An elderly woman found on the floor in her home was admitted with a head injury related to frequent falls. She appears fine for a few days and is preparing for discharge when she begins to have neurologic symptomology including severe headache, agitation and restlessness, and speech delays. The nurse prepares for what intervention?

Three sisters decide to have genetic testing done because their mother and their maternal grandmother died of breast cancer. Each of the sisters has the BRCA1 gene mutation. The nurse explains that just because they have the gene does not necessarily mean that they will develop breast cancer. What principle does the nurse use to explain their chances of developing breast cancer?

A patient has had an ischemic stroke and has been admitted to the neurological unit. The nurse knows the importance of the principles of body alignment and correct positioning for stroke victims. How should the nurse position the patient to prevent joint deformities of the arm?

A 72-year-old man has been brought to his primary provider by his daughter, who claims that he has been experiencing uncharacteristic lapses in memory. What principle should underlie the nurse’s assessment and management of this client?

The nurse is assessing the patient with progressive paresthesias and weakness three weeks after recovering from an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. The nurse prepares for what intervention? 

The nurse is caring for a patient with altered level of consciousness (LOC) who is exhibiting extension of arms and plantar flexion of the feet. How would the nurse document this position?

An older adult has encouraged her husband to visit his primary provider, stating that she is concerned that he may have Parkinson disease. Which of the wife’s descriptions of her husband’s health and function is most suggestive of Parkinson disease?

Extra-credit Congress is required to pass something into law every year by September 30.  This Congress is in danger of not getting that thing passed.  1) What must Congress pass by the end of this month? 2) And what will happen if it does not?    

Motor control retraining should often include task-specific practice, feedback, and reassessment rather than only isolated strengthening.

The first rule of movement: Pain changes everything.