How should the nurse assess the patient’s trigeminal and facial nerve function (CNs V and VII)?

Which equipment should the nurse obtain to assess vibration sense in a patient with diabetes who has peripheral nerve dysfunction?

Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient with impaired functioning of the left glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and vagus nerve (CN X)?

A client arrives in the emergency department with an ischemic stroke and receives tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) administration. Which is the priority nursing assessment?

The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a client with right-sided paralysis. Which action by the UAP requires the nurse to intervene?

What is the expected outcome of thrombolytic drug therapy?

A 78-year-old client is admitted to the emergency department with seizures, numbness and weakness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is a priority?

During the first 24 hours after thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke, the primary goal is to control the client’s:

What is a priority nursing assessment in the first 24 hours after admission of the client with a thrombotic stroke?

A patient has a tumor in the cerebellum. What goal should the nurse use to focus the plan of care?