Targeted Musculoskeletal/Neuro Study Exam Guide Test.

Targeted Musculoskeletal/Neuro Study Exam Guide Test. 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer an oral does of gabapentin to the client A nurse is teaching a client who has parkinson's disease and is prescribed carbidopa-levodopa. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER "I should expect that this medication can cause me to be drowsy." A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER Intention tremors A nurse is providing teaching regarding a new prescription for carbidopa-levodopa for a client who has Parkinson's disease. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER f 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Assist with Tensilon test A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is prescribed alendronate (Fosamax) for osteoporosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Maintain a PaCO2 of approximately 35mm Hg A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has Meniere's disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER Move head slowly to decrease vertigo A nurse is planning care for a client who has a closed traumatic brain injury from a fall and is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT ANSWER Maintain a PaCO2 of approximately 35 mmHg 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Check the position of the weights and ropes A nurse is teaching a client who has epilepsy and is to start therapy with phenytoin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the clients medication teaching plan? - CORRECT ANSWER Take medications at a consistent time each day to maintain therapeutic blood levels