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A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department with Unilateral Paralysis

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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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