ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
2026
◉ ED client suddenly lost consciousness in home and fell - embolic
stroke - which med?
Answer: tissue plasminogen activator
Tissue plasminogen activator is a thrombolytic agent that should
dissolve the blood clot that caused the stroke.
◉ RA - expected findings?
Answer: ulnar deviation
◉ pain assessment post-op - findings to determine severity of pain?
Answer: client's report of pain on on a pain scale
◉ teaching a client and fam about dx and tx of alzheimer's -
indication the fam understands?
Answer: "The medications that treat Alzheimer's disease can help
delay cognitive changes".
, Medications that treat Alzheimer's disease enhance the availability
of acetylcholine, which can slow cognitive decline in some clients.
◉ right hemispheric stroke - neuro 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.
◉ client w advancing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - which
intervention is priority?
Answer: monitor pulse ox findings
The greatest risk to the client is respiratory compromise due to
progressive paralysis of respiratory muscles. Therefore, the priority
intervention is to monitor the client's oxygen saturation to identify
respiratory compromise as soon as possible.
◉ new dx of osteoarthritis - expected findings? SATA
Answer: crepitus w joint mvmt
decreased ROM of the affected joint
joint pain that resolves w rest
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
2026
◉ ED client suddenly lost consciousness in home and fell - embolic
stroke - which med?
Answer: tissue plasminogen activator
Tissue plasminogen activator is a thrombolytic agent that should
dissolve the blood clot that caused the stroke.
◉ RA - expected findings?
Answer: ulnar deviation
◉ pain assessment post-op - findings to determine severity of pain?
Answer: client's report of pain on on a pain scale
◉ teaching a client and fam about dx and tx of alzheimer's -
indication the fam understands?
Answer: "The medications that treat Alzheimer's disease can help
delay cognitive changes".
, Medications that treat Alzheimer's disease enhance the availability
of acetylcholine, which can slow cognitive decline in some clients.
◉ right hemispheric stroke - neuro 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.
◉ client w advancing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - which
intervention is priority?
Answer: monitor pulse ox findings
The greatest risk to the client is respiratory compromise due to
progressive paralysis of respiratory muscles. Therefore, the priority
intervention is to monitor the client's oxygen saturation to identify
respiratory compromise as soon as possible.
◉ new dx of osteoarthritis - expected findings? SATA
Answer: crepitus w joint mvmt
decreased ROM of the affected joint
joint pain that resolves w rest
