1. When assessing the client with Parkinson's disease, the nurse
should observe the client for:
a. Monotonous speech and masklike facial expression
2. The nurse enters the client's room as the client, who is sitting in a
chair, begins to have a seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Ease the client to the floor
1. When assessing the client with Parkinson's disease, the nurse
should observe the client for:
a. Monotonous speech and masklike facial expression
2. The nurse enters the client's room as the client, who is sitting in a
chair, begins to have a seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Ease the client to the floor
3. A client is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia. The nurse should
first:
a. Place the client in High Fowler position
4. The nurse is assessing a client who had an episode of autonomic
dysreflexia. The nurse knows that the most common cause of
autonomic dysreflexia is:
a. Bladder distention
5. The nurse is teaching a husband how to best care for his wife with
Alzheimer’s disease at home. The nurse should instruct the husband
to:
a. Keep a consistent schedule
6. A client with multiple sclerosis is taking baclofen. Which of the
following indicates the drug is having the intended outcome? The
client:
a. Has relief from muscle spasticity
7. A client with migraine headaches and a history of angina asks the
nurse why the physician does not prescribe one of the newer
, medications for migraine, such as the sumatriptan drugs Imitrex and
Zomig. The nurse responds that:
a. Sumatriptan’s is contraindicated in clients with angina
8. A client recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease begins to tell
the nurse about his early-married life. The nurse should:
a. Listen to his stories
9. A client tells the nurse that he is experiencing some leg stiffness
when walking and slowness when performing ADLs. Occasionally he
has noted slight tremors in his hands at rest. The information leads
the nurse to suspect:
a. Parkinson’s disease
10.A nurse is performing assessment on a client who is suspected of
having Myasthenia Gravis. The complaint made by the client that
reflects a manifestation commonly seen in clients with this disease
is:
a. By the end of the day, my eyelids usually are drooping
11.When a client is admitted to the hospital with Guillain-Barre
syndrome, the most important assessment the nurse should make is
for:
a. Respiratory difficulty
12.A client arrives in the emergency department after being involved in
a motor vehicle accident; the client exhibits a complete loss of
motor, sensory, autonomic, and reflex activity below the injury level.
The nurse can determine if he is experiencing spinal shock by
assessing:
a. Blood pressure and pulse rate
13.A priority nursing intervention for a client in the emergency
department with a suspected spinal cord injury is to:
a. Logroll the client
14.A nursing student is teaching a client and family about epilepsy
before the client’s discharge. For which statement should the nurse
intervene?
should observe the client for:
a. Monotonous speech and masklike facial expression
2. The nurse enters the client's room as the client, who is sitting in a
chair, begins to have a seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Ease the client to the floor
1. When assessing the client with Parkinson's disease, the nurse
should observe the client for:
a. Monotonous speech and masklike facial expression
2. The nurse enters the client's room as the client, who is sitting in a
chair, begins to have a seizure. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. Ease the client to the floor
3. A client is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia. The nurse should
first:
a. Place the client in High Fowler position
4. The nurse is assessing a client who had an episode of autonomic
dysreflexia. The nurse knows that the most common cause of
autonomic dysreflexia is:
a. Bladder distention
5. The nurse is teaching a husband how to best care for his wife with
Alzheimer’s disease at home. The nurse should instruct the husband
to:
a. Keep a consistent schedule
6. A client with multiple sclerosis is taking baclofen. Which of the
following indicates the drug is having the intended outcome? The
client:
a. Has relief from muscle spasticity
7. A client with migraine headaches and a history of angina asks the
nurse why the physician does not prescribe one of the newer
, medications for migraine, such as the sumatriptan drugs Imitrex and
Zomig. The nurse responds that:
a. Sumatriptan’s is contraindicated in clients with angina
8. A client recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease begins to tell
the nurse about his early-married life. The nurse should:
a. Listen to his stories
9. A client tells the nurse that he is experiencing some leg stiffness
when walking and slowness when performing ADLs. Occasionally he
has noted slight tremors in his hands at rest. The information leads
the nurse to suspect:
a. Parkinson’s disease
10.A nurse is performing assessment on a client who is suspected of
having Myasthenia Gravis. The complaint made by the client that
reflects a manifestation commonly seen in clients with this disease
is:
a. By the end of the day, my eyelids usually are drooping
11.When a client is admitted to the hospital with Guillain-Barre
syndrome, the most important assessment the nurse should make is
for:
a. Respiratory difficulty
12.A client arrives in the emergency department after being involved in
a motor vehicle accident; the client exhibits a complete loss of
motor, sensory, autonomic, and reflex activity below the injury level.
The nurse can determine if he is experiencing spinal shock by
assessing:
a. Blood pressure and pulse rate
13.A priority nursing intervention for a client in the emergency
department with a suspected spinal cord injury is to:
a. Logroll the client
14.A nursing student is teaching a client and family about epilepsy
before the client’s discharge. For which statement should the nurse
intervene?
