The patient with a SCI begins to complaint of  throbbing headache, and the blood pressure (BP) rises rapidly to 210/110 mm Hg. Which is the third indicator of the dreaded syndrome of autonomic dysreflexia?

A 49-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to begin treatment with β{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”β”}-Interferon. Which information will the nurse include in patient teaching?

The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old client who presented to the emergency department in a coma. Which question does the nurse ask the client’s family to help determine risk factors related to a brain attack?

The nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke. Which nursing intervention does the nurse implement to prevent complications?

The nurse is evaluating a patient who has had an incomplete spinal cord injury following spinal trauma.  He complains of weakness in his upper extremities without any symptoms in the lower extremities.  The nurse recognizes these symptoms to be consistent with

A patient with a history of several transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) arrives in the emergency department with hemiparesis and dysarthria that started 2 hours previously. A CT scan did not reveal any bleed. The nurse anticipates the need to prepare the patient for

In assessing a patient with suspected Bell’s palsy, what clinical manifestations might be present?

The nurse is assessing the results of diagnostic tests on a client’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Which values and observations does the nurse correlate as most indicative of viral meningitis? 

A client had a stroke. A nurse has arranged a consultation with an occupational therapist in order to enhance the client’s ability to

A patient’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture findings showed a white blood cell count of 1200 cells/uL, protein 620 mg/dL, and glucose 25 mg/dL. What could be the diagnosis for the patient?