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Musculoskeletal and Neuro CCRN Questions and Answers well Explained Latest 2024/2025 Update 100% Correct.
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Toddler w meningitis. Resistance when the lower legs are extended. She also cries when her legs are 
raised to change her diaper. Documents this as which of the following? 
a. Kernigs sign 
b. Brudinski sign 
c. Nuchal rigidity 
d. Battle sign - A. Kernig sign 
- back pain and resistance to lower leg extension is referred to as kernig sign. Brudinski's sign occurs 
when hips and knees flex in response to neck flexion. Nuchal rigidity is neck stiffness. Battle sign is 
basilar skull fracture. 
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NCLEX Neurology/Sensory Systems Questions With 100% Verified Solution 2024 A+
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NCLEX Neurology/Sensory Systems Questions With 100% Verified Solution 2024 A+ 
A client has had a carotid endarterectomy. To monitor for the complication of cranial nerve dysfunction, 
the nurse assesses the client for which finding? 
A. Labored breathing 
B. Edema of the neck 
C. Difficulty in swallowing 
D. Alteration in blood pressure - ANS-C. Difficulty in swallowing 
A client has surgery for the creation of burr holes after sustaining head trauma. Which early clinical 
manifestation of me...
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Pathophysiology Week 12-14 Quiz || with 100% Error-free Answers.
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A patient has a saccular aneurysm. What term can the nurse use to describe this type of aneurysm? correct answers Berry 
 
A nurse is teaching the staff about classic cerebral concussions. Which information should the nurse include? A classic cerebral concussion is defined as a temporary axonal disturbance with loss of consciousness lasting less than: correct answers 6 hours 
 
In classic cerebral concussion, consciousness is lost for up to 6 hours. 
 
During the assessment of a patient with men...
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NURS 6512 Health Assessment Final Exam Review 2024
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Health Assessment Final Exam Review 
1. The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: 
Selected Answer: 
Professional and the patient. 
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral 
arteries? 
Selected Answer: 
The pulses are most readily felt over bony prominences. 
3. As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from 
side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document...
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PEDS ATI exam Practice Questions And Answers Well Elaborated.
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What effects medication absorption in infants and children? - correct answer growth and organ system maturity 
 
med route preferred for children? - correct answer oral 
 
what do you not want to do when you have oral medications and infants? - correct answer DO NOT MIX WITH FORMULA 
 
position for infant when taking oral meds - correct answer ...
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WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6512: ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT. LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 VERSION. VERIFIED QUIZS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS. (GRADE A+)-GUARANTEED PASS
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NURS 6512: ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT. LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024 VERSION. VERIFIED QUIZS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS. (GRADE A+)-GUARANTEED PASS 
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The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings with: 
 
Selected Answer: genetic disorders. 
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1 out of 1 points 
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position? 
 
Selected Answer: Upright 
•	QUIZ 5 
1 out...
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EAQ - Chapter 17|65 Quiz Questions Correctly |2024
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a 13 year old developed a subdural hematoma after being hit in the head by a golf ball during a tournament and will be taken to surgery. which information answers the parents questions about surgery - ️️the bleeding above the surface of the brain is squeezing the brain and causing it to function poorly. it can damage the brain unless surgery is done to remove the blood clot and relieve the pressure 
an elderly male with long term alcohol abuse falls and experiences a hematoma between the dur...
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EAQ – 65 Quiz Questions Well Answered
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which individual is at highest risk for traumatic brain injury - ️️a 14 year old boy 
which information should be included when teaching an adult community group how to prevent west nile virus infection - ️️wear protective clothing when outside 
which primary area loses its blood supply in a stroke - ️️brain 
which term describes a collection of blood that is located between the skull and the dura - ️️epidural hematoma 
an epidural hematoma is bleeding occurring between the dura ...
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OB/PEDS Paramedic fisdap study guide with complete solutions 2024/2025
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OB/PEDS Paramedic fisdap study guideWhere would you apply pressure to assess the mother for contractions? - correct answer The fundus 
 
Placenta Previa - correct answer Placenta is implanted low in the uterus and covering part of or all of the cervix/ Leads to painless bright red vaginal bleeding in the 2nd or 3rd trimester. 
 
Best indicator to assess circulation in children - correct answer Cap refill. 
 
A female that is child bearing age who is complaining of abdominal pain with an abnormal...
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ATI Pediatric Proctored Exam 4 2024
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The nurse is collecting data from a child who may have a seizure disorder. Which nursing observations suggest an absence seizure? - Minimal or no alteration in muscle tone, with a brief loss of responsiveness or attention. 
 
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Chapter 16: Nursing Care of the Child With an Alteration in Intracranial Regulation/Neurologic Disorder - Page 488 
 
A nurse on the neurology unit is monitoring an 8-year-old child admitted with seizures. The child experiences a prolonged tonic-clonic seizure. ...
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