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Sign of worsening condition?
Pupil size from 5-9 (Know GCS)
What is the best position for patient at risk for increased ICP?
Semi fowlers
When caring for a patient with encephalitis?
Keep room dim
Patient had Huntington's for 15 years and admitted with pneumonia, what is the priority action?
Set up bedside humidification
Patient has been ordered pyridostigmine for myasthenia gravis, this med is used for?
Improves muscle strength
Patient is experiencing myasthenic exacerbation related to a missed dose of meds, what is a sign
of this crisis state?
, Exam 4 V2: NSG4100 / NSG 4100 (Latest 2025/
2026 Update) Nursing Practice - Adult Health III
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Extreme muscle weakness, difficulty speaking, shallow and slow respirations and dysphagia
Patient diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a key feature is?
Difficulty sleeping
» Heat can relieve pain but it will cause triggers
What education statement is correct regarding MS and activity and mobility?
Walking improves gait
Patient sustained C4 injury, expect all of the following symptoms except?
Full range of motion
Autonomic dysreflexia ais considered an emergency, why?
Increase in BP can raise ICP
The patient with fibromyalgia is suffering from pain at 12 of the 18 identification sites, including
the neck and upper back and the knees. The patient also reports non refreshing sleep, depression
and being anxious when dealing with multiple tasks. The nurse should teach the patient about
what treatments?
, Exam 4 V2: NSG4100 / NSG 4100 (Latest 2025/
2026 Update) Nursing Practice - Adult Health III
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Relaxation strategy (biofeedback), serotonin reuptake inhibitor (sertraline), establish a regular
sleep pattern.
-Patients should be instructed in regular, low impact exercise such as walking, swimming, biking
and water exercise
-ANTI-DEPRESSANTS such as preglabalin and duloxetine are approved for fibromyalgia nerve
pain. These meds work to release SEROTONIN and norepinephrine, neurotransmitters in the
brain.
The nurse caring for a client with head injury would recognize which assessment findings as
early signs of increased ICP?
Kussmauls breathing and weakness in one extremity
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a head injury, which of the following situations
needs intervention by the nurse?
The clients spouse turns on the TV one hour in the afternoon
and 3 hours in the evening
-In a client with head injury, ICP increases. External stimuli should be reduced to decrease
oxygen consumption to prevent seizures
The critical care nurse is caring for a client with a head injury secondary to a motorcycle
accident who, on morning rounds, is responsive to painful stimuli ar assumes decorticate
posturing. Two hours later, which data would warrant immediate intervention by the nurse?
The client extends the upper and lower extremities in response to painful stimuli.