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The client reports numbness and tingling extending from the middle of the right
anterior thigh down to the right big toe and has a health history of elevated
A1C, a decrease in hearing functioning with age, cataracts, and hypertension. The
nurse is providing education to the client about lifestyle and the nervous system.
Which statements about lifestyle made by the client indicate understanding?
Select all that apply.
"My stress is part of my work life and won't go away."
"My drinking will not affect my neurological functioning."
"My genetic makeup increases my risk, but I will practice lifestyle
modification." "I will quit smoking to decrease my risk."
"Complications from neurological impairment can lead to an improvement of
hypertension and diabetes."
"My genetic makeup increases my risk, but I will practice lifestyle
modification." "I will quit smoking to decrease my risk."
Older adults experience a in neurological functioning with changes in vision
and
muscle movement. This change in neurologic functioning makes them more prone
to __________________________________________________ _.
slow decrease accidents
,Place the components of the neurological assessment in the correct order, from
first to last.
Reflexes
Mental status and speech Motor
function
Cranial nerve function Sensory
function
Mental status and speech Cranial nerve
function Motor function
Sensory function Reflexes
Which cranial nerve is being assessed in this picture? Man is
puffing out his cheek
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial
Select the assessment data that the nurse would expect to find in a client with a stroke.
Steady gait
One-sided weakness Relaxed muscles
Facial drooping Cough
Confusion Headache Slurred
speech Chest pain
One-sided weakness Facial drooping
Headache
Slurred Speech Confusion
,Drag each risk factor for stroke to the correct category. Modifiable,
Non-Modifiable, Cultural Developmental
Older age Inactivity
African American Smoking
Cardiac structural abnormalities Gender
Binge drinking Illegal drug use
Family history of stroke
Modifiable Inactivity Binge
drinking
Illegal drug use Smoking
Non-Modifiable Gender
Family history of stroke
Cardiac structural abnormalities
Cultural
African American
Developmental Older age
, Select the findings that the nurse will anticipate when assessing a client
experiencing a stroke.
Aphasia
Visual field deficit Neck pain
Clubbing of fingers Confusion
S3, S4
Dysarthria Dysphagia Sensory
loss
aphasia, confusion, dysarthria, visual field deficits, dysphagia, and sensory loss.
Henry was prescribed a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). The nurse
explains to Henry and his wife that the medication will help in which way?
Decrease inflammation Stop the
hemorrhage Reduce stroke symptoms
Dissolve the clot
Dissolve the clot