Neurological Disorders Practice Quiz #1 (10 Questions)
Neurological Disorders Practice Quiz #1 (10 Questions)
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1. 1. Regular oral hygiene is an essential intervention for 1. Placing the client on the
the client who has had a stroke. Which of the follow- back with a small pillow
ing nursing measures is inappropriate when providing under the head.
oral hygiene?
1. Placing the client on the back with a small pillow
under the head.
2. Keeping portable suctioning equipment at the bed-
side.
3. Opening the client's mouth with a padded tongue
blade.
4. Cleaning the client's mouth and teeth with a tooth-
brush.
2. 2. A 78-year-old client is admitted to the emergency 3. Schedule for A
department with numbness and weakness of the left STAT computer tomogra-
arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is phy (CT) scan of the head.
a priority?
1. Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasmino-
gen activator (rt-PA).
2. Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the
symptoms.
3. Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan
of the head.
4. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency con-
sult.
3. 3. A client arrives in the emergency department with 3. Time of onset of current
an ischemic stroke and receives tissue plasminogen stroke.
activator (t-PA) administration. Which is the priority
nursing assessment?
1. Current medications.
2. Complete physical and history.
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Neurological Disorders Practice Quiz #1 (10 Questions)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9ghack
1. 1. Regular oral hygiene is an essential intervention for 1. Placing the client on the
the client who has had a stroke. Which of the follow- back with a small pillow
ing nursing measures is inappropriate when providing under the head.
oral hygiene?
1. Placing the client on the back with a small pillow
under the head.
2. Keeping portable suctioning equipment at the bed-
side.
3. Opening the client's mouth with a padded tongue
blade.
4. Cleaning the client's mouth and teeth with a tooth-
brush.
2. 2. A 78-year-old client is admitted to the emergency 3. Schedule for A
department with numbness and weakness of the left STAT computer tomogra-
arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is phy (CT) scan of the head.
a priority?
1. Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasmino-
gen activator (rt-PA).
2. Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the
symptoms.
3. Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan
of the head.
4. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency con-
sult.
3. 3. A client arrives in the emergency department with 3. Time of onset of current
an ischemic stroke and receives tissue plasminogen stroke.
activator (t-PA) administration. Which is the priority
nursing assessment?
1. Current medications.
2. Complete physical and history.
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