A nurse is caring for a driver in a motor vehicle accident in which the airbags failed to deploy. After being stabilized, the man developed chest pain and becomes hypotensive. The emergency physician suspects cardiac tamponade. The nurse anticipates which treatment for this condition?

The patient’s wife tells the nurse, “Even though he had atrial fibrillation, he seemed fine. Why did he have a stroke?” Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), the patient is able to speak but the words are nonsensical. The nurse attributes this patient’s symptoms to an infarction of which area of the brain?