RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL NEWEST 2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+)

RN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL NEWEST 2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+) A nurse is planning care for a client following a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to include? - ANSWER-Ensure the client lies flat for 4 to 8 hours A nurse is reviewing postoperative instructions with a client following cataract surgery. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of instructions? - ANSWER-"I should call my doctor if my vision gets worse" A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following images indicates the position the nurse should teach the client to take when sitting in a chair? - ANSWER-The nurse should teach the client to sit with the hips at a 90 degree angle or less with the knees slightly lower than the hips to avoid hip dislocation. A Nurse is caring for a client who is 72 hours postoperative following an above-the-knee amputation and reports phantom limb pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Administer an oral does of gabapentin to the client 2 | P a g e A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWERIntention tremors A nurse is teaching a client who has parkinson;s disease about taking carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-"I should expect my urine to be a darker color" A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has myasthenia gravis. The client reports recent increasing muscle weakness and the nurse suspects the client is experiencing a myasthenic crisis. Which of the following actions is the nurse's prority? - ANSWER-Assist with Tensilon test A nurse is teaching a client who has osteoporosis and a new script for alendronate. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-This medication should be taken before breakfast and in an upright position maintained for 30 minutes A nurse is assessing a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-Ulnar deviation 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 A nurse is planning care for a client who has a closed head injury from a fall and is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER-Maintain a PaCO2 of approximately 35mm Hg 3 | P a g e A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has Meniere's disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER-Move head slowly to decrease vertigo A nurse is caring for a client in balanced suspension skeletal traction who reports intermittent muscle spasms. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSWER-Check the position of the weights and ropesRN TARGETED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEUROSENSORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL NEWEST 2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+) A nurse is planning care for a client following a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to include? - ANSWER-Ensure the client lies flat for 4 to 8 hours A nurse is reviewing postoperative instructions with a client following cataract surgery. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of instructions? - ANSWER-"I should call my doctor if my vision gets worse" A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following images indicates the position the nurse should teach the client to take when sitting in a chair? - ANSWER-The nurse should teach the client to sit with the hips at a 90 degree angle or less with the knees slightly lower than the hips to avoid hip dislocation. A Nurse is caring for a client who is 72 hours postoperative following an above-the-knee amputation and reports phantom limb pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Administer an oral does of gabapentin to the client 2 | P a g e A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWERIntention tremors A nurse is teaching a client who has parkinson;s disease about taking carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER-"I should expect my urine to be a darker color" A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has myasthenia gravis. The client reports recent increasing muscle weakness and the nurse suspects the client is experiencing a myasthenic crisis. Which of the following actions is the nurse's prority? - ANSWER-Assist with Tensilon test A nurse is teaching a client who has osteoporosis and a new script for alendronate. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-This medication should be taken before breakfast and in an upright position maintained for 30 minutes A nurse is assessing a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER-Ulnar deviation 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 A nurse is planning care for a client who has a closed head injury from a fall and is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER-Maintain a PaCO2 of approximately 35mm Hg 3 | P a g e A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has Meniere's disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER-Move head slowly to decrease vertigo A nurse is caring for a client in balanced suspension skeletal traction who reports intermittent muscle spasms. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSWER-Check the position of the weights and ropes