A patient demonstrating symptoms of memory loss, weakness, blurred vision, speech difficulty, and partial paralysis may be diagnosed as having which condition?

A. a stroke
B. Parkinson's disease
C. multiple sclerosis
D. epilepsy


Answer: A

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a. Teaching the resident and family the impor-tance of rehabilitation b. Teaching the resident and family about the importance of activity after being disabled c. Teaching the resident and family about the disease process, treatment options, and management strategies d. Teaching the resident and family what they need to know to make choices and be in-volved in the restorative process

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Which of these titles of a research report indicates the study is qualitative, rather than quantitative?

a. Predicting the treatment choice for women older than age 50 experiencing breast cancer b. Evaluating nursing interventions for complex oncology clinical phenomena c. Using virtual reality as a distraction method during chemotherapy d. Transcending pain during bone marrow aspiration

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When caring for a patient with mild hypothermia, which finding would the nurse expect?

A) Diuresis B) Hypoventilation C) Vasodilation D) Bradycardia

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The client has been ordered treatment with warfarin. She tells the nurse that she self-medicates with herbal remedies as much as possible

The highest priority teaching point that the nurse should give the client is the avoid the use of _____ while taking warfarin. a. ephedra and dill b. black cohosh and licorice c. garlic and ginkgo d. ginseng and green tea

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