A health care provider is conducting a community education class on stroke prevention. The teaching plan for this class will include which of these instructions?

A patient arrives at the emergency department with slurred speech, right facial droop, and right arm weakness. Which of these actions by the healthcare provider is the priority?

The healthcare provider is assessing a patient admitted with a diagnosis of hemorrhagic stroke affecting the right cranial hemisphere. Which assessment finding is consistent with this diagnosis?

A patient has been admitted to the medical unit following a stroke. The healthcare provider observes the following: Eyes open to speech Correctly states name, location, and time Able to move unaffected extremity when asked The healthcare provider correctly documents this patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score as which of the following?

Which of these assessment findings should the healthcare provider expect to identify as an early clinical characteristic of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

Subjective data from a patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) includes facial muscle spasms accompanied by stabbing pain. The patient states, “It gets worse during meals when I’m chewing food.” The healthcare provider determines that these symptoms are most likely due to a lesion on which cranial nerve? State the number only (ie: 2, 4, 6).

When assessing a patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), which of the following would require immediate action by the healthcare provider?

The nurse is performing a rapid neuro assessment on a trauma patient. Which assessment finding is normal?

Which patient does the neuro unit charge nurse assign to a RN who has floated from the labor/delivery unit for the shift?

Which task does the RN plan to delegate to the nursing assistant caring for a group of patients in the neurosurgical unit?

You have just received report on your patients in the neuro unit. Which patient requires your imminent attention?

The results of your patient's lumbar puncture indicate that the protein level is 150mg/dL. The specimen is cloudy and the patient's WBC count is 23. You suspect that the patient  may have which condition?

A patient has acquired upper motor neuron damage due to a thrombotic stroke. During your assessment, you will evaluate for which of the following?

Your patient reports difficulty hearing and vertigo. Which cranial nerve has been affected?

A patient is admitted to a nursing unit wiht trigeminal neuralgia. The focus of nursing care with this patient should be:

A 27 y/o neighbor calls you crying and states she awoke with her mouth drooping on the left side of her face. You suspect:

Which patient below is MOST at risk for developing a cholinergic crisis?

Which of the following signs and symptoms of increased ICP after head trauma would appear first?

A male patient is having  a tonic-clonic seizure. What should you do first?

A male patient with a spinal cord injury is prone to experiencing autonomic dysreflexia. The nurse would avoid which of the following measures to minimize the risk of occurrence?