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pepyto · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Nursing management of the patient undergoing an angiogram includes

a. keeping the patient flat for 24 hours.
b. inserting a nasogastric tube before the procedure.
c. administering tap water enemas until clear.
d. checking the patient's pulse distal to the injection site every 15 minutes.

Question 2

A 76-year-old right-handed patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with an intracerebral hemorrhage

A CT of her head reveals a large left parietal area bleed. While assisting the patient with her personal care, it is noted that she is unable to comb her hair with her left hand. The patient may have

a. agnosia.
b. apraxia.
c. Broca aphasia.
d. Wernicke aphasia.

joshbk44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Postprocedural assessment involves monitoring vital signs, observing the injection site for bleeding, and assessing neurovascular integrity distal to the injection site every 15 minutes for the first 1 to 2 hours. Depending on how the puncture site is stabilized after the procedure, the patient may have to remain flat in bed for a specified length of time.

Answer to Question 2

B
Lesions in the parietal lobe, as well as in other cortical structures, can result in apraxia, an inability to perform a learned movement voluntarily.