2024 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED
AND RATED A+
The nursing care of patient during the acute
phase of a stroke does not include which
response below?
1. Providing a quiet environment for the
patient and family
2. Control of airway breathing and secretions
3. Initiating t-PA, if within first 8 hours post
stroke
,4. Alertness to any bleeding that might occur
- ANSWERS-Initiating t-PA, if within first 8
hours post stroke
The most important part of a neuro check
is:
1. Testing strength of grip
2. Assessing pupillary response to light
3. Evaluating the level of consciousness
4. Comparing any change in speech patterns
- ANSWERS-Evaluating the level of
consciousness
Signs and symptoms of diabetic
ketoacidosis include:
1. Increasingly severe headache, and slow
and shallow breathing
2. Hyperactivity, and diaphoresis and
absence of urine ketones
3. Dilated pupils, and flushed and warm skin
,4. Fruity breath, and deep and rapid
breathing - ANSWERS-Fruity breath, and
deep and
rapid
breathing
When feeding a patient using continuous
tube feedings, the most important
intervention
in preventing
aspiration is
to:
1. Keep the head
of the bed
elevated
2. Aspirate stomach
contents Q4-6h for
residual
3. check the position of
the tube feeding each
shift
, 4. turn the patient frequently -
ANSWERS-keep the head of the bed
elevated
Low intermittent suction of gastric
contents is not generally used in which
response
below?
1. to decompress
abdominal distention
2. to prevent
aspiration
3. when bowel
sounds are absent
4. to control bleeding -
ANSWERS-To control
bleeding
The safe placement of a nasogastric
tube in an unconscious patient can be
best