During the neurologic assessment, the patient is unable to respond verbally to the nurse but cooperates with the nurse’s directions to move his hands and feet. The nurse will suspect

When administering medications to the patient with chronic gout, the nurse recognizes which drug is used as a treatment?

After providing morning care, the nurse notes that the intracranial pressure for a patient with a traumatic head injury has increased from 14 to 16 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse take first?

        Which refractive error describes the vision of a patient for whom nearby objects are clear but objects at a distance are blurred?

During assessment of a head-injured patient, the nurse notes that patient’s elbows, wrists, and fingers are flexed, and her arms are adducted.  The patient is demonstrating:

During a health interview the patient states she has the sensation that “everything around her is spinning.”  You know that the portion of ear responsible for this sensation is:

The Broca’s area is located in the Temporal lobe

Rapid onset of decreased vision, halos around lights, and severe eye pain are indications of

Which finding will the nurse expect when assessing a 58-year-old patient who has osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee?

A patient suffered a diffuse axonal injury from a traumatic brain injury. The patient has been maintained on intravenous (IV) fluids for two days. The nurse seeks enteral feeding for this patient based on what rationale?