Chapter 60 Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems: 10 Edition
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Chapter 60: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
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- Question: The nurse assessing a 54-year-old female patient with newly diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia will ask the patient about
- Question: Which action should the nurse take when assessing a patient with trigeminal neuralgia?
- Question: When evaluating outcomes of a glycerol rhizotomy for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia, the nurse will
- Question: Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 62-year-old patient who is experiencing pain from trigeminal neuralgia?
- Question: The nurse identifies a patient with type 1 diabetes and a history of herpes simplex infection as being at risk for Bells palsy. Which information should the nurse include in teaching the patient?
- Question: A 32-year-old pregnant patient with Bells palsy refuses to eat while others are present because of embarrassment about drooling. The best response by the nurse is to
- Question: 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?
- Question: Which assessment data for a patient who has Guillain-Barr syndrome will require the nurses most immediate action?
- Question: A 68-year-old patient hospitalized with a new diagnosis of Guillain-Barr syndrome has numbness and weakness of both feet. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about
- Question: 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
- Question: The nurse is admitting a patient with a neck fracture at the C6 level to the intensive care unit. Which assessment finding(s) indicate(s) neurogenic shock?
- Question: A patient has an incomplete left spinal cord lesion at the level of T7, resulting in Brown-Squard syndrome. Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care?
- Question: The nurse will explain to the patient who has a T2 spinal cord transection injury that
- Question: 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?
- Question: 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
- Question: 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?
- Question: A 38-year-old patient has returned home following rehabilitation for a spinal cord injury. The home care nurse notes that the spouse is performing many of the activities that the patient had been managing unassisted during rehabilitation. The most appropriate action by the nurse at this time is to
- Question: 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?
- Question: Which nursing action has the highest priority for a patient who was admitted 16 hours previously with a C5 spinal cord injury?
- Question: A 27-year-old patient is hospitalized with new onset of Guillain-Barr syndrome. The most essential assessment for the nurse to carry out is
- Question: Before administering botulinum antitoxin to a patient in the emergency department, it is most important for the nurse to
- Question: 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
- Question: A patient admitted with dermal ulcers who has a history of a T3 spinal cord injury tells the nurse, I have a pounding headache and I feel sick to my stomach. Which action should the nurse take first?
- Question: A 39-year-old patient is being evaluated for a possible spinal cord tumor. Which finding by the nurse requires the most immediate action?
- Question: Which of these nursing actions for a 64-year-old patient with Guillain-Barr syndrome is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
- Question: Which action will the nurse take when caring for a 46-year-old patient who develops tetanus from an injectable substance use?
- Question: Following a cauda equina spinal cord injury, which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?
- Question: A nurse who works on the neurology unit just received change-of-shift report. Which patient will the nurse assess first?
- Question: Which finding in a patient with a spinal cord tumor is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
- Question: 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?
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