The student nurse studying the neurological system learns that areas of gray matter are found deep in the brain. The nurse notes that one of these areas, the basal ganglia, affects:
A) movement.
B) homeostasis.
C) blood pressure.
D) sensory impulses.
A
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A nurse is preparing a teaching plan and is determining the best time for teaching. Which of the following would be an inappropriate time for client teaching? Select all that apply
A) When there are visitors B) Immediately prior to discharge C) The day of admission D) While the client is sedated E) While the client is in pain
A patient demonstrates disoriented thinking and irrational ideas. A nurse can anticipate that a PET scan would most likely show dysfunction in the brain's _____ lobe
a. frontal b. parietal c. occipital d. temporal
In the critical care unit, a patient is experiencing multifocal premature ventricular contractions. The nurse administers a lidocaine bolus without the direct supervision of the physician. This is a legal based upon
A) autonomy. B) knowledge. C) experience. D) protocol.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a sleep disorder who tells the nurse that she is considering drinking chamomile tea at night in order to help her sleep. The nurse knows to provide patient education to avoid concurrent use of chamomile with which
class of medication? 1. Anticoagulant 2. Anticholinergic 3. Antidepressant 4. Antiemetic