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A patient in the emergency department complains of severe pain in his eye and is seeing halos around lights and feeling nauseous. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as probable:

A nurse assessing a client’s neurologic function. Which assessment is specifically added for the client who is suspected to have a spinal cord injury?

Which finding for a patient who has a head injury should the nurse report immediately to the health care provider?

                Which information about the patient who has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

The _____________ is the first section of the small intestine.

A patient with a stroke has damage to Broca’s area. What intervention to promote communication is best for this patient?

The burn victim is in the acute phase management. The nurse expects the following assessments and interventions (select all that apply).

                The nurse would perform close respiratory assessment for a client with inhalation injuries because lung tissue injury resulting from inhalation of smoke is caused by

When one is moving a limb toward the median of the body, along the frontal plane, it is called:

                In reviewing a 55-year-old patient’s medical record, the nurse notes that the last eye examination revealed an intraocular pressure of 28 mm Hg. The nurse will plan to assess