Chapter 24: Care of Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Degenerative Diseases deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition/RATED A

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Chapter 24: Care of Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Degenerative Diseases deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is explaining Parki... nson disease to the student nurse. Which statement indicates that the student nurse correctly understands the pathophysiology of the disease? 2. The nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson disease. Which statement likely characterizes this patient’s tremors? 3. Which problem statement/nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for a person with Parkinson disease? 4. To enhance more erect posture in the patient with Parkinson disease, the nurse should encourage the patient to practice which activity? 5. The caregiver of a patient with Parkinson disease is concerned with the patient’s recent weight loss. The home health nurse should suggest which modification to help the caregiver enhance the patient’s nutrition? 6. Which type of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common? 7. Which factor(s) is/are most likely a potential cause(s) of multiple sclerosis (MS)? 8. The home health nurse is caring for a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who complains of severe fatigue. What activity should the nurse suggest to diminish the effects of fatigue? 9. Which factors predominantly determine probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)? 10. Which drug therapy is indicated for an acute severe attack of multiple sclerosis (MS)? 11. The home health nurse is planning an exercise program for a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS). Which exercise would be most beneficial for this patient? 12. The nurse is educating the family of a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Which information is [Show More]

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