Question: A patient is admitted with a stroke/brain attack. The nurse correlates which predisposing factor in the patient’s history as placing this patient at greatest risk for embolic stroke?
Answer Options:
Deep vein thrombus (DVT) in subclavian vein
Immobility as a result of back injury
Carotid plaque
Seizure history
Answer: Carotid plaque
Question: A patient recovering from an ischemic stroke is prescribed verapamil (Calan). The nurse teaches the patient that this medication works by which action?
Answer Options:
Lowers blood lipids
Increases urination
Slows the heart rate
Decreases blood pressure
Answer: Slows the heart rate
Question: A patient who suffered a thrombotic stroke has residual left lower extremity motor deficit and dysphagia. The nurse identifies which of the following as the priority nursing diagnosis?
Answer Options:
High Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
High Risk for Impaired Verbal Communication
High Risk for Aspiration
High Risk for Injury: Falls
Answer: High Risk for Aspiration
Question: A nurse is caring for a client following his first hemodialysis treatment. The client reports a headache, nausea, and restlessness. The nurse should identify these findings as manifestations of which of the following complications?
Answer Options:
Peritonitis
Dialysis disequilibrium
Septicemia
Air embolism
Answer: Dialysis disequilibrium
Question: A nurse is caring for a young adult client who is being evaluated for antisocial personality disorder. Click to highlight the findings in the client’s medical record that are indicators of conduct disorder (CD) that can lead to antisocial personality disorder.
Answer Options:
Substance use
Treatment of animals
School history
Parental history
Employment history
Living arrangements
Interactions with other clients
Engagement in physical activity
Answer: Substance use
Treatment of animals
School history
Question: A nurse is reviewing laboratory values for a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which of the following values should give the nurse the best indication of the client’s renal function?
Answer Options:
Serum sodium
Urine-specific gravity
Serum creatinine
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Answer: Serum creatinine