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A new admission to your unit arrives with a diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury.  Part of your neurological assessment includes the Glasgow Coma Scale.  What will you assess to determine the patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score? Select all that apply

The client with trigeminal neuralgia is about to undergo Microvascular decompression surgery for pain relief. The client asks how this surgery can relieve the pain associated with the condition. Which is the nurse’s best response?

What behavior is exhibited by a patient who has suffered a right-brain stroke?

          A 34 year old patient, has a compartment syndrome after a fracture of his right arm. Nursing assessment will include careful observation for signs and symptoms of

A CPP of less than 30 mm Hg results in Ischemia and is incompatible with life

When educating the patient regarding traction, the nurse will include which of the following as main the purpose(s) of traction? Select all that apply

When preparing a presentation on autonomic dysreflexia the nursing student correctly includes the following as triggers, except:

The nurse is assessing the results of diagnostic tests on a client’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Which values and observations does the nurse correlate as most indicative of viral meningitis? 

A nurse is updating the health history of a patient who has been admitted to the hospital with a stroke. What question should the nurse ask the patient’s caregiver?

The nurse is talking to the family of a client who has Parkinson’s disease. Which statement indicates that the family has a good understanding of the changes in motor movement associated with this disease?