Your client is suffering from the inability to find the words to tell you what he needs. He is demonstrating:
1. aphasia.
2. apraxia.
3. agnosia.
4. all of the above.
ANS: 1
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a. "Are you depressed?" b. "Have you had a change in lifestyle?" c. "Have you been experiencing any anxiety?" d. "How old were you when you were toilet-trained?"
A patient with an embolic stroke is demonstrating urinary incontinence, contralateral weakness, and altered mental status. This location of the embolism is most likely the:
1. Middle cerebral artery 2. Anterior cerebral artery 3. Posterior cerebral artery 4. Vertebrobasilar artery
When assessing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse's initial action will usually be to
a. have the patient move the extremities against resistance. b. feel for the presence of crepitus during joint movement. c. observe the patient's body build and muscle configuration. d. check active and passive range of motion for the extremities.
A client in labor is having a pudendal block. For which adverse effects should the nurse assess this client? Select all that apply
1. Infection 2. Spinal headache 3. Perforated rectum 4. Sciatic nerve trauma 5. Broad ligament hematoma