(^258) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
Quiz
- A patient arrived in the ER with a head injury. She is unconscious. You and
a fellow nurse are the only staff members near the patient. He begins to crit-
icize the attending physician and suggest that a different physician should
care for this patient. What is the best response?
(a) Report the nurse to the attending physician.
(b) Call the nurse away from the patient and remind him that the patient
can still hear even if unconscious.
(c) Ask the nurse why he has such feelings.
(d) Simply nod your head in agreement. - Your patient has unilateral facial paralysis and is unable to close his right
eye. He is diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. He asks you if there is any special
care required for his eye. What is the best response?
(a) No, since the symptoms will go away in a few weeks.
(b) Wear sunglasses.
(c) Increase fluid intake to prevent dryness of the eye.
(d) Yes, you’ll need to instill artificial teardrops and use an eye patch. - A new patient arrived in your unit. He has been diagnosed with a brain
tumor. You are told that the patient is unable to speak. Based on this sign,
where do you expect the tumor is located?
(a) Frontal lobe.
(b) Occipital lobe.
(c) Cerebellum.
(d) Parietal lobe. - The wife of a patient who has a ruptured aneurysm asks how this could
have happened considering that he passed a physical three months ago.
What is the best response?
(a) Aneurysms are often asymptomatic.
(b) The physician must have misread the x-ray.
(c) The aneurysm must have developed since his physical.
(d) Don’t be too concerned because this happens all the time.