Exam 69: Management of Clients with Cerebral Disorders

The nurse institutes seizure precautions for a client with a history of epilepsy. Which action is inconsistent with seizure precautions?

Following surgery for a pituitary tumor, when the client develops diabetes insipidus, the nurse explains that the drug that will be helpful to remedy the manifestations is

The nurse gives diazepam to a client in status epilepticus to stop the seizure because prolonged seizure activity can cause

A client with epilepsy has the nursing diagnosis Risk for Impaired Adjustment. Which statement by the client would indicate movement towards positive resolution of this diagnosis?

Three days following intracranial surgery a client develops fever, nuchal rigidity, and headache. The nurse would suspect

A client who has had intracranial surgery develops urine output in excess of 200 ml per hour. The nurse reports the findings, suspecting

The nurse explains to a newly diagnosed epileptic client that the basic pathophysiology of epilepsy is related to

The intraoperative nurse caring for a client having brain surgery to remove a tumor would be particularly careful about

A nurse is reviewing leisure time activities with a client who has epilepsy. An important self-care measure the nurse teaches the client is to avoid

An important age-related consideration the nurse should include in the care plan for an elderly client with a seizure disorder is

When the client experiences convulsive movement beginning in the hand and progressing to the arm and face, the nurse recognizes this as being consistent with

The nurse caring for a client receiving phenytoin (Dilantin) should assess for

A client has cyclical headaches accompanied by constricted pupils, unilateral lacrimation, and rhinorrhea. The nurse is exploring ways to prevent these headaches with the client. The nurse could focus questions and interventions on modifying the client's

A client is being worked up for a possible brain tumor. An important intervention the nurse would include in the nursing care plan specific to this client is

The nurse assesses for the most common manifestations of a post-traumatic brain abscess, which are

When doing an ophthalmologic examination the nurse practitioner assesses papilledema, which the practitioner recognizes as an indication of

The client with epilepsy asks the nurse if he will have to take antispasmodic medication for the rest of his life. The nurse's most helpful response would be

For a client who had a transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor, the nurse plans to

The nurse clarifies that a generalized seizure, unlike a partial seizure, involves

A client has been diagnosed with epilepsy and is going home. The client has received extensive teaching on the disease, medications, and lifestyle changes that are required. What else should the nurse include in the discharge plan?