You have a patient complaining of vertigo and want to know what could be the cause. Knowing there are many causes for vertigo, you question the length of time the sensation lasts
She tells you several hours to days and is accompanied by tinnitus and hearing loss. You suspect which of the following conditions?
A. Ménière's disease
B. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
C. TIA
D. Migraine
A
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Which of the following clients at term should go to the hospital or birth center the soonest after labor begins?
a. Gravida 2, para 1 who lives 10 minutes away b. Gravida 1, para 0 who lives 40 minutes away c. Gravida 3, para 2 whose longest previous labor was 4 hours d. Gravida 2, para 1 whose first labor lasted 16 hours
A 33-year-old female teacher is admitted with second-degree burns over 50% of her body. The third day post-burn, she develops tachypnea and hoarseness with speech. What is the most likely cause of these symptoms?
A) Hypovolemia B) Throat infection C) Pulmonary edema D) Systemic infection
Assessment is crucial to the care of patients with neurologic dysfunction. What does accurate and appropriate assessment require? Select all that apply
A) The ability to select mediations for the neurologic dysfunction B) Understanding of the tests used to diagnose neurologic disorders C) Knowledge of nursing interventions related to assessment and diagnostic testing D) Knowledge of the anatomy of the nervous system E) The ability to interpret the results of diagnostic tests
A patient comes into the emergency department with itching, swelling, and slight shortness of breath after being stung by a bee 20 minutes ago. The nurse bases care of this patient on the pathophysiology of which hypersensitivity reaction?
1. Type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity 2. Type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity 3. Type III immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity 4. Type IV delayed hypersensitivity