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Question: You are called to the patient's room by the patient's spouse when the patient experiences a
seizure. Upon finding the patient in a clonic reaction, what do you think you should do first?
1. Turn the patient to the side
2. Start oxygen by mask at 6 L/min
3. Restrain the patient's arms and legs to prevent injury
4. Record the time sequence of the patient's responses as they occur
Answer:
1. Turn the patient to the side
Question: A nursing student is teaching a woman and her family about epilepsy before the client's
discharge. For which statement should you intervene?
1. "You should avoid consumption of alcohol"
2. "Wear your medical alert bracelet at all times"
3. "Protect your wife's airway during a seizure"
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications."
Answer:
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications."
Question: A client who recently started taking phenytoin to control simple partial seizures is seen in the
outpatient clinic. Which information obtained during her chart review and assessment will be of greatest
concern?
1. The gums appear enlarged and inflamed
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
3. The client sometimes forgets to take the phenytoin until after lunch
4. The client wants to renew her driver's license in the next month
Answer:
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
Question: You are providing care for a 10-year old with a seizure disorder. Which order would you
verify with the physician?
1. Phenytoin (Dilantin) 300 mg/day
2. Phenytoin 5 mg/kg every 8 hrs
3. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 50 mg every 6 hours
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
Answer:
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
Question: While working in the ICU, you are assigned to care for a patient with a seizure disorder.
Which of these nursing actions will you implement first if the patient has a seizure?
1. Place the patient on a non-rebreather mask with oxygen at 15 L/minute
, 2. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg IV
3. Turn the patient to the side and protect the airway
4. Assess level of consciousness during and immediately after the seizure
Answer:
3. Turn the patient to the side and protect the airway
Question: A 65-year-old woman was just diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The priority nursing
intervention is:
1. Searching the internet for educational videos
2. Helping the caregiver explore respite care options
3. Promoting physical exercise and well-balanced diet
4. Teaching about the benefits and risks of ablation surgery
Answer:
3. Promoting physical exercise and well-balanced diet
Question: The client with PD has a new surgically implanted DBS. After the stimulator is operational,
which criterion should the nurse use to evaluate that the DBS is effective?
1. The client has cogwheel rigidity when moving the upper extremities
2. The client has a decrease in the frequency and severity of tremors
3. The client has less facial pain and converses with more facial expression
4. The client no longer experiences auras or a severe frontal headache
Answer:
2. The client has a decrease in the frequency and severity of tremors
Question: An older adult with PD is prescribed levodopa and carbidopa. What information should the
nurse include when teaching the client and spouse?
1. The client has an increased risk for falls
2. The client should stop taking multiple vitamins
3. The medication should not be taken with food
4. The medication has very few adverse effects
Answer:
1. The client has an increased risk for falls
Question: A patient with Parkinson's Disease has bradykinesia. Which action should the nurse include in
the plan of care?
1. Instruct the patient in activities that can be done while lying or sitting
2. Teach the patient to keep the feet in contact with the floor and slide them forward
Answer:
3. Suggest that the patient rock from side to side to initiate leg movement
Question: You are called to the patient's room by the patient's spouse when the patient experiences a
seizure. Upon finding the patient in a clonic reaction, what do you think you should do first?
1. Turn the patient to the side
2. Start oxygen by mask at 6 L/min
3. Restrain the patient's arms and legs to prevent injury
4. Record the time sequence of the patient's responses as they occur
Answer:
1. Turn the patient to the side
Question: A nursing student is teaching a woman and her family about epilepsy before the client's
discharge. For which statement should you intervene?
1. "You should avoid consumption of alcohol"
2. "Wear your medical alert bracelet at all times"
3. "Protect your wife's airway during a seizure"
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications."
Answer:
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications."
Question: A client who recently started taking phenytoin to control simple partial seizures is seen in the
outpatient clinic. Which information obtained during her chart review and assessment will be of greatest
concern?
1. The gums appear enlarged and inflamed
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
3. The client sometimes forgets to take the phenytoin until after lunch
4. The client wants to renew her driver's license in the next month
Answer:
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
Question: You are providing care for a 10-year old with a seizure disorder. Which order would you
verify with the physician?
1. Phenytoin (Dilantin) 300 mg/day
2. Phenytoin 5 mg/kg every 8 hrs
3. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 50 mg every 6 hours
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
Answer:
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
Question: While working in the ICU, you are assigned to care for a patient with a seizure disorder.
Which of these nursing actions will you implement first if the patient has a seizure?
1. Place the patient on a non-rebreather mask with oxygen at 15 L/minute
, 2. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg IV
3. Turn the patient to the side and protect the airway
4. Assess level of consciousness during and immediately after the seizure
Answer:
3. Turn the patient to the side and protect the airway
Question: A 65-year-old woman was just diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. The priority nursing
intervention is:
1. Searching the internet for educational videos
2. Helping the caregiver explore respite care options
3. Promoting physical exercise and well-balanced diet
4. Teaching about the benefits and risks of ablation surgery
Answer:
3. Promoting physical exercise and well-balanced diet
Question: The client with PD has a new surgically implanted DBS. After the stimulator is operational,
which criterion should the nurse use to evaluate that the DBS is effective?
1. The client has cogwheel rigidity when moving the upper extremities
2. The client has a decrease in the frequency and severity of tremors
3. The client has less facial pain and converses with more facial expression
4. The client no longer experiences auras or a severe frontal headache
Answer:
2. The client has a decrease in the frequency and severity of tremors
Question: An older adult with PD is prescribed levodopa and carbidopa. What information should the
nurse include when teaching the client and spouse?
1. The client has an increased risk for falls
2. The client should stop taking multiple vitamins
3. The medication should not be taken with food
4. The medication has very few adverse effects
Answer:
1. The client has an increased risk for falls
Question: A patient with Parkinson's Disease has bradykinesia. Which action should the nurse include in
the plan of care?
1. Instruct the patient in activities that can be done while lying or sitting
2. Teach the patient to keep the feet in contact with the floor and slide them forward
Answer:
3. Suggest that the patient rock from side to side to initiate leg movement
