A patient describes a sudden, severe headache as the “worst headache of my life.” What condition should the nurse suspect?

A patient is admitted with a large pulmonary embolism and their MAP is 45 mmHg. They are anxious and express feelings of impending doom. What condition does the nurse anticipate? 

Which symptom is associated with a right hemisphere stroke?

A nurse is assessing a patient with infective endocarditis, the nurse notes their Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score has changed from 15 to 10 . What is the priority concern?

A patient is diagnosed with an ischemic stroke following a head CT. The patient’s symptoms started 1 hour ago. Their BP is 190/110 mmHg. What is the nurse’s priority action?

There’s no way I could test you on everything! What’s something you studied extra hard on but I didn’t asked about it on the final? Demonstrate your knowledge by explaining it to me in a few short sentences. Full points will be given as long as the statements are accurate and it wasn’t tested on this exam.

The nurse is caring for a patient post traumatic brain injury with a ventriculostomy. During report the patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP) was 12 mmHg. When the nurse returns from receiving report on another patient the nurse notes the ICP is now 16 mmHg. What does this indicate?

A patient presents with fatigue, pallor, dyspnea on exertion (DOE), and headaches. Which of the following diagnoses in this patient’s medical history does the nurse relate all of these symptoms to? 

A patient who had a kidney transplant 3 weeks ago has a fever, high blood pressure, and increased creatinine levels. What do these signs suggest?

A patient’s ejection fraction (EF) is 35%. How should the nurse interpret this result?