A client with suspected Parkinson’s disease is being initially assessed by the nurse. When is the best time for the nurse to assess for the characteristic tremor?

The nurse is preparing to send the patient for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the client seems agitated and nervous. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?    

A nurse is caring for a client with glaucoma and a past medical history of hypertension. The clients medications include aspirin, enalapril, dorzolamide, metoprolol, and timolol. The nurse instructs the client to  

Symptoms of typical migraine headaches include:  

The school nurse has been called to the football field where a player has been injured on the field during a game. The player has landing awkwardly on his head during a play. While awaiting emergency medical response, what is the priority nursing action?  

Symptoms of typical migraine headaches include:  

A nurse is caring for a client at risk for increased intracranial pressure (ICP). What assessment finding(s) are early signs of an increased ICP?  

A nurse is caring for a client with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSV) beginning treated with acyclovir. The most appropriate nursing action?    

The neurologic nurse is testing the function of a client’s cerebellum and basal ganglia. What action will most accurately test these structures?  

A 17 year-old male client asks the nurse in his pediatrician’s office why his college requires he have the meningococcal vaccine. The nurse’s best response is: