This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A client is being prepared for a mechanical embolectomy. What action by the nurse takes priority? ... (Read 104 times)

jwb375

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 540
on: Jun 25, 2018
A client is being prepared for a mechanical embolectomy. What action by the nurse takes priority?
 
  a. Assess for contraindications to fibrinolytics.
  b. Ensure that informed consent is on the chart.
  c. Perform a full neurologic assessment.
  d. Review the client's medication lists.

Question 2

A client with a stroke is being evaluated for fibrinolytic therapy. What information from the client or family is most important for the nurse to obtain?
 
  a. Loss of bladder control
  b. Other medical conditions
  c. Progression of symptoms
  d. Time of symptom onset


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

welcom1000

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 298
Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
For this invasive procedure, the client needs to give informed consent. The nurse ensures that this is on the chart prior to the procedure beginning. Fibrinolytics are not used. A neurologic assessment and medication review are important, but the consent is the priority.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The time limit for initiating fibrinolytic therapy for a stroke is 3 to 4.5 hours, so the exact time of symptom onset is the most important information for this client. The other information is not as critical.


jwb375

  • Member
  • Posts: 540
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

Animal_Goddess

  • Member
  • Posts: 339
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

Did you know?

On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.

Did you know?

Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.

Did you know?

Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.

Conduction of the action potential along an axon. Conduction of the action potential along an axon.
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
A Subject Prepared for a Night’s Sleep in a Sleep Laboratory A Subject Prepared for a Night’s Sleep in a Sleep Laboratory
Who Takes Care of the Children While the Mothers Are at Work? Who Takes Care of the Children While the Mothers Are at Work?
Mechanisms of Action of Contraceptives Mechanisms of Action of Contraceptives
The voltage-gated channel cycles during an action potential The voltage-gated channel cycles during an action potential
Video: Decubitus Ulcer

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library