Quizzes/Trivia Take our Apex Nursing quiz A patient arrives at the emergency department with slurred speech, right facial droop, and right arm weakness. Which of these actions by the healthcare provider is the priority? Call the speech pathologist to the emergency department Prepare the patient for a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head Transfer the patient to the neurological care unit Prepare to administer a thrombolytic medication The healthcare provider is assessing a patient admitted with a diagnosis of hemorrhagic stroke affecting the right cranial hemisphere. Which assessment finding is consistent with this diagnosis? Right side flaccidity Left side flaccidity Right-sided spasticity Bilateral Babinski’s sign The results of an adult patient’s blood pressure screening on three occasions are: 120/80 mmHg, 136/72 mmHg, and 116/82 mmHg. How will you classify this information? Hypertension Stage 2 Prehypertension Hypertension Stage 1 Normal blood pressure The healthcare provider is assessing a patient using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. Which of these patient characteristics will the GAF measure? Overall physical health status Performance of activities of daily living without pain Ability to have friends and keep a job Current nutritional and hydration status A patient is being observed for extrapyramidal symptoms. Which of these symptoms would signal the nurse to the onset of EPS? Tremors at rest Blurred vision Facial grimacing Lack of concentration Restlessness Name Email Time's up
