Stroke and Nursing Implications

Signs of possible stroke include (Select all that apply)

• Face Drooping

• Arm Weakness

• Speech Difficulty

• Shuffling gait

Assessment/Diagnostics used for stroke patients include (Select all that apply)

• EMG (Electromyography)

• GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

• MEND (Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit)

• Evoked Potential Test

Which of the below is the most in-depth assessment tool for a stroke patient?

• GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

• MEND (Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit)

The most important modifiable risk factor for stroke is

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Obesity

• Poor diet

Stroke due to occlusion of an artery where an infarction occurs is:

• a hemorrhagic stoke

• an ischemic stroke

• a transient ischemic attack

The most common type of stroke is:

• Embolic ischemic stroke

• Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke

• Subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke

• Thrombotic ischemic stroke

Motor deficits are on the opposite side of the body as to where the brain damage occurred

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an appropriate intervention for a patient with a hemorrhagic stroke?

• Antiepileptics

• Anticoagulants

• Clipping

• Coiling

What acronym can help you identify a stroke?

• SLOW

• FAST

• STROKE

• SLEEP

A stroke can also be called a CVA. What does CVA stand for?

• Cerebellovascular Accident

• Coronary Ventricle Accident

• Cerebrovascular Attack

• Cerebrovascular Accident