Exam 3 study guide

Initial empiric IV antibiotic for adult bacterial meningitis

During an active generalized tonic-clonic seizure, which nursing action has highest priority?

Dietary recommendation to reduce risk of medication-induced dyskinesias

Which manifestation indicates lupus nephritis?

Hallmark sign differentiating Parkinson’s disease from essential tremor

RA client on long-term prednisone must be monitored for

Client with frequent migraines asks about complementary therapies. Appropriate evidence-based options include

Prior to lumbar puncture, which finding would necessitate notifying the provider?

Client with cluster headaches should take prescribed triptan when

Cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease

Fall-prevention education for a client with mild TBI should include (SATA)

Caregiver teaching: to reduce nighttime wandering, the nurse suggests

A nurse planning care for a client with chronic migraines includes which long-term goal?

Priority assessment before first-time triptan use

Positive Kernig’s sign is demonstrated when the client

Which statement by a client recovering from viral meningitis indicates need for further teaching?

Education to prevent overuse (rebound) headache focuses on limiting

Early manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Zolmitriptan teaching: which statement indicates understanding?

Lupus manifestations requiring immediate intervention include

Priority nursing diagnosis for a client with late-stage Alzheimer’s who coughs while eating

Client teaching for methotrexate therapy

Assistive device most helpful for a client with Parkinsonian shuffling gait

Appropriate isolation for suspected bacterial meningitis until 24 h after antibiotics

Environmental modification to reduce agitation includes

Which finding indicates early‐stage ICP elevation in an adult?

Laboratory tests confirming RA include

A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure (ICP). What should the nurse perform first?

Caregiver of a client with Alzheimer’s expresses fatigue. Which community resource should the nurse recommend

Teaching for a child newly diagnosed with epilepsy includes advising parents to:

Medication education for levetiracetam should stress:

Aura definition in epilepsy management refers to

Donepezil common side effects include

Biologic DMARD (e.g., etanercept) contraindication

Dexamethasone is administered in meningitis primarily to

Vaccination that significantly reduces incidence of bacterial meningitis in adolescents:

Stage IV Parkinson’s disease is characterized by

Advance-care-planning discussion is best initiated

A nurse evaluates client understanding of fall-prevention strategies when the client states

Which finding suggests an adverse effect of hydroxychloroquine?

Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease

Bromocriptine adverse effect requiring immediate notification of provider

Which assessment finding is most characteristic of moderate Alzheimer’s disease?

Which intervention best supports memory in early Alzheimer’s?

Cluster headache distinguishing characteristic

Which medication is prescribed as prophylaxis for recurrent migraines

Manifestations suggesting meningococcal septicemia

Nurse should include which instruction for client taking prednisone 40 mg daily?

A client takes valproic acid. Which adverse effect should be reported immediately?

Medication class shown to slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s

Priority nursing action for a client diagnosed with concussion who reports increasing headache 4 hours after discharge

Donepezil prescribed for a client with Parkinson’s dementia is expected to

Which medication most directly reduces cerebral edema following head trauma?

Which nursing intervention best addresses bradykinesia during morning activities?

During the post-ictal phase, what is the nurse’s priority?

Following a craniotomy, which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

Emergency medications for status epilepticus include:

Nursing management priorities during acute bacterial meningitis include:

A client admitted for a traumatic brain injury suddenly develops clear fluid dripping from the nose Which test is a halo

TBI risk factors (SATA)

Dietary trigger foods for migraine (SATA):

Which laboratory value would prompt the nurse to withhold carbamazepine?

Client newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) should receive which vaccine?

Which lab value would the nurse expect in acute lupus flare?

After a severe closed-head injury, the provider orders burr holes. The primary purpose of this procedure is to

Side effects of high-dose dexamethasone therapy

First-line pharmacologic treatment for fibromyalgia pain

When assessing level of consciousness (LOC), which tool provides the most objective data

Fibromyalgia hallmark symptom differentiating it from other rheumatic disorder

Evaluation of treatment effectiveness in RA includes