Med-Surge Quiz- week 8 ATI Exam Questions & Answers-Initiate seizure precautions for the child. - A nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a client who
... [Show More] has a brain tumor. To help ensure the clients safety, which of the following action should the nurse take?
Involuntary movement of the eyes. - The nurse is collecting data on a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Difficulty voiding - A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is taking benztropine to treat Parkinson's disease. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following finding as an adverse effect of the medication?
Decreased tremors - A nurse is caring for a client who has Parkinson's disease and is taking selegiline 5mg by mouth twice daily. Which of the following therapeutic outcomes should the nurse monitor for with a client who is taking this medication?
1 cup (8oz) of applesauce - A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has Parkinson's disease. The client tells the nurse that he gets nausea when he take his prescribed levodopa/carbidopa. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend the client take with the medication?
Inability to regulate body temperature - A nurse is collecting data from a client following surgery for a brain tumor near the hypothalamus. For which of the following findings should the nurse monitor the client because of the risks of surgery on this area of the brain?
"This medication will relieve your muscle spasms." - A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for baclofen. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"I need to notify my provider if i don't get some relief from my spasms within 3 months." - A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a female client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for dantrolene. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Turn the client into a lateral position. - A nurse enters a school aged child's room to administer morning medication and finds the client sitting in a chair having a seizure. After lowering the client to the floor, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Move the child into a side laying position - A nurse is caring for a child who is having a tonic-clonic seizure and vomiting. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
Muscle strength become temporarily stronger. - A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a Tensilon challenge test to check for myasthenia gravis. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a positive result?
Repeatedly ask the client questions to check for orientation. - A nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with the family of a client who sustained a minor head injury earlier in the day. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Ineffective breathing pattern. - A nurse is collecting data from a client who has myasthenia gravis. Which of the following findings has highest priority?
Move the right crutch about 10 to 15cm (4 to 6in).
Move the left foot forward to the level of the left crutch.
Move left crutch forward.
Move right foot forward. - A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has multiple sclerosis and is learning how to use the four-point alternate gait with crutches. Identify the order of the steps the nurse should give to the client.
"Avoid driving until the medications effects are evident." - A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for baclofen. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Have you had a recent upper respiratory infection?" - A nurse is collecting data from a client who has possible medical diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome(GBS). Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client?
Developing a respiratory infection. - A nurse in the emergency department is assisting with the care of a clie [Show Less]