Exam 57: Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems

Which of these nursing actions for a 64-year-old patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

A 39-year-old patient is being evaluated for a possible spinal cord tumor.Which finding by the nurse requires the most immediate action?

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 62-year-old patient who is experiencing pain from trigeminal neuralgia?

A 68-year-old patient hospitalized with a new diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome has numbness and weakness of both feet.The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about

When evaluating outcomes of a glycerol rhizotomy for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia,the nurse will

A 20-year-old patient who sustained a T₂ spinal cord injury 10 days ago angrily tells the nurse "I want to be transferred to a hospital where the nurses know what they are doing!" Which action by the nurse is best?

A 32-year-old pregnant patient with Bell's palsy refuses to eat while others are present because of embarrassment about drooling.The best response by the nurse is to

The nurse will explain to the patient who has a T? spinal cord transection injury that

When caring for a patient who experienced a T₂ spinal cord transection 24 hours ago,which collaborative and nursing actions will the nurse include in the plan of care (select all that apply)?

A construction worker arrives at an urgent care center with a deep puncture wound after an old nail penetrated his boot.The patient reports having had a tetanus booster 6 years ago.The nurse will anticipate

Which action should the nurse take when assessing a patient with trigeminal neuralgia?

A patient with paraplegia resulting from a T9 spinal cord injury has a neurogenic reflexic bladder.Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

A 33-year-old patient with a T4 spinal cord injury asks the nurse whether he will be able to be sexually active.Which initial response by the nurse is best?

Which nursing action will the home health nurse include in the plan of care for a patient with paraplegia at the T4 level in order to prevent autonomic dysreflexia?

When the nurse is developing a rehabilitation plan for a 30-year-old patient with a C6 spinal cord injury,an appropriate goal is that the patient will be able to

Which assessment data for a patient who has Guillain-Barré syndrome will require the nurse's most immediate action?

Which nursing action has the highest priority for a patient who was admitted 16 hours previously with a C5 spinal cord injury?

Before administering botulinum antitoxin to a patient in the emergency department,it is most important for the nurse to

A patient who had a C7 spinal cord injury a week ago has a weak cough effort and audible rhonchi.The initial intervention by the nurse should be to

A patient is admitted with possible botulism poisoning after eating home-canned green beans.Which intervention ordered by health care provider will the nurse question?