Exam 24: Care of Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Degenerative Diseases

The nurse is caring for a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).Which area(s)should the care plan address?

The nurse is educating the family of a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Which information is most important for the nurse to include?

Which factors predominantly determine probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

The triad of Parkinson disease is __________,__________,and __________.

Signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)usually appear within how many days after a viral infection?

Two viruses that are especially associated with the etiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)are ___________ and ___________.

The nurse is caring for a patient with Huntington disease.The patient asks if his disease will affect future children.Which reply is most appropriate?

The nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson disease.Which statement likely characterizes this patient's tremors?

To enhance more erect posture in the patient with Parkinson disease,the nurse should encourage the patient to practice which activity?

The student nurse is researching relapsing-progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).What characteristic(s)is/are typical of this form of the disease?

The home health nurse is planning an exercise program for a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS).Which exercise would be most beneficial for this patient?

The caregiver of a patient with Parkinson disease is concerned with the patient's recent weight loss.The home health nurse should suggest which modification to help the caregiver enhance the patient's nutrition?

The nurse outlines nutritional needs for the patient with multiple sclerosis (MS).Which dietary instruction(s)is/are most important for the nurse to emphasize?

The home care nurse is visiting a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Which example indicates that the patient accepts the grief associated with the condition and prognosis?

Which factor(s)is/are most likely a potential cause(s)of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

The nurse is assessing a patient with suspected myasthenia gravis.The nurse is aware that which assessment finding supports this diagnosis?

The home health nurse assesses the patient with Parkinson disease who just started taking carbidopa-levodopa.The nurse should be alert for which side effect(s)?

The nurse is caring for a patient with myasthenia gravis.The patient asks the nurse if she can return to her normal job as a data entry specialist.Which symptom would most affect the patient's ability to perform her job?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Huntington chorea.Which symptom(s)is/are characteristic manifestation(s)of this disease?

Which drug therapy is indicated for an acute severe attack of multiple sclerosis (MS)?