NUR 170 CONCEPTS OF MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING TEST 2 2026
EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
SET
◉ Migraines - Risk Factors.
Answer: Food triggers (chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweetners,
MSG), Stress, smells, age, hormones, more common in women
◉ Migraines - S/S.
Answer: Pain, photophobia, phonophobia, aura, scalp sensitivity
◉ Migraines - Treatment.
Answer: medication, avoiding triggers, adjuvant therapies
◉ Migraines - Nursing Interventions.
Answer: dark, quiet room, cold therapy, essential oils, adjuvant therapies
◉ Migraines - Medications.
Answer: preventative: anti-convulsants, calcium channel blockers, beta-
blockers
abortive: caffeine, NSAIDS, Triptans
Botox injections, magnesium
,◉ Migraines - Patient Teaching.
Answer: Take medication as soon as you feel a migraine coming on,
take preventative meds daily.
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Pathophysiology.
Answer: abnormal electrical activity in the brain
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Risk Factors/Causes.
Answer: alcohol/drug abuse, hx of stroke, family hx, traumatic brain
injury, sleep deprivation, stress, infection, hypertension
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Diagnostics.
Answer: EEG, CT, MRI, SPECT, PET
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management DURING.
Answer: Record time it began and ended, types of movements, place pt
on floor, continually assess ABC's, maintain pt safety, loosen restrictive
clothing, Benzos break the seizure
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management AFTER.
Answer: Involves reorientation, assess ABC's, side-lying position,
suction secretions, no restraints, loosen restrictive clothing, ensure
patient safety, pad bed rails, administer O2, patent IV
, ◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Treatment.
Answer: meds: pams, benzos, phenytoin
◉ Epilepsy/Seziures - Patient Teaching.
Answer: 6months seizure free before driving, medication compliance,
follow up labs/neuro appts, medical alert bracelt, decreasing triggers
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - S/S.
Answer: Loss of consciousness, involuntary twitching/jerking/stiffening
of the body
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - Pathophysiology.
Answer: a progressive disease with no cure that affects all body systems.
it is an autoimmune issue that affects the myelin sheath along the brain,
optic nerve, and spinal cord (both sensory and motor is affected)
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (SENSORY).
Answer: tinnitus, blurred vision, diplopia, decreased visual acuity, vision
loss, hyperalgesia, vertigo, hearing loss, paresthesia, facial pain,
decreased temp, memory loss
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (MOTOR).
Answer: motor weakness, fatigue, stiffness of extremities, tremors,
nystagmus, unsteady gait, cognitive impairment, decreased
bowel/bladder function
SURGICAL NURSING TEST 2 2026
EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
SET
◉ Migraines - Risk Factors.
Answer: Food triggers (chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweetners,
MSG), Stress, smells, age, hormones, more common in women
◉ Migraines - S/S.
Answer: Pain, photophobia, phonophobia, aura, scalp sensitivity
◉ Migraines - Treatment.
Answer: medication, avoiding triggers, adjuvant therapies
◉ Migraines - Nursing Interventions.
Answer: dark, quiet room, cold therapy, essential oils, adjuvant therapies
◉ Migraines - Medications.
Answer: preventative: anti-convulsants, calcium channel blockers, beta-
blockers
abortive: caffeine, NSAIDS, Triptans
Botox injections, magnesium
,◉ Migraines - Patient Teaching.
Answer: Take medication as soon as you feel a migraine coming on,
take preventative meds daily.
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Pathophysiology.
Answer: abnormal electrical activity in the brain
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Risk Factors/Causes.
Answer: alcohol/drug abuse, hx of stroke, family hx, traumatic brain
injury, sleep deprivation, stress, infection, hypertension
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Diagnostics.
Answer: EEG, CT, MRI, SPECT, PET
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management DURING.
Answer: Record time it began and ended, types of movements, place pt
on floor, continually assess ABC's, maintain pt safety, loosen restrictive
clothing, Benzos break the seizure
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management AFTER.
Answer: Involves reorientation, assess ABC's, side-lying position,
suction secretions, no restraints, loosen restrictive clothing, ensure
patient safety, pad bed rails, administer O2, patent IV
, ◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - Treatment.
Answer: meds: pams, benzos, phenytoin
◉ Epilepsy/Seziures - Patient Teaching.
Answer: 6months seizure free before driving, medication compliance,
follow up labs/neuro appts, medical alert bracelt, decreasing triggers
◉ Epilepsy/Seizures - S/S.
Answer: Loss of consciousness, involuntary twitching/jerking/stiffening
of the body
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - Pathophysiology.
Answer: a progressive disease with no cure that affects all body systems.
it is an autoimmune issue that affects the myelin sheath along the brain,
optic nerve, and spinal cord (both sensory and motor is affected)
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (SENSORY).
Answer: tinnitus, blurred vision, diplopia, decreased visual acuity, vision
loss, hyperalgesia, vertigo, hearing loss, paresthesia, facial pain,
decreased temp, memory loss
◉ Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (MOTOR).
Answer: motor weakness, fatigue, stiffness of extremities, tremors,
nystagmus, unsteady gait, cognitive impairment, decreased
bowel/bladder function
