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 in the emergency department is caring for a client after suddenly losing consciousness and falling in her home. The provider determines the client had an embolic stroke. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer? - ANSWER Tissue plasminogen activator A nurse is caring for a client who has advancing amyotrophc lateral sclerosis. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER-Monitor pulse oximetry findings A nurse is caring for a client who has viral meningitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Monitor capillary refill at least every 4 hours A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of 2 | P a g e osteoarthritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply) - ANSWER-Crepitus with joint movement Decreased range of motion of the affected joint Joint pain that resolves with rest 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 - ANSWER-Restlessness 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. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-Osmotic diuretics via IV bolus 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 3 | P a g e 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 4 | P a g e A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER- Intention 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