Exam 27: Neurologic Disorders

Before giving an enteral feeding to a patient,the nurse should:

The assessment indicating that mannitol therapy for cerebral edema is effective in a patient with increased ICP is:

The patient in the emergency department states that she fell and hit her head and blacked out for a while but became alert again.Suspecting an epidural hematoma,the nurse will be diligent in the assessment of:

The nurse conducting a Romberg test will ask the patient to: (Arrange in the correct sequence.)

The nurse caring for an immobilized patient with a brain tumor stimulates the patient several times a day with range-of-motion exercises and changes his position every 2 hours to try to prevent a disuse syndrome,which includes: (Select all that apply.)

In caring for an unconscious patient who suffered a head injury 10 days ago,the nurse positions the patient to prevent the limbs from:

The nurse explains that the neural synapse refers to the:

The neurologic finding that would be considered abnormal in an 88-year-old patient would be:

The nurse assessing the level of consciousness in a patient will perform the following: (Arrange in order from the simplest to the most complex.)

A patient with a severe head injury begins to assume a posture of flexed upper extremities,with plantar-flexed lower extremities.These assessments indicate:

An older adult patient who is experiencing extreme stress related to an admission to the hospital would be expected to demonstrate:

To prevent a headache after lumbar puncture,the nurse instructs the patient to:

The nurse evaluates a positive outcome to the goal of teaching for the nursing diagnosis of "Knowledge deficit,related to conservation of energy in a patient with multiple sclerosis" (MS)when the patient says:

In caring for the patient after a craniotomy,the nurse can help reduce ICP by:

The most reliable indicator of neurologic status is:

A patient with Parkinson disease is considering taking St.John's wort,an herbal remedy for depression,in addition to Sinemet and L-dopa.The best response is to make the patient aware that:

The nurse organizes the plan of care with regard to normal brain alterations associated with age,which are: (Select all that apply.)

The intervention that should be added to the nursing care plan for supporting nutritional intake for a patient with Parkinson disease would be to:

The nurse caring for a 90-year-old patient with a closed head injury would immediately report:

When a patient falls to the floor in a generalized seizure,the nurse should: