The nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly diagnosed patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  Which statement would be appropriate to include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is preparing to administer edrophonium chloride (Tensilon) to test a client. Before this drug is administered the nurse will request which antidote be available?

A client with meningitis is receiving Mannitol (Osmitrol). The client receiving this drug should be evaluated for which of the following reactions that would prove the effectiveness of this drug? Select ALL that apply

You have assessed a comatose client that is having periods of hyperventilation that gradually diminish to apnea, then resume, gradually building to hyperventilation. What documentation would be most appropriate regarding the client’s breathing pattern?

Which is the best teaching for the client that has generalized tonic-clonic seizures? 

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the hospital with bacterial meningitis that developed after an untreated case of otitis media. What evaluation alerts the nurse to changes in the client’s intracranial pressure?

The client has been diagnosed with Guillain Barre´ Syndrome. What assessment would indicate the client is having clinical manifestations of this disease process?

The nurse is assessing the client with a head injury, for level of consciousness utilizing the Glasgow coma scale. The client received a score of 15. Which assessment data contributed to the client’s score? Select ALL that apply

A client with meningitis is receiving Mannitol (Osmitrol). The client receiving this drug should be evaluated for which of the following reactions that would prove the effectiveness of this drug? Select ALL that apply

Which is the proper sequence for self-administering ophthalmic medications?