Neuromuscular Assessment

A client receiving sumatriptan (Imitrex) for migraine headaches is experiencing adverse effects after taking the drug. Which adverse effect is of greatest concern to the nurse? A) Chest tightness B) Skin flushing C) Tingling feelings D) Warm sensation - A) Chest tightness A client with Alzheimer's disease asks the nurse to find her mother, who is decreased. What is the nurse's best response? A. "Your mother died over 20 years ago." B. "I'll find your mother as soon as I finish passing meds." C. "What did your mother look like?" D. "I'll ask your daughter to find your mother." - C. "What did your mother look like?" A client with possible Alzheimer's diesease is scheduled to have a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. The daughter asks the nurse how this test is different from a CT scan. What is the nurses's best response? A) The PET scan is a newer test that can see the brain more clearly B) The PET scan provides information about brain function rather than structure C) The CT scan makes a lot of noise and the PET scan is quieter D) The CT scan requires a contrast medium to be injected and the PET scan does not - B) The PET scan provides information about brain function rather than structure A nurse assigned to the post-op care of a patient who has just had a lumbar puncture test understands that she must closely monitor the client for was complication? - leakage of the cerbral spinal fluid A patient enters the ER with left-sided weakness. It is suspected that patient has suffered a stroke. Wha