Neuro

The nurse is caring for a client with a significant allergy history to various medications and shellfish. Because the client needs to have a diagnostic study with contrast, which medication classification is anticipated? a) Bronchodilator b) Antihistamine c) Antibiotic d) Cardio tonic

b) Antihistamine

A patient is actively hallucinating during an assessment. The nurse would be correct in documenting the hallucination as a disturbance in which of the following? a) Emotional status b) Thought content c) Intellectual function d) Motor ability

b) Thought content

A male patient is scheduled for an EEG. The patient asks about any diet-related prerequisites that he must take. Which of the following diet-related advice should the nurse provide to the patient? a) Decrease the amount of minerals in the diet. b) Avoid eating food at least 8 hours prior to the test. c) Avoid taking sedative drugs or drinks that contain caffeine for at least 8 hours prior to the test. d) Include increased amount of minerals in the diet.

c) Avoid taking sedative drugs or drinks that contain caffeine for at least 8 hours prior to the test.

What safety actions does the nurse need to take for a patient on oxygen therapy who is undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)? a) Securely fasten the patient's portable oxygen tank to the bottom of the MRI table after the patient has been positioned on the top of the MRI table b) Note that no special safety actions need to be taken c) Ensure that no patient care equipment containing metal enters the room where the MRI is located. d) Check the patient's oxygen saturation level using a pulse oximeter after the patient has been placed on the MRI table

c) Ensure that no patient care equipment containing metal enters the room where the MRI is located.

The nurse is performing a neurological assessment of a client who has sustained damage to the frontal cortex. Which of the following deficits will the nurse look for during assessment? a) Intentional tremors b) The inability to maintain steady balance for the Romberg test c) The inability to tell how a mouse and a cat are alike d) Absence of movement below the waist

c) The inability to tell how a mouse and a cat are alike

A client experienced a stroke that damaged the hypothalamus. The nurse should anticipate that the client will have problems with: a) thinking and reasoning. b) balance and equilibrium. c) body temperature control. d) visual acuity.

c) body temperature control.

The nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). What is a potential side effect that this client may suffer? a) Headache and pain in the neck b) Allergic reaction to radioactive rays c) Claustrophobia d) Allergic reaction to the imaging material

d) Allergic reaction to the imaging material

The nurse is assisting the physician in completing a lumbar puncture. Which would the nurse note as a concern? a) Physician maintains aseptic procedure. b) Client states a pressure relief in the head. c) Client states a piercing feeling. d) Cerebrospinal fluid is cloudy in nature.

d) Cerebrospinal fluid is cloudy in nature.

A client who has sustained a head injury to the parietal lobe cannot identify a familiar object by touch. The nurse knows that this deficit is which of the following? a) Visual agnosia b) Positive Romberg c) Ataxia d) Tactile agnosia

d) Tactile agnosia