Learning System Medical-Surgical Neurosensory - Practice Quiz questions with answers

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Neurosensory - Practice Quiz questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the family of a client who has a
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new diagnosis of a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the client's
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family to take what action first in the event of a seizure?
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a. reorient the client
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b. protect the client's head
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c. loosen constrictive clothing
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d. turn the client on his side
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b. protect the client's head
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A nurse is assessing a client who has sustained a recent head injury. What
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finding should the nurse recognize as a manifestation of increased
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intracranial pressure? |\



a. widened pulse pressure
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b. tachycardia
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c. periorbital edema
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d. decreased in urine output
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widened pulse pressure |\ |\




*A widening of the pulse pressure, the difference between the systolic and
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diastolic pressure, is a manifestation of increased intracranial pressure. Other
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manifestations include pupil changes, change in the level of consciousness,
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and nausea and vomiting.
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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of primary open-angle
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glaucoma (POAG). What information should the nurse include in the
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, teaching? (select all) |\ |\



a. lost vision can improve with eye drops
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b. administer eye drops as needed for vision loss
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c. glasses will be necessary to correct the accompanying presbyopia
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d. driving can be dangerous due to the loss of peripheral vision
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e. laser surgery can help reestablish the flow of aqueous fluid
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d. driving can be dangerous due to the loss of peripheral vision
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e. laser surgery can help reestablish the flow of aqueous humor
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A nurse is assessing a client who is postop following a craniotomy and has
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urine output of 600 mL/hr. The nurse suspects the client has manifestations
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of diabetes insipidus. What lab values should the nurse plan to obtain to
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assess DI? |\



a. BUN
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b. Blood glucose
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c. Urine ketones
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d. Specific gravity
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d. Specific gravity
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postop following
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cataract surgery and has an intraocular lens implant. What statement by the
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client indicates an understanding of the instructions?
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a. I will sleep on the affected side
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b. I will avoid bending over
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c. I will restrict my caffeine
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d. I will take aspirin to relieve my pain
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b. I will avoid bending over
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A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a client who has stage II
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Alzheimer's disease. What info should the nurse include in the teaching?
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a. place abstract pictures on the wall of the client's room
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b. provide music for the client using headphones
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