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Adult Health 1 Exam 3 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
A 68-year-old male patient who had a left-sided stroke is admitted to the
hospital. The patient has right-sided weakness and is unable to perform
activities of daily living without assistance. The nurse is providing oral
hygiene to the patient and is preparing to use a padded tongue blade to
open the patient's mouth.
, Which nursing measure is inappropriate when providing oral hygiene to
the patient who had a stroke? - ANSWER ✔✔Placing the client on
the back with a small pillow under the head.
A 64-year-old client with a history of hypertension is admitted to the
emergency department with sudden onset right-sided weakness, facial
droop, and difficulty speaking. Which nursing intervention is the highest
priority in the initial management of this client? - ANSWER
✔✔Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan of the head.
A client arrives in the emergency department with an ischemic stroke
and receives tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) administration. Which is
the priority nursing assessment? - ANSWER ✔✔Time of onset of
current stroke
During the first 24 hours after thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke,
the primary goal is to control the client's: - ANSWER ✔✔Blood
pressure
What is a priority nursing assessment in the first 24 hours after
admission of the client with a thrombotic stroke? - ANSWER ✔✔Pupil
size and pupillary response
Adult Health 1 Exam 3 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
A 68-year-old male patient who had a left-sided stroke is admitted to the
hospital. The patient has right-sided weakness and is unable to perform
activities of daily living without assistance. The nurse is providing oral
hygiene to the patient and is preparing to use a padded tongue blade to
open the patient's mouth.
, Which nursing measure is inappropriate when providing oral hygiene to
the patient who had a stroke? - ANSWER ✔✔Placing the client on
the back with a small pillow under the head.
A 64-year-old client with a history of hypertension is admitted to the
emergency department with sudden onset right-sided weakness, facial
droop, and difficulty speaking. Which nursing intervention is the highest
priority in the initial management of this client? - ANSWER
✔✔Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan of the head.
A client arrives in the emergency department with an ischemic stroke
and receives tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) administration. Which is
the priority nursing assessment? - ANSWER ✔✔Time of onset of
current stroke
During the first 24 hours after thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke,
the primary goal is to control the client's: - ANSWER ✔✔Blood
pressure
What is a priority nursing assessment in the first 24 hours after
admission of the client with a thrombotic stroke? - ANSWER ✔✔Pupil
size and pupillary response
