Chapter 12 - Head and Neck, with Basic Vision and Hearing Basics
A nurse is teaching nursing students about the risks associated with developing head and neck cancers. The nurse determines student understanding when the students make which of the following statements?
"Most head and neck cancers are linked to smoking."
The nurse is planning to instruct a group of adolescents on ways to prevent traumatic brain injuries. What should be included in these instructions?
Always use seat belts.
Which assessment technique should a nurse use to assess for the presence of a bruit in a client with hyperthyroidism?
Auscultation
What is the most common type of hyperthyroidism?
Graves' disease
A client diagnosed with goiter has undergone a thyroidectomy. Which statement from the client indicates understanding of post-operative care teaching?
I must take thyroid hormone replacement medication for the rest of my life.
A client reports right-sided temporal headache accompanied by nausea and vomiting. A nurse recognizes that which condition is likely to produce these symptoms?
Migraine headache
A client complains of pain, numbness, and tingling in the upper extremities for several weeks before coming to the clinic for evaluation. What is the nurse's best action?
Suggest referral to orthopedic spine specialist.
A nurse has completed an assessment of a client's lymph nodes. Which of the following data would the nurse document as an abnormal finding?
Tender
The nurses assesses the thyroid gland of a client with recent weight loss. On auscultation, a low, soft, rushing sound is heard over the lateral lobes. Which condition is most likely?
hyperthyroidism
A female client visits the clinic and tells the nurse that she frequently experiences severe recurring headaches that sometimes last for several days and are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The nurse determines that the type of headache the client is describing is a
migraine headache.
