NEUROSENSORY AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL ATI MEDICAL
SURGICAL EXAM.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - CorreCt
Answers -Crepitus with joint movement; Decreased range of motion of the
affected joint; Joint pain that resolves with rest
A nurse is teaching a client who has osteoporosis and has a new
prescription for alendronate. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CorreCt Answers -"Remain upright for 30
minutes after taking this medication."
A nurse is planning care for a client following a lumbar puncture. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - CorreCt Answers -
Ensure that the client lies flat for up to 12 hr
A nurse is assessing a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CorreCt Answers -Ulnar
deviation
A nurse is caring for a client who is 72 hr postoperative following an above-
the-knee amputation and reports phantom limb pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CorreCt Answers -Request a
prescription for gabapentin for the client
, A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has Meniere disease.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - CorreCt
Answers -"Move your head slowly to decrease vertigo."
A nurse is reviewing postoperative instructions with a client following
cataract surgery. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the instructions? - CorreCt Answers -"I should call my
doctor if my vision gets worse."
A nurse is assessing a client who has a head injury following a motor-
vehicle crash. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
indicates increasing intracranial pressure? - CorreCt Answers -Restlessness
A nurse is assessing a client who has a right hemispheric stroke. Which of
the following neurologic deficits should the nurse expect? - CorreCt
Answers -Impulsive behavior
A nurse is planning to teach a client who has epilepsy and a new
prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse plan to include? - CorreCt Answers -Take medications at a consistent
time each day to maintain therapeutic blood levels.
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease is prescribed
carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - CorreCt Answers -"I should expect that
this medication can cause me to be drowsy."
A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and has a new
prescription for glatiramer acetate. Which of the following statements
MUSCULOSKELETAL ATI MEDICAL
SURGICAL EXAM.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - CorreCt
Answers -Crepitus with joint movement; Decreased range of motion of the
affected joint; Joint pain that resolves with rest
A nurse is teaching a client who has osteoporosis and has a new
prescription for alendronate. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CorreCt Answers -"Remain upright for 30
minutes after taking this medication."
A nurse is planning care for a client following a lumbar puncture. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - CorreCt Answers -
Ensure that the client lies flat for up to 12 hr
A nurse is assessing a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CorreCt Answers -Ulnar
deviation
A nurse is caring for a client who is 72 hr postoperative following an above-
the-knee amputation and reports phantom limb pain. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - CorreCt Answers -Request a
prescription for gabapentin for the client
, A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has Meniere disease.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - CorreCt
Answers -"Move your head slowly to decrease vertigo."
A nurse is reviewing postoperative instructions with a client following
cataract surgery. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the instructions? - CorreCt Answers -"I should call my
doctor if my vision gets worse."
A nurse is assessing a client who has a head injury following a motor-
vehicle crash. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
indicates increasing intracranial pressure? - CorreCt Answers -Restlessness
A nurse is assessing a client who has a right hemispheric stroke. Which of
the following neurologic deficits should the nurse expect? - CorreCt
Answers -Impulsive behavior
A nurse is planning to teach a client who has epilepsy and a new
prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse plan to include? - CorreCt Answers -Take medications at a consistent
time each day to maintain therapeutic blood levels.
A nurse is teaching a client who has Parkinson's disease is prescribed
carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - CorreCt Answers -"I should expect that
this medication can cause me to be drowsy."
A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple sclerosis and has a new
prescription for glatiramer acetate. Which of the following statements
