Exam 28: Cerebrovascular Accident

Several days after a CVA,the patient's family asks the nurse if tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)is a drug therapy option now.The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that this drug must be used within how many hours after the onset of symptoms?

The nurse explains that a lumbar puncture is most helpful as a diagnostic tool for a new patient who has had a CVA because it can help determine if the stroke:

During the acute CVA phase,a risk for falls related to paralysis is present.The intervention that best protects the patient from injury is:

A patient has weakness on the right side and impaired reasoning after having a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)in the:

The patient who experienced a TIA is prescribed warfarin (Coumadin)and has laboratory reports reflecting a therapeutic range for that drug that are:

The nurse explains that the purpose of a stent in the carotid artery of a person with a TIA is to:

The nurse explains that a patient who has been determined to have had a complete stroke as a result of a ruptured vessel in the left hemisphere would be classified as:

Immediately after a CVA,a major nursing priority is ensuring:

The nurse counsels that the patient at the greatest risk for a CVA is a:

In the rehabilitation phase of a CVA,patients with homonymous hemianopsia need to have their environments arranged so that persons approaching and important items are visible and available on:

The wife of a husband who has had a CVA asks why he is being treated with insulin since he has no history of diabetes.The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that hyperglycemia occurs after a stroke as a response to:

The nurse checks the oxygen in the circulating volume for adequate concentration to support the brain's need of ________% of the oxygen supply of the body.

The instruction that is most helpful in teaching the family and patient who is in the rehabilitation phase after a CVA about altered sensation is to:

The nurse updates the teaching plan for a patient who suffered a TIA to include the provision for: