Additional to right-sided hemiplegia, what other signs would indicate left hemisphere stroke: a. skin hypersensitivity b

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Additional to right-sided hemiplegia, what other signs would indicate left hemisphere stroke: a. skin hypersensitivity b

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Additional to right-sided hemiplegia, what other signs
would indicate left hemisphere stroke:
a. skin hypersensitivity
b. impaired speech and language
c. left-sided neglect
d. all of the above
A client with a history of cardiac problems complains of
severe chest pain. What should be the nurse’s first
response?
a. notify the physician
b. administer an analgesic to control the pain
c. assess the client’s pain
d. start oxygen at 2L/minute via nasal cannula
Cardiac defibrillation:
a. enhances depolarisation and relaxation of the ventricular
myocardial cells
b. provides an electrical impulse that stimulates normal
myocardial contractions
c. depolarises the cells of the myocardium to allow the SA node
to resume pacemaker function
d. delivers an electrical impulse to the heart at the time of
ventricular contraction to convert the heart to a sinus rhythm
A client with a history of chronic congestive heart
failure is hospitalised with severe dyspnoea and a dry, hacking
cough. She has pitting oedema in both ankles, and her vital signs
are BP 170/100, HR 92, and RR 28. The nurse recognises that the
client’s symptoms indicate that:
a. the venous return to the heart is impaired, causing a
decrease in cardiac output
b. there is impaired emptying of both the right and left
ventricles with low forward blood flow
c. the right side of the heart is failing to pump enough blood
to the lungs to provide systemic oxygenation
d. the myocardium is not receiving enough blood supply through
the coronary arteries to meet its oxygen demand
Crohn’s disease differs pathologically from ulcerative
colitis in that ulcerative colitis:
a. affects only the mucosal layer of the bowel
b. involves the small and large bowel
c. produces a greater risk of malabsorption of nutrients
d. may progress to development of fistulas in adjacent
organs
A client with diabetes is explaining to the nurse how
she will care for her feet at home. Which statement indicates that
the client understands proper foot care?
a. “When I injure my toe, I will put iodine on it.”
b. “I should inspect my feet at least once a week.”
c. “I do not plan to wear shoes while I am in the house.”
d. “It is important to dry my feet carefully after my bath.”
Compartment syndrome is characterised by:
a. a radiating pain and loss of two point discrimination
b. swelling, muscle atrophy, and intermittent paraesthesia
c. severe pain, motor compromise and a “pins and needles”
sensation
d. dull aching, spasms and lack of fine co-ordination
A patient receiving a whole blood transfusion develops
chills and fever, headache, and anxiety 30 minutes after the
transfusion has started. The nurse recognises these symptoms as
characteristic of:
a. an acute haemolytic transfusion reaction
b. a mild allergic reaction
c. an anaphylactic reaction
d. a febrile transfusion reaction
Who has responsibility for obtaining informed consent
for the administration of blood products:
a. the registered nurse caring for the client
b. the ward charge nurse
c. the physician
d. any of the above
multiple choice questions - please answering with reasoning
please
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