Exam 24: Care of Patients With Disorders of the Brain

The nurse is providing teaching to a patient newly diagnosed with simple partial seizure disorder.Which statement by the nurse is most accurate?

The nurse is caring for a patient who recently suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).The family asks the nurse why their father had a seizure.What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse instructs a person taking phenytoin (Dilantin)that periodic blood tests will be necessary.What is the physician monitoring for?

The nurse on a rehabilitation unit is caring for a stroke patient who is experiencing homonymous hemianopsia.The patient asks if he is going to have any limitations when discharged from the hospital.The nurse anticipates the patient will be restricted from what activity?

The patient reports intense intermittent headaches over the last 6 months that are preceded by specific symptoms.What symptom is the patient most likely experiencing?

The patient who suffered a CVA has developed agnosia.Which intervention by the nurse is most helpful?

The nurse is completing a care plan for a stroke patient who is at risk for impaired physical mobility.Which interventions should the nurse include in the care plan? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is aware that absence (petit mal)seizures are difficult to detect because: (Select all that apply.)

What intervention by the nurse would most encourage self-feeding in a patient who recently had a CVA with right-sided paralysis?

To help prevent aspiration while feeding a patient who has a right-sided paralysis,the nurse includes which interventions? (Select all that apply.)

A patient diagnosed with a primary brain tumor asks the nurse if this is a common disease.Which response by the nurse is accurate?

The patient had a carotid ultrasound that showed a 40% obstruction following a transient ischemic attack (TIA).The nurse anticipates that the treatment will consist of: (Select all that apply.)

The anxious 20-year-old college student who just suffered his first seizure in his dorm room asks the nurse if he is now an epileptic.What is the nurse's best response?

The nurse is writing the care plan for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)patient who has partial left-sided paralysis and is experiencing ataxia.Which intervention will be beneficial for this patient?

A patient was recently diagnosed as having Bell's palsy.Which nursing intervention will the nurse include in the care plan for this patient?

The nurse is aware that seizures may be caused by: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is educating a patient about his cluster headaches.The nurse is correct when stating that cluster headaches may be accompanied by which signs or symptoms? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reinforces the information given by the physician that endarterectomy as an intervention for stroke prevention is reserved for people who have carotid obstruction of more than:

The nurse is aware that a key sign of a brain tumor is:

The nurse is caring for a patient with bacterial meningitis.What will the nurse include in the plan of care?