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Home of the Registered Nurses (RN) and
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
QUESTIONS
CASE I
Mrs. A is on her hospital gown when you noticed that she is about to have a seizure attack in her bed. She started to twitch and shake. Her eyes are rolling up.
Question 1:
Identify two (2) things that you should absolutely avoid during a seizure attack?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE II
Mrs. B, a 67-year-old woman with left-sided stroke had signs and symtoms of:
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Right-sided paralysis of the face and arm.
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Loss of sensation to touch on the skin of the right face and arm.
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Inability to answer questions but able to understand what was said to her.
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Ability to write down her thoughts more easily than to speak them.
Her daughter states that she is very frustrated to her mom, because everytime she wants to speak to her, Mrs. B becomes aggressive then ignores her completely.
Question 1:
Give five (5) recommendations that you will give to the daughter on how to communicate with her mother?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE III
Mr. C is sitting in the chair and begins having a tonic-clonic seizure.
Question 1:
What is your most appropriate nursing intervention?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE IV
You are preparing Mr. C for dischage today. He needs information about his phenytoin (Dilantin).
Question 1:
Identify two instructions you should provide about phenytoin (Dilantin) to Mr. C?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
CASE V
You are preparing a patient for computed tomography (CT) scan that requires infusion of radiopaque dye.
Question 1:
What question is most important for you to ask according to patient's diagnostic test?
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.