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The patient who suffers from Myasthenia Gravis needs further education when she states which of the following: “I will… 

Priority teaching to reduce flare ups for the patient who suffers from a degenerative neurological disorder would include? 

Your patient has been taking his Sinemet (carbo-levodopa) as ordered for the past year but is now experiencing an increase in his Parkinson’s symptoms. The most appropriate statement on why this may be occurring would include which? 

The least appropriate nursing care for the patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will be focused on?  

The spouse has brought her husband to the ER due to him having increased confusion and weakness. Prior to the patient going in for an MRI of the brain to assess for possible stroke the nurse should ensure which safety check has been done?

During a home-health visit, the son tells the nurse they are concerned that his father is showing signs of depression now that the father had to move in with them. The son notices that his father doesn’t show much interest in family activities and asks the nurse for help. The nurse provides proper education by stating which of the following.

The family becomes distressed when the dying 85-year-old patient becomes delirious and laughs and talks with friends who have long since died. The nurse’s best intervention would be to:

To help prevent aspiration for a patient who has suffered a left hemisphere stroke, the nurse would intervene and provide correction to the CNA during feeding sessions when which of the following is witnessed? 

The patient asks for more information on why it would be beneficial to take a probiotic while on a broad-spectrum antibiotic. The nurse provides why this is beneficial by stating which of the following?

The nurse reminds the 45-year old female patient the American Cancer Society’s recommendations for early detection of cancer include she: