NUR210 / NUR 210 (Latest Update 2024
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Correct Grade A+
The nurse is assessing a client for meningeal irritation and elicits a
positive Brudzinski's sign. Which finding did the nurse observe?
✓ The client passively flexes the hip and knee in response to neck
flexion and reports pain in the vertebral column.
The nurse is evaluating the status of a client who had a craniotomy
3 days ago. Which assessment finding would indicate that the client
is developing meningitis as a complication of surgery?
✓ A positive Brudzinski's sign
The nurse notes documentation that a child is exhibiting an
inability to flex leg when the thigh is flexed anteriorly at the hip.
Which condition does the nurse suspect?
✓ Meningitis
A lumbar puncture is performed on a child suspected to have
bacterial meningitis and cerebrospinal fluid is obtained for analysis.
The nurse reviews the results of the CSF analysis and determines
which results would verify the diagnosis?
, ✓ Cloudy CSF, elevated protein, and decrease glucose levels
The nurse is planning care for a child with acute bacterial
meningitis. Based on the mode of transmission of this infection
which precautionary intervention should be included in the plan of
care?
✓ Maintain respiratory isolation precautions for at least 24hrs
after the initiation of antibiotics
Stroke (on the right side of the brain what would you see? Answers
with the left side of the body)
✓ Left sided neglect, paralyzed left side, hemiplegia
The nurse is assigned to care for a client with complete right-sided
hemiparesis from stroke (brain attack). Which characteristics are
associated with this condition? (SATA)
✓ The client is aphasic, The client has weakness on the right side
of the body, and The client has weakness on the right side of the
face and tongue
When caring for a patient with a new right-sided homonymous
hemianopsia resulting from a stroke which intervention should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
✓ Place objects needed on the patients left side.
, A 73-year-old patient with a stroke experiences facial drooping on
the right side and right-sided arm and leg paralysis. When
admitting the patient which clinical manifestation will the nurse
expect to find?
✓ Difficulty comprehending instructions
Risk factors for stroke (SATA)
✓ High blood pressure, ischaemic attack, Smoking -Use of oral
contraceptives
The nurse is assessing the adaptation of a client to changes in
functional status after a stroke. Which observation indicates to the
nurse that the client is adapting most successfully?
✓ Consistently uses adaptive equipment in dressing self
The nurse is teaching a client with Myasthenia Gravis about the
prevention of Myasthenic and cholinergic crisis. Which client
activity suggests that teaching is most effective?
✓ Taking medications as scheduled
A client with Myasthenia Gravis has become increasingly weaker.
The primary health care provider prepares to identify whether the
client is reacting to an overdose of the medication (cholinergic
crisis) or an increasing severity of the disease (myasthenic crisis).
/ 2025) Transition to Practice -
Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct Grade A+
The nurse is assessing a client for meningeal irritation and elicits a
positive Brudzinski's sign. Which finding did the nurse observe?
✓ The client passively flexes the hip and knee in response to neck
flexion and reports pain in the vertebral column.
The nurse is evaluating the status of a client who had a craniotomy
3 days ago. Which assessment finding would indicate that the client
is developing meningitis as a complication of surgery?
✓ A positive Brudzinski's sign
The nurse notes documentation that a child is exhibiting an
inability to flex leg when the thigh is flexed anteriorly at the hip.
Which condition does the nurse suspect?
✓ Meningitis
A lumbar puncture is performed on a child suspected to have
bacterial meningitis and cerebrospinal fluid is obtained for analysis.
The nurse reviews the results of the CSF analysis and determines
which results would verify the diagnosis?
, ✓ Cloudy CSF, elevated protein, and decrease glucose levels
The nurse is planning care for a child with acute bacterial
meningitis. Based on the mode of transmission of this infection
which precautionary intervention should be included in the plan of
care?
✓ Maintain respiratory isolation precautions for at least 24hrs
after the initiation of antibiotics
Stroke (on the right side of the brain what would you see? Answers
with the left side of the body)
✓ Left sided neglect, paralyzed left side, hemiplegia
The nurse is assigned to care for a client with complete right-sided
hemiparesis from stroke (brain attack). Which characteristics are
associated with this condition? (SATA)
✓ The client is aphasic, The client has weakness on the right side
of the body, and The client has weakness on the right side of the
face and tongue
When caring for a patient with a new right-sided homonymous
hemianopsia resulting from a stroke which intervention should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
✓ Place objects needed on the patients left side.
, A 73-year-old patient with a stroke experiences facial drooping on
the right side and right-sided arm and leg paralysis. When
admitting the patient which clinical manifestation will the nurse
expect to find?
✓ Difficulty comprehending instructions
Risk factors for stroke (SATA)
✓ High blood pressure, ischaemic attack, Smoking -Use of oral
contraceptives
The nurse is assessing the adaptation of a client to changes in
functional status after a stroke. Which observation indicates to the
nurse that the client is adapting most successfully?
✓ Consistently uses adaptive equipment in dressing self
The nurse is teaching a client with Myasthenia Gravis about the
prevention of Myasthenic and cholinergic crisis. Which client
activity suggests that teaching is most effective?
✓ Taking medications as scheduled
A client with Myasthenia Gravis has become increasingly weaker.
The primary health care provider prepares to identify whether the
client is reacting to an overdose of the medication (cholinergic
crisis) or an increasing severity of the disease (myasthenic crisis).
