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The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency department with right-sided weakness and difficulty speaking. Within an hour, the symptoms have subsided, and the patient receives a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient asks, “What is a TIA?” What information should be included when assisting with teaching the patient about TIA?

A patient is hospitalized with new onset of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The most essential assessment for the nurse to complete is:

Which medication administration topic will the nurse teach after a patient has had outpatient cataract surgery and lens implantation?

A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following repair of a detached retina. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma and a prescription for timolol(Timoptic) ophthalmic drops. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor the client?

The nurse is assisting with a community education program about stroke prevention. Which of the following are nonmodifiable risk factors for stroke that the nurse should include? (select all that apply)

What is the action of miotics in the client with glaucoma?

Which statement below is CORRECT about glaucoma?

Which of the following is true about macular degeneration? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a mother of three young children who has a 3-year history of myasthenia gravis. She says to the nurse, “I just wish I could keep helping in my children’s classrooms in the mornings. I get so fatigued, I have had to stop going.” Which statement by the nurse can help this mother best cope with her problem?