RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A nurse I teaching a client who has Parkingson's disease and is prescribed carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates a n understanding if the teaching? - ANSWER-"I should erect this medication to 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? - ANSWER-This is an image of a comminuted fracture, in which the injury causes the bone to fragment into several pieces. .A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who suddenly lost consciousness and fell at home. The provider determines that the client had an embolic stroke. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer - ANSWER-Tissue plasminogen activator Tissue plasminogen activator is a thrombolytic agent that should dissolve the blood clot that caused the stroke. .A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who reports sudden, severe eye pain with blurred vision. The provider determines the client has primary angle-closure glaucoma. What should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-Osmotic diuretics via IV bolus The nurse should expect to administer prescribed osmotic diuretics, such as mannitol, to reduce intraocular pressure and prevent damage to the eye. .A nurse is assessing a client who had a right hemispheric stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-Impulsive behavior The nurse should expect clients who had a right hemispheric stroke to demonstrate impulsive behavior, poor judgment, and lack of awareness of neurologic deficits. .A nurse is assessing a client who has a head injury following a motor vehicle crash. The nurse should identify which of the following indicated increasing intracranial pressure? - ANSWER-Restlessness Behavioral changes, such as restlessness and irritability, are early manifestations of increased intracranial pressure. .A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect (select all that apply) - ANSWER-Crepitus with joint movement Decreased ROM of the affected joint Joint pain that resolves with rest Crepitus with joint movement- Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease. Crepitus, a grating sound, is an expected finding with clients who have osteoarthritis as loosened bone and cartilage move around in the fluid inside the joint. Decreased range of motion is an expected finding with clients who have osteoarthritis because the client's pain limits movement. Joint pain that resolves with rest is an expected finding with clients who have osteoarthritis. A client who has osteoarthritis experiences increased pain with activity and decreased pain with rest. Low-grade fever and spongy tissue over joints are symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.