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1.) The nurse notices that her patient has developed slurred speech and left sided
weakness. Which of the following exams would she perform on her patient?
MEND Exam
Flexibility testing
Endurance testing
NIH Scale
WHY: The NIH scale is for potential stroke patients

2.)Which of the following is not apart of the MEND exam?

smiling
raise both legs
moving head from side to side
raise both arms
WHY: It doesnt test any neurological function
3.)Bills NIH sale score is high. This means that which of the following is true?
He has no impairments
a lot of impairments
WHY:

The higher the score the more impairments the patient has

4.)The following test measures the amount of impairment that a stroke has on the
patient.
NIH scale
MEND exam
WHY:

Each one has a scale of numbers

5.)The nurse is ordered to perform the NIH scale on her patient that had a stroke.
The nurse knows that the NIH scale should be performed when?
on admission and on discharge
on discharge only
on admission and during the middle of the hospital stay

on admission only
WHY: They need to test if they have improved at all before they leave
6.)The nurse is ordered to test the flexibility of her patient. Which of the following
tests should she perform?
Sit and reach test
cardiac rehab
isotonic exercise
pulmonary rehab
WHY:

It tests the flexibility

7.)Joe has just been discharged from the hospital after having a coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. To enable him to recover from his surgery, which of the
following would you recommend for him?
flexibility testing
cardiac rehabilitation
strength testing
breathing exercises
WHY:

It will help him get his maximum function back

8.)Cardiac rehab can last 6 months or longer

true
false
WHY:

It takes a while for the body o heal from any heart surgery

9.)You are working as a nurse in a cardiac rehab unit. Which of the following would
you want to obtain? There are multiple answers.
pulse rate
pulse oximeter reading
blood pressure
respiratory rate
WHY:

All of them are important to know

10.)You are a physical therapist working in a cardiac rehab unit. Which of the
following patients would you be concerned about? There are multiple answers.
a patient with sudden weakness on one side
a patient with dyspnea

a patient with chest pain

a patient who is tolerating exercise well
WHY:

They both could be potentially fatal.

11.)You have been asked to measure the oxygen content in your patients blood while
ambulating to determine if he needs an oxygen tank at home. Which of the following
instruments would you need?
WHY:
Pulse oximeter
It takes the oxygen level in the blood
12.) A set of laboratory tests is needed before starting any therapeutic exercise
regimen.
False
True
WHY: they need to make sure they can handle it
13.) Give an example of subjective data and objective data
Subjective could be nausea objective is respiratory rate

14.) Give an example of each letter for the SOAPIER acronym

S nausea
O pulse
A listen to chest sounds
P prescribe antibiotics
I take antibiotics
E see if antibiotics worked
R make sure antibiotics worked