ATI Neuro NCOI Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Correct
Update)
Question 1: 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's response to diphenhydramine?
Answer: Decreased tremors
Question 2: 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
Question 3: A nurse is assessing a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer: Bradykinesia
Question 4: A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and handles anxiety by
confabulating. The nurse should recognize confabulation when the client?
Answer: Makes up stories when he is unable to remember actual events
Question 5: A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a client who has Parkinson's disease.
What information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: Provide client supervision.
Question 6: A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has a history of tonic-clonic
seizure disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Answer: Provide a suction setup at the bedside Elevate the side rails near the head when the client is in
bed. Place the bed in the lowest position Keep an oxygen setup at the bedside.
Question 7: A nurse enters a client's room and finds him on the floor in the clonic phase of a
tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Place a pillow under the client's head.
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Update)
Question 1: 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's response to diphenhydramine?
Answer: Decreased tremors
Question 2: 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
Question 3: A nurse is assessing a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer: Bradykinesia
Question 4: A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia and handles anxiety by
confabulating. The nurse should recognize confabulation when the client?
Answer: Makes up stories when he is unable to remember actual events
Question 5: A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a client who has Parkinson's disease.
What information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: Provide client supervision.
Question 6: A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has a history of tonic-clonic
seizure disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Answer: Provide a suction setup at the bedside Elevate the side rails near the head when the client is in
bed. Place the bed in the lowest position Keep an oxygen setup at the bedside.
Question 7: A nurse enters a client's room and finds him on the floor in the clonic phase of a
tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Place a pillow under the client's head.
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