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RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY
AND MUSCULOSKELETAL ONLINE PRACTICE 2019
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease and is prescribed
carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - correct-answer -"I should expect that this
medication can cause me to be drowsy."
Drowsiness is a known adverse effect of carbidopa-levodopa; therefore, clients are
taught to avoid heavy machinery and driving if they experience drowsiness.
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has sustained a
fracture of the femur following a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following
images should the nurse recognize as a comminuted fracture? - correct-answer -A
This is an image of a comminuted fracture, in which the injury causes the bone to
fragment into several pieces.
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
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understands the teaching? - correct-answer -"I will avoid going to the store when
it is crowded."
Clients who are prescribed this medication are instructed to avoid crowds and
individuals who have infection.
A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following images indicates the position the nurse should teach the
client to take when sitting in a chair? - correct-answer -feet flat on the floor
The nurse should instruct the client to sit with the hips at a 90° angle with the
knees slightly lower than the hips to avoid hip dislocation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has advancing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - correct-answer -
monitor pulse oximetry findings
The greatest risk to the client is respiratory compromise due to progressive
paralysis of respiratory muscles. Therefore, the priority intervention is to monitor
the client's oxygen saturation to identify respiratory compromise as soon as
possible.
RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY
AND MUSCULOSKELETAL ONLINE PRACTICE 2019
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease and is prescribed
carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - correct-answer -"I should expect that this
medication can cause me to be drowsy."
Drowsiness is a known adverse effect of carbidopa-levodopa; therefore, clients are
taught to avoid heavy machinery and driving if they experience drowsiness.
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has sustained a
fracture of the femur following a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following
images should the nurse recognize as a comminuted fracture? - correct-answer -A
This is an image of a comminuted fracture, in which the injury causes the bone to
fragment into several pieces.
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
, 2
understands the teaching? - correct-answer -"I will avoid going to the store when
it is crowded."
Clients who are prescribed this medication are instructed to avoid crowds and
individuals who have infection.
A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following images indicates the position the nurse should teach the
client to take when sitting in a chair? - correct-answer -feet flat on the floor
The nurse should instruct the client to sit with the hips at a 90° angle with the
knees slightly lower than the hips to avoid hip dislocation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has advancing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - correct-answer -
monitor pulse oximetry findings
The greatest risk to the client is respiratory compromise due to progressive
paralysis of respiratory muscles. Therefore, the priority intervention is to monitor
the client's oxygen saturation to identify respiratory compromise as soon as
possible.
