The nurse is assessing a client with a history of migraines. Which clinical manifestation is an early sign of a migraine with aura?
a. Vertigo
b. Lethargy
c. Visual disturbances
d. Numbness of the tongue
C
Early warning of impending migraine with aura usually consists of visual changes, flashing lights, or diplopia. The other manifestations are not associated with an impending migraine with aura.
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A woman admitted through the emergency department delivered only 30 minutes after arriving at the hospital. She stated that her contractions had begun about 2 hours earlier and rapidly became more frequent and intense
Which statement best defines this brief labor? a. Because this was a precipitate labor, it could have resulted in fetal hypoxia or intracranial hemorrhage and maternal trauma. b. This was probably a postterm labor, which typically progresses very rapidly with little fetal or maternal risk. c. Hydramnios is a common cause of very rapid labor as a result of overdistention of the uterus. d. Women who have had previous cesarean births are at risk of uterine rupture following rapid labor.
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has taken a conventional antipsychotic medication for a year. Hallucinations are less intrusive, but the patient continues to have apathy, poverty of thought, and social isolation
The nurse would expect a change to which medication? a. Haloperidol (Haldol) b. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) c. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) d. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
After the death of a child, a patient is experiencing depression and anxiety. For which type of therapy should the nurse prepare teaching material?
1. Hypnosis 2. Desensitization 3. Benzodiazepines 4. Psychotherapy