MDC 4 Exam 1 Rasmussen
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A patient tells their spouse who is a nurse they are having a migraine. What would the nurse tell
them to do? - correct answer Go into a cool dark room and rest while sitting up.
A nurse is setting up a room for a patient coming in for a seizure. What things should be
included in the room? - correct answer Working suction and o2, padded bed side rails,
placement of an IV when patient arrives.
What should you never place in a patients mouth when they are having a seizure? - correct
answer Tongue blade
What is the term for a seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or having multiples in a 30 min
period? - correct answer Status Epilepticus
What can you give to stop a seizure? - correct answer IV benzo
A patient states to the nurse before leaving the doctors office his provider will place him on
phenytoin. What education should the nurse give? - correct answer Do not stop the medication-
if so a seizure may occur.
A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up and drops without twitching. What type of
seizure is this called? - correct answer Tonic
, A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up for a few seconds and starts to vigorously
twitch. What type of seizure is the patient having? - correct answer Tonic Clonic
A person starts to have brief twitches of their left arm while in line to check out at the store.
What type of seizure is this? - correct answer Myoclonic
A patient suddenly looses muscle tone and drops to the floor. What type of seizure is this? -
correct answer Atonic
A nurse starts to see the patient in a room starting to have a seizure. What is her next move? -
correct answer Place patient on left side, lower bed, support head, no restraining them, timing
the episode and calling for help.
After a seizure is done, what actions should the nurse take? - correct answer Assess vitals,
reorient patient, clean them up if they peed or pooped, call provider.
A teen with a seizure disorder is cleared by the provider to take his drivers license test. What
must her report to the DMV? - correct answer That he has a seizure disorder
A female patient was recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder and is taking a oral
contraceptive. What education must the nurse give? - correct answer She should switch off the
pill as seizure prevention medications can cause the pill to not work.
S/S of Parkinsons include: - correct answer bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, mask like face, postal
instability, resting tremors, cogwheel rigidity, lead pipe rigidity, shuffling gait
What are some concerns regarding Parkinsons disease? - correct answer Safety- fall precautions
needed
Aspiration- may need assistance or observation while eating
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A patient tells their spouse who is a nurse they are having a migraine. What would the nurse tell
them to do? - correct answer Go into a cool dark room and rest while sitting up.
A nurse is setting up a room for a patient coming in for a seizure. What things should be
included in the room? - correct answer Working suction and o2, padded bed side rails,
placement of an IV when patient arrives.
What should you never place in a patients mouth when they are having a seizure? - correct
answer Tongue blade
What is the term for a seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or having multiples in a 30 min
period? - correct answer Status Epilepticus
What can you give to stop a seizure? - correct answer IV benzo
A patient states to the nurse before leaving the doctors office his provider will place him on
phenytoin. What education should the nurse give? - correct answer Do not stop the medication-
if so a seizure may occur.
A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up and drops without twitching. What type of
seizure is this called? - correct answer Tonic
, A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up for a few seconds and starts to vigorously
twitch. What type of seizure is the patient having? - correct answer Tonic Clonic
A person starts to have brief twitches of their left arm while in line to check out at the store.
What type of seizure is this? - correct answer Myoclonic
A patient suddenly looses muscle tone and drops to the floor. What type of seizure is this? -
correct answer Atonic
A nurse starts to see the patient in a room starting to have a seizure. What is her next move? -
correct answer Place patient on left side, lower bed, support head, no restraining them, timing
the episode and calling for help.
After a seizure is done, what actions should the nurse take? - correct answer Assess vitals,
reorient patient, clean them up if they peed or pooped, call provider.
A teen with a seizure disorder is cleared by the provider to take his drivers license test. What
must her report to the DMV? - correct answer That he has a seizure disorder
A female patient was recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder and is taking a oral
contraceptive. What education must the nurse give? - correct answer She should switch off the
pill as seizure prevention medications can cause the pill to not work.
S/S of Parkinsons include: - correct answer bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, mask like face, postal
instability, resting tremors, cogwheel rigidity, lead pipe rigidity, shuffling gait
What are some concerns regarding Parkinsons disease? - correct answer Safety- fall precautions
needed
Aspiration- may need assistance or observation while eating
