57- STROKE EVOLVE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2025

57: STROKE EVOLVE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025

ARnurseRisRexplainingRtheRNationalRInstitutesRofRHealthRStrokeRScaleR(NIHSS)RtoRaRgraduateRnurse.RWhich
RstatementRbestRindicatesRthatRtheRgraduateRnurseRunderstandsRtheRpurposeRofRperformingRtheRNIHSS?



1


"TheRNIHSSRhelpsRpreventRaRsecondRstroke."
2


"TheRNIHSSRevaluatesRtheReffectsRofRaRstroke."
3


"TheRNIHSSRisRusedRprimarilyRforRresearchRdataRcollection."
4


"TheRNIHSSRisRanRinvasiveRprocedureRthatRmeasuresRstrokeRseverity."R-RcorrectRanswer-2


"TheRNIHSSRevaluatesRtheReffectsRofRaRstroke."


TheRNIHSSRisRanRassessmentRtoolRthatRevaluatesRtheReffectsRofRaRstrokeRinRtheRareasRofRlevelRofRconscious
nessR(LOC)RandRmotor/sensoryRfunction,RandRmeasuresRstrokeRseverity.RItRisRnotRanRinvasiveRprocedure,Rb
utRanRassessmentRthatRtheRhealthRcareRteamRmemberRperforms.RItRhasRnoReffectRonRpreventingRaRsecondRstr
oke.RAlthoughRtheRdataRgainedRfromRtheRNIHSSRassessmentRmayRbeRusedRinRresearch,RtheRprimaryRpurpos
eRisRforRtheRassessmentRofRtheRpatientRexperiencingRtheRstroke


ARpatientRisRsuspectedRofRhavingRaRsubarachnoidRhemorrhage.RForRwhichRdiagnosticRtestRwillRtheRnurseRpr
epareRtheRpatient,RasRtheRmostRreliableRdiagnosticRstudyRtoRidentifyRtheRsourceRofRsubarachnoidRhemorrhag
e?
1


CardiacRimaging

,2


CerebralRangiography
3


MagneticRresonanceRangiography
4


ComputedRtomographyRangiographyR-RcorrectRanswer-2


CerebralRangiography


isRtheRmostRreliableRdiagnosticRstudyRtoRidentifyRtheRsourceRofRsubarachnoidRhemorrhage.RThisRtestRhelpsRi
dentifyRcervicalRandRcerebrovascularRocclusions.RCardiacRimaging,RmagneticRresonanceRangiography,RandR
computedRtomographyRangiographyRareRnotRasRdefinitiveRforRidentifyingRtheRsourceRofRsubarachnoidRhem
orrhage.


TheRnurseRisRpreparingRaRcommunityRstrokeRawarenessRprogram.RTheRnurseRknowsRthatRwhichRethnicRgrou
pRhasRtheRhighestRincidenceRofRstroke?
1


Asians
2


Mexicans
3


Caucasians
4


AfricanRAmericansR-RcorrectRanswer-4

,AfricanRAmericans


AfricanRAmericansRhaveRtwiceRtheRincidenceRofRstrokeRrelatedRtoRhypertension,Robesity,RandRdiabetes.RCa
ucasians,RMexicans,RandRAsiansRhaveRaRlowerRriskRofRstrokeRthanRdoRAfricanRAmericans.


ARnurseRisRexplainingRmethodsRtoRreduceRtheRriskRofRstrokeRtoRaRpatient.RWhatRinstructionsRshouldRtheRnur
seRconveyRtoRtheRpatient?RSelectRallRthatRapply.
1


LimitRfluidRandRfiberRintake.
2


EatRaRdietRlowRinRsaturatedRfats.
3


DecreaseRlevelRofRphysicalRexercise.
4


MaintainRaRnormalRbloodRpressureR(BP).
5


LimitRconsumptionRofRalcoholRtoRmoderateRlevels.R-RcorrectRanswer-2


EatRaRdietRlowRinRsaturatedRfats.


4


MaintainRaRnormalRbloodRpressureR(BP).
5

, LimitRconsumptionRofRalcoholRtoRmoderateRlevels.


AlcoholicsRandRpeopleRwithRhypertensionRareRproneRtoRstrokes.RHence,RalcoholRconsumptionRshouldRbeRli
mited,RaRdietRlowRinRfatRshouldRbeRconsumed,RandRBPRshouldRbeRmaintained.RAlso,RphysicalRexerciseRandR
adequateRfluidRandRfiberRintakeRwillRdecreaseRtheRriskRofRstrokeRandRshouldRbeRpromoted


patientRwhoRsustainedRaRstrokeRisRhavingRaRsevereRheadache,Rvomiting,Rdysphagia,Rdysarthria,RandReyeRmo
vementRdisturbances.RWhatRtypeRofRstrokeRdoesRtheRnurseRdetermineRtoRcorrelateRwithRtheseRclinicalRmanif
estations?
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EmbolicRstroke
2


ThromboticRstroke
3


IntracerebralRhemorrhage
4


SubarachnoidRhemorrhageR-RcorrectRanswer-3


IntracerebralRhemorrhage


SymptomsRsuchRasRheadaches,Rvomiting,Rdysphagia,Rdysarthria,RandReyeRmovementRdisturbancesRindicate
RintracerebralRhemorrhage.RAnRembolicRstrokeRisRmostlyRrelatedRtoRheartRconditionsRsuchRasRatrialRfibrillat

ion,RmyocardialRinfarction,RandRinfectiveRendocarditis.RARthromboticRstrokeRhasRtheRclinicalRmanifestation
RofRdecreasedRlevelRofRconsciousnessRinRtheRfirstR24Rhours.RClinicalRmanifestationsRsuchRasRstiffRneckRandR

cranialRnerveRdeficitsRindicateRaRsubarachnoidRhemorrhage.


ARpatientRhasRsustainedRaRheadRinjuryRandRisRsuspectedRtoRhaveRincreasedRintracranialRpressure.RWhichRfac
torRdoesRtheRnurseRrecognizeRwillRimproveRcerebralRbloodRflow?
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