NCLEX-PN REVIEW

WESTMED COLLEGE

1. Mr. Reynolds, 69 years of age, is found unconscious by his wife at 7:00 a.m. An ambulance is summoned by the physician, and Mr. Reynolds is admitted to the medical unit, where you work as a practical nurse, with a diagnosis of cerebral vascular accident (CVA). As you assist the team leader with the admission process, you note a previous history of hypertension. His wife has also revealed that Mr. Reynolds complained of a headache before retiring the night before. In addition to the headache and hypertension, which of the following symptoms would you expect Mr. Reynolds to exhibit?

A. Labored respiration.
B. Dysphagia and hemiplegia. C. Aphasia.

D. All of the above.