NCOI Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
A nurse is caring for a patient who has Parkinson's disease and is to start taking
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25 mg PO TID. Which of the following therapeutic outcomes should
the nurse expect to see when evaluating the patient'sresponse to diphenhydramine?
Answer: Decreased tremors
Q2
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of epilepsy about actions to
take if the client experiences a seizure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
Answer: Insert a padded tongue blade into the clients mouth
Q3
A nurse is assessing a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
manifestationsshould the nurse expect?
Answer: Bradykinesia
Q4
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and handles anxiety by
confabulating. The nurse should recognize confabulation whenthe client?
Answer: Makes up stories when he is unable to remember actual events
Q5
A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a client who has Parkinson's disease. What
information should the nurseinclude in the teaching?
Answer: Provide client supervision.
Q6
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has a history of tonic-clonic seizure
disorder.Which of the followinginterventions should the nurse include?
Answer: Provide a suction setup at the bedsideElevate the side rails near the head
when the client is in bed. Place the bed in the lowest positionKeep an oxygen setup at
the bedside.
Q1
A nurse is caring for a patient who has Parkinson's disease and is to start taking
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 25 mg PO TID. Which of the following therapeutic outcomes should
the nurse expect to see when evaluating the patient'sresponse to diphenhydramine?
Answer: Decreased tremors
Q2
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who has a new diagnosis of epilepsy about actions to
take if the client experiences a seizure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching?
Answer: Insert a padded tongue blade into the clients mouth
Q3
A nurse is assessing a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
manifestationsshould the nurse expect?
Answer: Bradykinesia
Q4
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and handles anxiety by
confabulating. The nurse should recognize confabulation whenthe client?
Answer: Makes up stories when he is unable to remember actual events
Q5
A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a client who has Parkinson's disease. What
information should the nurseinclude in the teaching?
Answer: Provide client supervision.
Q6
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has a history of tonic-clonic seizure
disorder.Which of the followinginterventions should the nurse include?
Answer: Provide a suction setup at the bedsideElevate the side rails near the head
when the client is in bed. Place the bed in the lowest positionKeep an oxygen setup at
the bedside.
