Exam 44: Care of Patients with Problems of the Peripheral Nervous System

A client with myasthenia gravis has the priority client problem of inadequate nutrition.What assessment finding indicates that the priority goal for this client problem has been met?

A client in the family practice clinic has restless leg syndrome.Routine laboratory work reveals white blood cells 8000/mm³,magnesium 0.8 mEq/L,and sodium 138 mEq/L.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse caring for a client with Guillain-Barré syndrome has identified the priority client problem of decreased mobility for the client.What actions by the nurse are best? (Select all that apply.)

A client is taking long-term corticosteroids for myasthenia gravis.What teaching is most important?

A client with myasthenia gravis is malnourished.What actions to improve nutrition may the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

A client had a nerve laceration repair to the forearm and is being discharged in a cast.What statement by the client indicates a poor understanding of discharge instructions relating to cast care?

A client has undergone a percutaneous stereotactic rhizotomy.What instruction by the nurse is most important on discharge from the ambulatory surgical center?

An older client is hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome.A family member tells the nurse the client is restless and seems confused.What action by the nurse is best?

A client with Guillain-Barré syndrome is admitted to the hospital.The nurse plans caregiving priority to interventions that address which priority client problem?

A client with myasthenia gravis (MG)asks the nurse to explain the disease.What response by the nurse is best?

A client has trigeminal neuralgia and has begun skipping meals and not brushing his teeth,and his family believes he has become depressed.What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse learns that the pathophysiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome includes segmental demyelination.The nurse should understand that this causes what?

A client is admitted with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).What assessment takes priority?

The nurse is preparing a client for a Tensilon (edrophonium chloride)test.What action by the nurse is most important?

An older adult client is hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome.The client is given amitriptyline (Elavil).After receiving the hand-off report,what actions by the nurse are most important? (Select all that apply.)

A client is receiving plasmapheresis.What action by the nurse best prevents infection in this client?

A client has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy.About what drugs should the nurse anticipate possibly teaching the client? (Select all that apply.)

A client with myasthenia gravis is prescribed pyridostigmine (Mestinon).What teaching should the nurse plan regarding this medication? (Select all that apply.)