NURS 334 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
You are called to the patient's room by the patient's spouse when the patient experiences a
seizure. Upon finding the patient in a clonic reaction, what do you think you should do first?
1. Turn the patient to the side
2. Start oxygen by mask at 6 L/min
3. Restrain the patient's arms and legs to prevent injury
4. Record the time sequence of the patient's responses as they occur - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. Turn the patient to the side
A nursing student is teaching a woman and her family about epilepsy before the client's
discharge. For which statement should you intervene?
1. "You should avoid consumption of alcohol"
2. "Wear your medical alert bracelet at all times"
3. "Protect your wife's airway during a seizure"
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications." - CORRECT ANSWER - 4. "It's OK to take
over-the-counter medications."
A client who recently started taking phenytoin to control simple partial seizures is seen in the
outpatient clinic. Which information obtained during her chart review and assessment will be of
greatest concern?
, 1. The gums appear enlarged and inflamed
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
3. The client sometimes forgets to take the phenytoin until after lunch
4. The client wants to renew her driver's license in the next month - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.
The WBC count is 2300/mm3
You are providing care for a 10-year old with a seizure disorder. Which order would you verify
with the physician?
1. Phenytoin (Dilantin) 300 mg/day
2. Phenytoin 5 mg/kg every 8 hrs
3. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 50 mg every 6 hours
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
While working in the ICU, you are assigned to care for a patient with a seizure disorder. Which
of these nursing actions will you implement first if the patient has a seizure?
1. Place the patient on a non-rebreather mask with oxygen at 15 L/minute
2. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg IV
Questions and CORRECT Answers
You are called to the patient's room by the patient's spouse when the patient experiences a
seizure. Upon finding the patient in a clonic reaction, what do you think you should do first?
1. Turn the patient to the side
2. Start oxygen by mask at 6 L/min
3. Restrain the patient's arms and legs to prevent injury
4. Record the time sequence of the patient's responses as they occur - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. Turn the patient to the side
A nursing student is teaching a woman and her family about epilepsy before the client's
discharge. For which statement should you intervene?
1. "You should avoid consumption of alcohol"
2. "Wear your medical alert bracelet at all times"
3. "Protect your wife's airway during a seizure"
4. "It's OK to take over-the-counter medications." - CORRECT ANSWER - 4. "It's OK to take
over-the-counter medications."
A client who recently started taking phenytoin to control simple partial seizures is seen in the
outpatient clinic. Which information obtained during her chart review and assessment will be of
greatest concern?
, 1. The gums appear enlarged and inflamed
2. The WBC count is 2300/mm3
3. The client sometimes forgets to take the phenytoin until after lunch
4. The client wants to renew her driver's license in the next month - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.
The WBC count is 2300/mm3
You are providing care for a 10-year old with a seizure disorder. Which order would you verify
with the physician?
1. Phenytoin (Dilantin) 300 mg/day
2. Phenytoin 5 mg/kg every 8 hrs
3. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 50 mg every 6 hours
4. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 100 mg every 8 hours
While working in the ICU, you are assigned to care for a patient with a seizure disorder. Which
of these nursing actions will you implement first if the patient has a seizure?
1. Place the patient on a non-rebreather mask with oxygen at 15 L/minute
2. Administer lorazepam (Ativan) 1 mg IV
