NUR 203 Module C 2026/2027 | Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide | Questions & Answers

NUR,./203,./MOD,./C


A,./patient,./is,./admitted,./with,./uncontrolled,./atrial,./fibrillation.,./The,./patient's,.
/medication,./history,./includes,./vitamin,./D,./supplements,./and,./calcium.,./What


,./type,./of,./stroke,./is,./this,./patient,./at,./MOST,./risk,./for?



A.,./Ischemic,./thrombosis
B.,./Ischemic,./embolism,./
C.,./Hemorrhagic

D.,./Ischemic,./stenosis,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ B


Which,./patient,./below,./is,./at,./most,./risk,./for,./a,./hemorrhagic,./stroke?
A.,./A,./65,./year,./old,./male,./patient,./with,./carotid,./stenosis.
B.,./A,./89,./year,./old,./female,./with,./atherosclerosis.
C.,./A,./88,./year,./old,./male,./with,./uncontrolled,./hypertension,./and,./a,./history,./of
,./brain,./aneurysm,./repair,./2,./years,./ago.,./



D.,./A,./55,./year,./old,./female,./with,./atrial,./flutter.,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ C


You're,./educating,./a,./patient,./about,./transient,./ischemic,./attacks,./(TIAs).,./Sel
ect,./all,./the,./options,./that,./are,./incorrect,./about,./this,./condition:
A.,./TIAs,./are,./caused,./by,./a,./temporary,./decrease,./in,./blood,./flow,./to,./the,./brai
n.

,B.,./TIAs,./produce,./signs,./and,./symptoms,./that,./can,./last,./for,./several,./weeks,./t
o,./months.,./
C.,./A,./TIAs,./is,./a,./warning,./sign,./that,./an,./impending,./stroke,./may,./occur.

D.,./TIAs,./don't,./require,./medical,./treatment.,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
B,,./D


A,./patient,./who,./suffered,./a,./stroke,./one,./month,./ago,./is,./experiencing,./hearin
g,./problems,./along,./with,./issues,./learning,./and,./showing,./emotion.,./On,./the,./
MRI,./what,./lobe,./in,./the,./brain,./do,./you,./expect,./to,./be,./affected?
A.,./Frontal,./lobe
B.,./Occipital,./lobe
C.,./Parietal,./lobe

D.,./Temporal,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ D


A,./patient's,./MRI,./imaging,./shows,./damage,./to,./the,./cerebellum,./a,./week,./afte
r,./the,./patient,./suffered,./a,./stroke.,./What,./assessment,./findings,./would,./correl
ate,./with,./this,./MRI,./finding?
A.,./Vision,./problems
B.,./Balance,./impairment,./
C.,./Language,./difficulty

D.,./Impaired,./short-term,./memory,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ B

, A,./patient,./is,./demonstrating,./signs,./and,./symptoms,./of,./stroke.,./The,./patient,./
reports,./loss,./of,./vision.,./What,./area,./of,./the,./brain,./do,./you,./suspect,./is,./affecte
d,./based,./on,./this,./finding?
A.,./Brain,./stem
B.,./Hippocampus
C.,./Parietal,./lobe

D.,./Occipital,./lobe,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ D


A,./patient,./has,./right,./side,./brain,./damage,./from,./a,./stroke.,./Select,./all,./the,./sig
ns,./and,./symptoms,./that,./occur,./with,./this,./type,./of,./stroke:
A.,./Right,./side,./hemiplegia
B.,./Confusion,./on,./date,,./time,,./and,./place,./
C.,./Aphasia
D.,./Unilateral,./neglect,./
E.,./Aware,./of,./limitations
F.,./Impulsive,./
G.,./Short,./attention,./span,./

H.,./Agraphia,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ B,,./D,,./F,,./G


You're,./educating,./a,./group,./of,./nursing,./students,./about,./left,./side,./brain,./dam
age.,./Select,./all,./the,./signs,./and,./symptoms,./noted,./with,./this,./type,./of,./stroke:
A.,./Aphasia,./