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Chapter 55: Assessment: Nervous System Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient’s health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. ANS: A When admitting a patient ...

Chapter 55: Assessment: Nervous System Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient’s health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. ANS: A When admitting a patient ...

Chapter 55: Assessment: Nervous System Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient’s health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. ANS: A When admitting a patient ...