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Showing 15 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is caring for a client who is having surgery for the removal of an encapsulated acoustic tumor. Which of the following potential complications should the nurse monitor for postoperatively? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a craniotomy for a supratentorial tumor. Which of the following postoperative prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?
A nurse is completing an assessment of a client who has increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following are expected findings? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is reviewing a prescription for dexamethasone (Decadron) with a client who has an expanding brain tumor. Which of the following are appropriate statements by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client who has a benign brain tumor. The client asks the nurse if he can expect this same type of tumor to occur in other areas of his body. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who has a malignant brain tumor and notes the client has a positive Romberg sign. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assess for this sign?
A patient is suspected of having a brain tumor. The signs and symptoms include memory deficits, visual disturbances, weakness of right upper and lower extremities, and personality changes. The nurse recognizes that the tumor is most likely located in the
A nurse plans care for the patient with increased intracranial pressure with the knowledge that the best way to position the patient is to
Nursing management of a patient with a brain tumor includes. Select all that apply
When the patient has a rapidly growing brain tumor, what slows expansion of cerebral brain tissue into the adjacent hemisphere?
The patient is suspected of having a new brain tumor. Which test will the nurse expect to be ordered to detect a small tumor?
Assisting the family to understand what is happening to the patient is an especially important role of the nurse when the patient has a tumor in which part of the brain?
What is the best explanation of stereotactic radiosurgery?
Successful achievement of patient outcomes for the patient with cranial surgery would best be indicated by what?
The nurse is aware that the client with a brain tumor can be medically managed with which treatments? Select all that apply
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