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90. A nurse caring for a patient who has ulcerative colitis and is teaching the patient about the common link with Crohn’s disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

74. A nurse assesses a patient with the National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale. The score is 36. How will the nurse plan care for this patient?

73. A nurse is assessing cranial nerves (CNs) for a client who is recovering from a hemorrhagic stroke. The nurse asks the patient to stick out his tongue. Which CN is the nurse testing?

90. A nurse caring for a patient who has ulcerative colitis and is teaching the patient about the common link with Crohn’s disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

74. A nurse assesses a patient with the National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale. The score is 36. How will the nurse plan care for this patient?

100. Doctor’s order: 1000 mL. Normal Saline IV in 4.5 hours. The IV administration set delivers 20 gtts/mL. How many drops per minute does the nurse administer? Answer:______________gtts/min. (Round to the nearest whole number)  

1. Which of the following is a sign / symptom of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?

84. A patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) asks about targeted therapy. Which medication would the nurse provide education about?

25. A patient in the intensive care unit has a diagnosis of acute liver failure and is suffering from hepatic encephalopathy. The patient is in a coma, unresponsive to verbal and noxious stimuli. What grade from the hepatic encephalopathy grading system would be assigned to this patient?

19. A nurse receives report from the off-going shift in the neurological intensive care unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?