Exam 31: Cognitive and Sensory Alterations

The nurse is providing discharge education to the patient with diabetes regarding foot care. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is complaining of tingling in the hands and fingers. The nurse knows this is a sign of what electrolyte imbalance?

The nurse is caring for a patient with expressive aphasia. Which interventions will assist the nurse in communicating with the patient?

The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient who has tactile alterations in his legs. Which instructions would be included?

The nurse identifies which goal to be most appropriate for the Nursing diagnosis of acute confusion?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is hospitalized with cognitive impairment and recognizes which interventions will assist the patient in orientation?

The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient who has equilibrium alterations. Which instructions will the nurse include?

The nurse is caring for a patient with receptive aphasia. Which interventions will assist the nurse in communicating with the patient?

The nurse is providing education to the family of a patient being discharged with dementia. Which statement by the family indicates an appropriate level of understanding of dementia?

The nurse is performing a health history to determine the patient's sensory status. Which questions will be best suited to elicit the information needed?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a stroke that has altered her ability to see. The nurse knows which area of the brain was likely impacted by the stroke that is responsible for visual function?

The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient who has had a long history of poor glucose control. For what complications is the patient at risk?

The nurse is performing a health history to determine the patient's cognitive status. Which questions will be best suited to elicit the information needed?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an older adult who is being discharged with orthostatic hypotension. Which response by the patient indicates a need for further education?

The nurse recognizes which goal to be appropriate for the patient with a Nursing diagnosis of social isolation?

The nurse is educating the family of a patient in the intensive care unit about the patient's cognitive status, including the current problem of delirium. Which statement by the family indicates a need for further education?

The nurse is educating the family to care for a patient at home with cognitive alterations. Which statement by the family indicates a need for further education?

The nurse notices her 50-year-old patient is holding the lunch menu at arm's length while trying to read the choices. The nurse knows this is an indication of which condition?

The family of a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident tells the nurse "I'm just not the person I was before the crash." The nurse recognizes this is likely because of the injury to what area of brain?

The nurse is caring for a patient who suffered a stroke on the right side of the brain. The nurse is careful to implement what safety measures?