neuro

Eversion

turning outward

Which medication may be used to improve the sleep pattern of a client with fibromyalgia syndrome?

Cyclobenzaprine

While assisting with a morning bath the nurse notes that the a client with myasthenia gravis experiences arm weakness with sustained movement. What action should the nurse take?

Encourage the client to rest for short periods

A client returns to work as a carpenter after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand. What instructions should the nurse give to help prevent further problems with the hands when the client returns to work?

Do stretching exercises during breaks

What is the function of the biceps brachii muscle?

Flexes the lower arm

A nurse is monitoring a client who is having a computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain with contrast. Which response indicates that the client is having an untoward reaction to the contrast medium?

Shortness of breath

The spouse of a client who had a brain attack (cerebrovascular accident) tells the home health nurse that the client cries easily and without provocation. The spouse asks why the client is so emotionally fragile. What is the nurse's best response?

This behavior is a common response over which the client has very little control.

Why is the Glasgow Coma Scale used by the nurse while performing an assessment of a traumatized client?

To assess level of consciousness

The nurse is caring for an elderly client who has a right hip fracture. What intervention should be included in the plan of care?

Venous thromboembolism prevention (VTE)

hyperopia

farsightedness

presbyopia

farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.

A registered nurse assesses a client's electronic medical record (EMR) and observes increased blood pressure, severe myopia, and blood glucose levels. Which type of eye disorder will the nurse most likely observe written in the EMR?

glaucoma

A nurse is interviewing a client with a tentative diagnosis of Parkinson disease. What should the nurse expect the client to report about how the onset of symptoms occurred?

gradually

A client suffered an injury to the leg as a result of a fall. X-ray films indicate an intertrochanteric fracture of the femur. The client will be placed in Buck's traction until surgery is performed. When considering the client's plan of care, the nurse recalls that the primary purpose of Buck's traction is to do what?

immobilize the fracture

myopia

nearsightedness; lack of foresight

When a disaster occurs, the nurse may have to first treat mass hysteria that is indicated by what response?

panic

While setting up a client's food tray, the nurse identifies tremoring of the hand when it lies in the client's lap. The tremor disappears when the client reaches for silverware. What type of tremor should the nurse document in the client's medical record?

resting tremor