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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is planning to teach a client who has epilepsy and a new
prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse plan to include? - ANSWER- Take medications
at a consistent time each day to maintain therapeutic blood
levels.
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease is
prescribed carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? -
ANSWER- "I should expect that this medication can cause me
to be drowsy."
A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and has a
new prescription for glatiramer acetate. Which of the following
statements indicates that the client understands the teaching? -
ANSWER- "I will avoid going to the store when it is crowded."
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A nurse is caring for a client who has advancing amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Which of the following interventions is the
nurse's priority? - ANSWER- Monitor pulse oximetry findings
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
reports sudden, severe eye pain with blurry vision. The provider
determines that the client has primary angle-closure glaucoma.
Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to
administer? - ANSWER- Osmotic diuretics via IV bolus
A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about providing
care to a client following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER-
Place an abductor pillow between the client's legs when turning
the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has a basilar skull fracture
following a fall from a ladder. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? -
ANSWER- Clear drainage from nose
A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-
Intention tremors
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A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a stroke
and has right-sided homonymous hemianopsia. To help the
client adapt to the hemianopsia, the nurse should take which of
the following actions? - ANSWER- Remind the client to look
consciously at both sides of their meal tray.
A nurse is performing a pain assessment for a client who is
postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse
use to determine the severity of the client's pain? - ANSWER-
Client's report of pain on a pain scale
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who
suddenly lost consciousness and fell while at home. The
provider determines that the client had an embolic stroke. Which
of the following medications should the nurse expect to
administer? - ANSWER- Tissue plasminogen activator
A nurse is caring for a client who is in balanced suspension
skeletal traction and reports intermittent muscle spasms. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSWER-
Check the position of the weight and ropes
A nurse is assessing a client who is quadriplegic following a
cervical fracture at vertebral level C5. The client reports a
throbbing headache and nausea. The nurse notes facial flushing
and a blood pressure of 220/110 mmHg. Which of the following
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is planning to teach a client who has epilepsy and a new
prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse plan to include? - ANSWER- Take medications
at a consistent time each day to maintain therapeutic blood
levels.
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease is
prescribed carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? -
ANSWER- "I should expect that this medication can cause me
to be drowsy."
A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and has a
new prescription for glatiramer acetate. Which of the following
statements indicates that the client understands the teaching? -
ANSWER- "I will avoid going to the store when it is crowded."
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A nurse is caring for a client who has advancing amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis. Which of the following interventions is the
nurse's priority? - ANSWER- Monitor pulse oximetry findings
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
reports sudden, severe eye pain with blurry vision. The provider
determines that the client has primary angle-closure glaucoma.
Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to
administer? - ANSWER- Osmotic diuretics via IV bolus
A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about providing
care to a client following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER-
Place an abductor pillow between the client's legs when turning
the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has a basilar skull fracture
following a fall from a ladder. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? -
ANSWER- Clear drainage from nose
A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which
of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-
Intention tremors
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A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a stroke
and has right-sided homonymous hemianopsia. To help the
client adapt to the hemianopsia, the nurse should take which of
the following actions? - ANSWER- Remind the client to look
consciously at both sides of their meal tray.
A nurse is performing a pain assessment for a client who is
postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse
use to determine the severity of the client's pain? - ANSWER-
Client's report of pain on a pain scale
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who
suddenly lost consciousness and fell while at home. The
provider determines that the client had an embolic stroke. Which
of the following medications should the nurse expect to
administer? - ANSWER- Tissue plasminogen activator
A nurse is caring for a client who is in balanced suspension
skeletal traction and reports intermittent muscle spasms. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSWER-
Check the position of the weight and ropes
A nurse is assessing a client who is quadriplegic following a
cervical fracture at vertebral level C5. The client reports a
throbbing headache and nausea. The nurse notes facial flushing
and a blood pressure of 220/110 mmHg. Which of the following
