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?

The patient with a history of epilepsy has a seizure in the emergency department. He has stopped convulsing, but cannot be aroused. Once the patient is admitted to a room, the patient then starts convulsing again. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

During assessment of the patient with an ileostomy, the nurse discovers that the opening of the pouch is about 5/8” inch larger than the stoma. This patient is at increased risk for which adverse outcome?