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1.) The nurse notices that her patient has developed slurred speech and left sided
weakness. Which of the following exams would she perform on her patient?
MEND Exam
Flexibility testing
Endurance testing
NIH Scale
WHY: The NIH scale is for potential stroke patients
The higher the score the more impairments the patient has
4.)The following test measures the amount of impairment that a stroke has on the
patient.
NIH scale
MEND exam
WHY:
5.)The nurse is ordered to perform the NIH scale on her patient that had a stroke.
The nurse knows that the NIH scale should be performed when?
on admission and on discharge
on discharge only
on admission and during the middle of the hospital stay
on admission only
WHY: They need to test if they have improved at all before they leave
6.)The nurse is ordered to test the flexibility of her patient. Which of the following
tests should she perform?
Sit and reach test
cardiac rehab
isotonic exercise
pulmonary rehab
WHY:
7.)Joe has just been discharged from the hospital after having a coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. To enable him to recover from his surgery, which of the
following would you recommend for him?
flexibility testing
cardiac rehabilitation
strength testing
breathing exercises
WHY:
It takes a while for the body o heal from any heart surgery
9.)You are working as a nurse in a cardiac rehab unit. Which of the following would
you want to obtain? There are multiple answers.
pulse rate
pulse oximeter reading
blood pressure
respiratory rate
WHY:
10.)You are a physical therapist working in a cardiac rehab unit. Which of the
following patients would you be concerned about? There are multiple answers.
a patient with sudden weakness on one side
a patient with dyspnea
11.)You have been asked to measure the oxygen content in your patients blood while
ambulating to determine if he needs an oxygen tank at home. Which of the following
instruments would you need?
WHY:
Pulse oximeter
It takes the oxygen level in the blood
12.) A set of laboratory tests is needed before starting any therapeutic exercise
regimen.
False
True
WHY: they need to make sure they can handle it
13.) Give an example of subjective data and objective data
Subjective could be nausea objective is respiratory rate