Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations B Quiz 6

The client is admitted to the hospital with a neurological problems and the physician informed the nurse that magnetic resonance imaging may be done an hour. The nurse interprets that the client may be ineligible for this diagnostic procedure based on the health history of the client:

The client is presently having lumbar puncture procedure. The nurse would plan to place the client in which appropriate position for the procedure?

Following computerized tomography scanning with a contrast medium, the client is transferred to the nursing unit. The nurse is providing an instruction regarding the post procedure care. The nurse would evaluate that the client understands post procedure care if the client states:

The nurse is assisting with caloric testing of the oculovestibular reflex of an unconscious client. The nurse injected cold water into the left auditory canal. The client exhibits eye conjugate movements toward the left followed by rapid nystagmus toward the right.  The nurse understands that this indicates the client has

A client is admitted in a short stay unit after the myelogram. A water-based contrast agent was used. The nurse would give information to the client regarding activity restrictions. Which of the following activity would the client avoid?

The nurse is assigned to care for a client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse would note which of the following trends in vital signs if the intracranial pressure is rising?

A nurse is caring for a client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse needs to position the client. Which of the following position would the nurse avoid?

The client recovering from a head injury is participative to the nursing care. The nurse determines that the client understands measures in the prevention of the elevation in intracranial pressure. Which of the following if observed by the nurse that the client is doing activities that prevent increased intracranial pressure?

After the basilar skull fracture, the nurse has experience a clear fluid leaking from the nose. The nurse assesses that this is cerebrospinal fluid if the fluid:

The nurse inserted a Foley catheter to a hospitalized client with head injury. The client has begun urinating copious amount of dilute urine through the catheter. The urine output is 3000ml. The nurse implements which of the following new physician order to administer?