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NUR 242 – MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 2
GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING ||VERIFIED EXAM!!||
MOST RECENT EXAM ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ ||
NEWEST EXAM!!
The nurse is performing patient education regarding
medications used to prevent migraines. Which of the
following medications should the nurse explain as
potential treatments?
a. Anti-seizure drugs
b. Anti-depressant drugs
c. Beta-blockers
d. All of these - Answer-d. All of these
A nurse is in a client's room when the client begins having
a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Turn the client's head to the side.
b. Check the client's motor strength.
c. Loosen the clothing around the client's waist.
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d. Document the time the seizure began. - Answer-a. Turn
the client's head to the side.
A nurse is caring for a client who has Parkinson's disease
and is taking diphenhydramine 25 mg PO TID. Which of
the following therapeutic outcomes should the nurse
expect to see?
a. Delay in disease progression
b. Improved bladder function
c. Relief of depression
d. Decreased tremors - Answer-d. Decreased tremors
A male client has been experiencing seizures and is in the
hospital for tests. While in the hospital setting, the client
experiences a seizure. Which of the following should the
nurse do?
a. Restrain the client's arms and legs.
b. Take measures to prevent injury.
c. Place a tongue blade in the client's mouth.
d. Elevate the head of the bed. - Answer-b. Take measures
to prevent injury.
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The nurse is managing a client with new-onset seizure
activity and is to provide phenytoin. The nurse should be
aware that Phenytoin
a. causes tissue vesication if infiltrated
b. has the most rapid onset of action of seizure
medications
c. must be administered in dextrose
d. administration can result in hypertension - Answer-a.
causes tissue vesication if infiltrated
A nurse is caring for a client who who has had a stroke
involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following
alterations in function should the nurse expect?
a. Difficulty reading
b. Inability to recognize his family members
c. Right hemiparesis
d. Aphasia - Answer-b. Inability to recognize his family
members
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The right hemisphere is involved with visual and spatial
awareness.
A white lipid covering of axons - Answer-myelin sheath
As the nurse you are providing care for a client who has a
diagnosis of macular degeneration. Which of the following
foods should the nurse recommend for this client? Select
all that apply.
a. Sweet potatoes
b. red meat
c. chicken
d. broccoli - Answer-a. Sweet potatoes
d. broccoli
This is the area in the brain which controls speech -
Answer-Broca's area
This is the area in the brain which controls language
processing - Answer-Wernicke's area
NUR 242 – MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 2
GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING ||VERIFIED EXAM!!||
MOST RECENT EXAM ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ ||
NEWEST EXAM!!
The nurse is performing patient education regarding
medications used to prevent migraines. Which of the
following medications should the nurse explain as
potential treatments?
a. Anti-seizure drugs
b. Anti-depressant drugs
c. Beta-blockers
d. All of these - Answer-d. All of these
A nurse is in a client's room when the client begins having
a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Turn the client's head to the side.
b. Check the client's motor strength.
c. Loosen the clothing around the client's waist.
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d. Document the time the seizure began. - Answer-a. Turn
the client's head to the side.
A nurse is caring for a client who has Parkinson's disease
and is taking diphenhydramine 25 mg PO TID. Which of
the following therapeutic outcomes should the nurse
expect to see?
a. Delay in disease progression
b. Improved bladder function
c. Relief of depression
d. Decreased tremors - Answer-d. Decreased tremors
A male client has been experiencing seizures and is in the
hospital for tests. While in the hospital setting, the client
experiences a seizure. Which of the following should the
nurse do?
a. Restrain the client's arms and legs.
b. Take measures to prevent injury.
c. Place a tongue blade in the client's mouth.
d. Elevate the head of the bed. - Answer-b. Take measures
to prevent injury.
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The nurse is managing a client with new-onset seizure
activity and is to provide phenytoin. The nurse should be
aware that Phenytoin
a. causes tissue vesication if infiltrated
b. has the most rapid onset of action of seizure
medications
c. must be administered in dextrose
d. administration can result in hypertension - Answer-a.
causes tissue vesication if infiltrated
A nurse is caring for a client who who has had a stroke
involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following
alterations in function should the nurse expect?
a. Difficulty reading
b. Inability to recognize his family members
c. Right hemiparesis
d. Aphasia - Answer-b. Inability to recognize his family
members
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The right hemisphere is involved with visual and spatial
awareness.
A white lipid covering of axons - Answer-myelin sheath
As the nurse you are providing care for a client who has a
diagnosis of macular degeneration. Which of the following
foods should the nurse recommend for this client? Select
all that apply.
a. Sweet potatoes
b. red meat
c. chicken
d. broccoli - Answer-a. Sweet potatoes
d. broccoli
This is the area in the brain which controls speech -
Answer-Broca's area
This is the area in the brain which controls language
processing - Answer-Wernicke's area
