Reference no: EM133285924

Questions -

Q1. An order for a cerebral angiography to determine a cause of a patient's right-sided weakness. Describe this test, and what is the purpose?

Q2. The nurse is monitoring the lumbar puncture site of a patient who just had a lumbar puncture 1 hour earlier. The nurse observes a hematoma forming at the site with some blood drainage leaking from the site. The priority action for the nurse is:

1. Reassess vital signs with the next neuro assessment

2. Hold gentle pressure for at least 15 minutes

3. Alert the physician

4. Apply ice to the site

Q3. Alzheimer's Disease - While working at a Covid vaccination clinic, a client, receiving a vaccine, confides to the nurse that his mother is becoming more forgetful lately and recently was wandering in her neighborhood and forgot where her home was. The nurse's best response:

1. "Perhaps your mother is feeling more stress over the current pandemic."

2. "Have you researched any possible neurological causes for her behavior?"

3. "Has she been ill, or does she complain of headaches?"

4. "Perhaps she should see her primary care physician for an evaluation"