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A patient presents with signs of acute ischemic stroke and is being evaluated as a potential candidate for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy. The nurse prepares to implement priority actions. Which nursing interventions are appropriate? Select all that apply. 

A nurse is reviewing the medication list for a client recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The provider has prescribed a drug that can modestly slow disease progression. Which medication should the nurse expect to see? 

Despite the effective end of the Ku Klux Klan in 1871, so-called Jim Crow laws began to emerge in the South pushing systemic discrimination, all contributing to the movement of Black Americans out of the South and into other areas of the country with more opportunity, known as this:

In an effort to differentiate America’s colonial aspirations from those of the European nations’, this US politician would simply refer to America’s actions as Expansionism instead of Imperialism in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

The destruction of most of the 7th US Cavalry regiment under George Armstrong Custer by the Sioux, occurred at this battle in June 1876, leading to a change in US tactics and strategy, and eventually led to American victory over native resistance.

The major result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 was the effective creation of this nation-state, immediately one of the largest and most powerful nations then in Europe.

The Chisholm Trail in Texas was a famous pathway for moving and driving this commodity to terminals and eventually markets, resulting in big money in the 1860s and 1870s for cowboys and settlers

This law, written by Lincoln, was passed into law by Congress in 1862 and allowed anyone over the age of 21 a right to own 160 acres for a small fee, and helped kickstart American migration west.

Bonus: Answer the following for up to five bonus points.  You must show your work to receive bonus points.  Points will be added when the test is graded. 

A clinician is assessing a refugee patient and wants to improve diagnostic accuracy. Which tool is most appropriate?