A patient is suspected of having a neuromuscular disease. What neurological test helps to diagnose this type of health problem?
A. Electromyogram (EMG)
B. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
C. Positron emission tomography (PET)
D. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Answer: A
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A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The healthcare provider orders state that neurological assessments need to be preformed every 30 minutes
The nurse forgets to perform the assessments on two different occasions. An action that can lead to a malpractice suit would be: A. Assessing the patient more than once per shift. B. Explaining the patient's current condition to the family. C. Holding the next dose of sedation in order to perform a neurological assessment. D. Altering the time the assessments were performed
When using the data, action, response, education (DARE) system of charting, the data portion focuses on:
a. planning. b. assessment. c. implementation. d. patient teaching.
Which statement best describes Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC)?
a. They are mandated by the North Ameri-can Nursing Diagnosis Association Inter-national (NANDA-I) as interventions that are to be used for all patients. b. They are currently approved nursing goals. c. They are instituted on the basis of indi-vidual patient needs. d. They are guidelines for goal setting and documentation of nursing care given to patients.
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck pain, which has been intermittent for several years. He normally takes over-the-counter medications to ease the pain, but this time they haven't worked as well and he still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire second floor in his house, which caused him great discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever, chills,
rash, upper respiratory symptoms, trauma, or injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the most likely pathologic process? A) Infectious B) Neoplastic C) Degenerative D) Traumatic