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For the client who is at risk for stroke, the most important guideline the nurse should teach is to:
1. increase drinks with caffeine.
2. monitor blood pressure.
3. increase amounts of sodium in the diet.
4. monitor weight and activity. correct answers 2. monitor blood pressure.
The family of a client diagnosed with a stroke asks the nurse if this health problem is very
common. The nurse should respond that in the United States a person has a stroke every:
1. 40 seconds.
2. 1 minutes.
3. 2 minutes.
4. 5 minutes. correct answers 1. 40 seconds.
A client is being evaluated for a stroke. The nurse knows that one of the easiest and most
common diagnostic tests used to differentiate between strokes is:
1. Computed tomography (CT)
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
3. electrocardiography (EEG)
4. Positron emission tomography (PET) correct answers 1. Computed tomography (CT)
While instructing a client on stroke prevention, the nurse mentions medications that are useful in
stroke prevention. The following medications are effective in preventing a stroke, EXCEPT:
1. anticoagulants.
2. antiplatelets.
3. anticholinergics.
4. neuroprotective agents. correct answers 3. anticholinergics.
, A client is being seen in the emergency department experiencing symptoms of a stroke. The
nurse realizes that the administration of a medication to break clots, such as tPA, should be
administered within how many minutes of the client presenting to the emergency department?
1. 30 minutes
2. 60 minutes
3. 90 minutes
4. 120 minutes correct answers 2. 60 minutes
A client diagnosed with an embolic stroke is not a candidate for tPA. The nurse realizes that the
client might be eligible for which of the following forms of treatment?
1. Carotid stenting
2. Antiarrhythmic medication
3. Intravenous fluid therapy
4. Carotid endarterectomy correct answers 1. Carotid stenting
A patient with a temporary loss of motor function is diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack
(TIA). What should the nurse include when assisting in the teaching about this health problem?
A. You had a small hemorrhage in your brain.
B. Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen.
C. The neurons in your brain are tangled, so messages get mixed up.
D. You have a vessel that is occluded, blocking the blood supply to your brain. correct answers
B. Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen.
The nurse is assisting with teaching a patient who has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). On
which understanding should the nurse base teaching?
A. TIAs are not serious, and the patient should have no further problems.
B. A TIA is predictive that the patient will have a heart attack within 1 year.
C. A TIA is a medical emergency that requires immediate surgical intervention.
For the client who is at risk for stroke, the most important guideline the nurse should teach is to:
1. increase drinks with caffeine.
2. monitor blood pressure.
3. increase amounts of sodium in the diet.
4. monitor weight and activity. correct answers 2. monitor blood pressure.
The family of a client diagnosed with a stroke asks the nurse if this health problem is very
common. The nurse should respond that in the United States a person has a stroke every:
1. 40 seconds.
2. 1 minutes.
3. 2 minutes.
4. 5 minutes. correct answers 1. 40 seconds.
A client is being evaluated for a stroke. The nurse knows that one of the easiest and most
common diagnostic tests used to differentiate between strokes is:
1. Computed tomography (CT)
2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
3. electrocardiography (EEG)
4. Positron emission tomography (PET) correct answers 1. Computed tomography (CT)
While instructing a client on stroke prevention, the nurse mentions medications that are useful in
stroke prevention. The following medications are effective in preventing a stroke, EXCEPT:
1. anticoagulants.
2. antiplatelets.
3. anticholinergics.
4. neuroprotective agents. correct answers 3. anticholinergics.
, A client is being seen in the emergency department experiencing symptoms of a stroke. The
nurse realizes that the administration of a medication to break clots, such as tPA, should be
administered within how many minutes of the client presenting to the emergency department?
1. 30 minutes
2. 60 minutes
3. 90 minutes
4. 120 minutes correct answers 2. 60 minutes
A client diagnosed with an embolic stroke is not a candidate for tPA. The nurse realizes that the
client might be eligible for which of the following forms of treatment?
1. Carotid stenting
2. Antiarrhythmic medication
3. Intravenous fluid therapy
4. Carotid endarterectomy correct answers 1. Carotid stenting
A patient with a temporary loss of motor function is diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack
(TIA). What should the nurse include when assisting in the teaching about this health problem?
A. You had a small hemorrhage in your brain.
B. Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen.
C. The neurons in your brain are tangled, so messages get mixed up.
D. You have a vessel that is occluded, blocking the blood supply to your brain. correct answers
B. Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen.
The nurse is assisting with teaching a patient who has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). On
which understanding should the nurse base teaching?
A. TIAs are not serious, and the patient should have no further problems.
B. A TIA is predictive that the patient will have a heart attack within 1 year.
C. A TIA is a medical emergency that requires immediate surgical intervention.
