The client reports severe headaches that are preceded by flashing lights and strange smells. How would the nurse appropriately document this phenomenon?
1. An aura of a migraine
2. A tension headache
3. An adverse reaction to acetaminophen (Tylenol)
4. Combining food with NSAIDs
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: An aura of a migraine has symptoms such as flashing lights and strange smells or sounds.
Rationale 2: A tension headache is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine.
Rationale 3: An adverse reaction to acetaminophen (Tylenol) is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine.
Rationale 4: Combining food with NSAIDs is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine.
Global Rationale: An aura of a migraine has symptoms such as flashing lights and strange smells or sounds. A tension headache is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine. An adverse reaction to acetaminophen (Tylenol) is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine. Combining food with NSAIDs is incorrect because the symptoms describe an aura of a migraine.
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