A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department with Unilateral Paralysis

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient comes into the emergency department with unilateral paralysis, aphasia, and inability to follow directions. Which emergency management by the health care provider (HCP) is unexpected by the nurse?

• A)Maintenance of oxygen therapy to a saturation of at least 94 percent
• B)Careful monitoring of changes in the patient's level of consciousness
• C)Scheduling laboratory tests, electrocardiogram (ECG), and computerized tomography (CT) scan to be performed within 45 minutes
• D)Immediate treatment for temperature greater than 99.6°F

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