, a nurse is caring for a client who has a brainstem injury. which of the following
physiological functions should the nurse monitor
a. understanding speech -temporal lobe
b. respiratory effort-the medulla in the brainstem control the respiratory center
c. decision-making ability-frontal lobe
d. temperature control-hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWERS-respiratory effort-the
medulla in the brainstem control the respiratory center
a nurse is preparing a client for an electroencephalogram (EEG). when the client asks
the nurse what this test does which of the following responses should the nurse provide
- CORRECT ANSWERS-EEG records the electrical activity to your brain. help provide
info on seizure disorder, sleep disorder, inflammation, bleeding and migraine
headaches
a nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from resent stroke. which of the following
assessments is the nurse's priority - CORRECT ANSWERS-the client's ability to clear
oral secretions to reduce aspiration
a nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of acute angle-closure glaucoma.
the nurse should anticipate the client to report which of the following manifestations
a. multiple floaters
b. flashes of light in front of the eye
c. severe eye pain
d. double vision - CORRECT ANSWERS-severe eye pain
halos around the light
blurred vision
brow pain, headache, N/V
a nurse is caring for a client who has expressive aphasia following a stroke. the nurse
should identify that stroke affect which of the following lobes of the client's brain
a. occipital- vision
b. temporal-understanding speech
c. frontal-verbal expression of thoughts
d. limbic-memory and learning - CORRECT ANSWERS-frontal-verbal expression of
thoughts
a nurse is assessing a client who report vision loss. the client describes the loss as
beginning with a flash of light following a curtain across the field of vision. the nurse
should identify that these manifestations indicates which of the following eye disorder
a. glaucoma
b. retinal detachment
c. macular degeneration- decline of central vision
d. cataracts-blurred vision/decrease color perception - CORRECT ANSWERS-retinal
detachment-no pain
physiological functions should the nurse monitor
a. understanding speech -temporal lobe
b. respiratory effort-the medulla in the brainstem control the respiratory center
c. decision-making ability-frontal lobe
d. temperature control-hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWERS-respiratory effort-the
medulla in the brainstem control the respiratory center
a nurse is preparing a client for an electroencephalogram (EEG). when the client asks
the nurse what this test does which of the following responses should the nurse provide
- CORRECT ANSWERS-EEG records the electrical activity to your brain. help provide
info on seizure disorder, sleep disorder, inflammation, bleeding and migraine
headaches
a nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from resent stroke. which of the following
assessments is the nurse's priority - CORRECT ANSWERS-the client's ability to clear
oral secretions to reduce aspiration
a nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of acute angle-closure glaucoma.
the nurse should anticipate the client to report which of the following manifestations
a. multiple floaters
b. flashes of light in front of the eye
c. severe eye pain
d. double vision - CORRECT ANSWERS-severe eye pain
halos around the light
blurred vision
brow pain, headache, N/V
a nurse is caring for a client who has expressive aphasia following a stroke. the nurse
should identify that stroke affect which of the following lobes of the client's brain
a. occipital- vision
b. temporal-understanding speech
c. frontal-verbal expression of thoughts
d. limbic-memory and learning - CORRECT ANSWERS-frontal-verbal expression of
thoughts
a nurse is assessing a client who report vision loss. the client describes the loss as
beginning with a flash of light following a curtain across the field of vision. the nurse
should identify that these manifestations indicates which of the following eye disorder
a. glaucoma
b. retinal detachment
c. macular degeneration- decline of central vision
d. cataracts-blurred vision/decrease color perception - CORRECT ANSWERS-retinal
detachment-no pain
