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WorksheetsStroke and Nursing Implications
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
If a patient has L sided weakness, where in the brain was the stroke?
Left hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Which of these are risk factors for stroke?
High blood pressure
Age > 55 years
Low cholesterol
Family history of stroke
All of the above
