You are the nurse caring for a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed 15 years ago with multiple sclerosis (MS)
The woman has been hospitalized on your unit for the past 5 days receiving IV steroid infusions for an acute exacerbation of her disease. What would be the most important assessment need for this woman with MS?
A) Loneliness
B) Aggression
C) Visual problems
D) Tremors
Ans: A
Feedback: Health care providers must be aware that women with MS need to be assessed for loneliness because loneliness is a precursor to depression. Aggression, visual problems, and tremors are important aspects to assess because they all can be side effects of the steroid infusions the patient has been receiving. Therefore, if these effects were exhibited, they would not be the result of the disease process or the patient's ability to cope and would not be the most important for the nurse to assess.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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1. 50% 2. 10% 3. 40% 4. 25%