2024 HESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY: STROKE COMPLETE WITH NGN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED / A+ GRADE
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HESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY: STROKE COMPLETE WITH 2024 NGN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED / A+ GRADE
The Emergency Department (ED) nurse completes the admission assessment. Mr. Jones is alert but struggles to answer questions. When he attempts to talk, he slurs his speech and appears very frightened...
HESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY: STROKE COMPLETE
WITH 2024 NGN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED / A+ GRADE
The Emergency Department (ED) nurse completes the admission assessment. Mr.
Jones is alert but struggles to answer questions. When he attempts to talk, he
slurs his speech and appears very frightened. Which additional clinical
manifestations should the nurse expect to find if Mr. Jones' symptoms have been
caused by a stroke?
carotid bruit
elevated BP
hyporeflexic DTR
Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the RN? (Select
all)
Mr. Jones' Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score changes from 12 to 9
Mr. Jones has a positive Babinski's reflex bilaterally
Mr. Jones is unable to verbalize responses to the nurse's questions
Due to his deteriorating condition, the neurologist is consulted to see Mr. Jones
immediately. The nurse suspects that Mr. Jones has probably suffered a right-
sided stroke. Which clinical manifestations further support this assessment?
increased distractibility
visual deficit on left side
spatial-perceptual deficits
paresthesia on left side
The neurologist writes a diagnosis of "suspected stroke" and prescribes a
computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast STAT. Which intervention
should the nurse implement when preparing Mr. Jones and his son for this
procedure?
Explain procedure requires client to lie completely still
The neurologist also prescribes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head
STAT. Which data warrants immediate intervention by the nurse concerning this
diagnostic test?
left hip replacement
Which explanation by the nurse is the most therapeutic response?
"Your father has had a stroke, and the blood supply to the brain has been
compromised."
Barry is visibly upset and states, "Dad has been fine all week. We even went out
to dinner. I love him so much and I am scared." How should the nurse respond?
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