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While evaluating a patient, a nurse would suspect primary open-angle glaucoma if which classic symptom is present? 

A nurse is documenting a health assessment when the patient reports having problems with balance as well as fine and gross motor function. When collaborating with the health team, which area on the illustration of the brain below would the nurse highlight as an area of concern?

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a head injury during a football game  and completing an examination with a penlight as illustrated below.  Which documentation by the nurse provides normal results of this examination?

The patient is admitted with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis.  The nurse is assessing the client for possible precipitating risk factors.  Which factor would be unrelated to the exacerbation?

The nurse is caring for a pre-op carotid endarterectomy patient with carotid stenosis and a history of transient ischemic attacks (TIA’s).  The patient asks whether this procedure involves brain surgery.  How does the nurse respond?

While evaluating a patient, a nurse would suspect primary open-angle glaucoma if which classic symptom is present? 

The nurse notes a slight cloudy appearance to the lens of a 64-year-old patient’s eye. Which symptoms should the nurse question the patient about?

A nurse is documenting a health assessment when the patient reports having problems with balance as well as fine and gross motor function. When collaborating with the health team, which area on the illustration of the brain below would the nurse highlight as an area of concern?

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a head injury during a football game  and completing an examination with a penlight as illustrated below.  Which documentation by the nurse provides normal results of this examination?

Which intervention by the emergency nurse is critical in caring for the patient with a fractured tibia and fibula?