Answer:
ballooningl ofl al weakenedl portionl ofl anl arteriall wall

fixedl withl surgery



QUESTION
AVl malformation

Answer:
congenital,l thel normall capillaryl bedl thatl existsl betweenl thel arteryl andl venousl
circulationl failsl tol developl inl onel partl ofl thel brainl andl existl asl al massl ofl thin-walledl
vesselsl carryingl bloodl atl arteriall pressure.l Thesel canl rupture,l causingl subarachnoidl
hemmorage

removedl surgically



QUESTION
thrombus

Answer:
stationaryl bloodl clot



QUESTION
Embolis

Answer:
movingl bloodl clot

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