ATI THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM PART 1 TEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking levodopa/carbidopa to treat Parkinson's disease. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Change position slowly to
prevent orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a newly diagnosed seizure disorder and a
new prescription for valproic acid and phenytoin. The nurse should identify that which of the following
can occur as a result of an interaction between these drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Phenytoin toxicity
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for baclofen. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Avoid driving until the drug's effects are evident.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for modafinil to treat narcolepsy. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Take the drug in the morning
A nurse is teaching a client who received a prescription for interferon beta-1a for the treatment of
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Administer the drug in your thigh or upper arm
A nurse is teaching a client who has Alzheimer's disease and their caregiver about memantine. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Avoid taking OTC antacids
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure
disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the adverse effects? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅jaundice
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure disorder. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Drowsiness, headache, rash
ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking levodopa/carbidopa to treat Parkinson's disease. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Change position slowly to
prevent orthostatic hypotension
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a newly diagnosed seizure disorder and a
new prescription for valproic acid and phenytoin. The nurse should identify that which of the following
can occur as a result of an interaction between these drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Phenytoin toxicity
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for baclofen. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Avoid driving until the drug's effects are evident.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for modafinil to treat narcolepsy. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Take the drug in the morning
A nurse is teaching a client who received a prescription for interferon beta-1a for the treatment of
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Administer the drug in your thigh or upper arm
A nurse is teaching a client who has Alzheimer's disease and their caregiver about memantine. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Avoid taking OTC antacids
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure
disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the adverse effects? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅jaundice
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure disorder. The
nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Drowsiness, headache, rash
