Stroke Post Test Questions And
Answers
1. A client is in the emergency department reporting a brief episode during which
he was dizzy, unable to speak, and felt numbness in his left leg. Currently the
client’s neurologic examination is normal. Which one of the following drugs
would the nurse plan to teach the patient?
a. Alteplase
b. Clopidogrel
c. Heparin sodium
d. Mannitol
1. The nurse is taking a history from a daughter about her father’s onset of stroke
signs and symptoms. Which one of the following statements by the daughter
indicates that the client likely had an embolic stroke?
a. Client’s symptoms occurred slowly over several hours.
b. Client because increasingly lethargic and drowsy.
c. Client reported severe headache before other symptoms.
d. Client has a long history of atrial fibrillation.
1. A nurse receives a hand-off report on a female client who had a left-sided
stroke with homonymous hemianopsia. Which one of the following actions by the
nurse is most appropriate for this client?
a. Assess for bladder and bowel retention and/or incontinence.
b. Listen to the client’s lungs after eating or drinking for diminished breath
sounds.
c. Support the client’s left side when sitting in a chair or in bed.
d. Remind the client to move her head from side to side to increase her visual
field.
1. A client with a stroke is being evaluated for fibrinolytic therapy. Which of the
following information from the client or family is most important for the nurse to
obtain?
a. Loss of bladder control
b. Other medical conditions
Answers
1. A client is in the emergency department reporting a brief episode during which
he was dizzy, unable to speak, and felt numbness in his left leg. Currently the
client’s neurologic examination is normal. Which one of the following drugs
would the nurse plan to teach the patient?
a. Alteplase
b. Clopidogrel
c. Heparin sodium
d. Mannitol
1. The nurse is taking a history from a daughter about her father’s onset of stroke
signs and symptoms. Which one of the following statements by the daughter
indicates that the client likely had an embolic stroke?
a. Client’s symptoms occurred slowly over several hours.
b. Client because increasingly lethargic and drowsy.
c. Client reported severe headache before other symptoms.
d. Client has a long history of atrial fibrillation.
1. A nurse receives a hand-off report on a female client who had a left-sided
stroke with homonymous hemianopsia. Which one of the following actions by the
nurse is most appropriate for this client?
a. Assess for bladder and bowel retention and/or incontinence.
b. Listen to the client’s lungs after eating or drinking for diminished breath
sounds.
c. Support the client’s left side when sitting in a chair or in bed.
d. Remind the client to move her head from side to side to increase her visual
field.
1. A client with a stroke is being evaluated for fibrinolytic therapy. Which of the
following information from the client or family is most important for the nurse to
obtain?
a. Loss of bladder control
b. Other medical conditions
