WGU D440 Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Science
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The nurse is performing a badinski reflex test on a client to assess the neurologic
system. Which is the correct interpretation by the nurse correct answer
Flaring of the tens in response to stimulation indicates an upper motor neuron disorder
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of head injury in a motor accident. The
client reports a lack of coordination and imbalance since the accident. Which part of the
cerebrum does the nurse suspect to have been damaged correct answer
Cerebellum
Which instruction does the nurse provider to a client who is prescribed an
anticholinergic drug for symptomatic relief of parkinson's disease correct answer
"watch out for side effects such as dry mouth and double vision after taking the
medication."
Which neurotransmitter is depleted in clients with parkinson's disease correct answer
Dopamine
The nurse is providing care for multiple clients being treated for seizures disorder.
Which client does the nurse expect to be diagnosed with status epileptics correct
answer
A client experiencing a series of three tonic-clonic seizures
The nurse is providing care for a client who is prescribed to undergo a polysommogram.
Which explanation the test does the nurse provide correct answer
"the test measures brain and body activity during sleep."
A client is suspected to have a narrowing of the spinal cord. Which test does the health-
care provider prescribe to confirm this diagnosis correct answer
Computerized tomography (ct)
, While reviewing the medication prescirbed for a client, the nurse finds the client is on a
therapy to decrease the release of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Which
disorder dose the nurse recognize in the client correct answer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
After a theoretical session about edrophonium (tension) testing, the nurse educator
asks a staff nurse to select a client from a group with different neurological disorders on
which to perform the test. Which client is the nurse expected to select correct answer
A client with myasthenia gravis
Which pathophysiological condition particularly activates the trigeminovascular system
correct answer
Cluster headache
Which assessing the motor strength in a client with a spinal cord injury, the nurse finds
the movements of the client are active against gravity. Which score does the nurse
record correct answer
3
While assessing the extent of spinal cord injury in a client using american spinal injury
association (asia) impairment scale, the nurse concludes that are client belongs to
category c. Which findings enable the nurse to reach this conclusion correct answer
There is motor function preserved, but most key muscles below the neurological level
have a muscle grade less than 3
The nurse is teaching about the diagnostic tests for spinal cord injury staff nurses.w
which statement made by an attending nurse indicates the need for further teaching
correct answer
"pyelography demonstrates intrinsic spinal cord pathology."
The medical reports of a client who experienced an accident show injuries at the sixth
thoracic vetebra. Which condition does the nurse suspect in the client correct answer
Neurogenic shock
Problem set study Exam Questions and complete solution
Guaranteed Success 2026/2027
The nurse is performing a badinski reflex test on a client to assess the neurologic
system. Which is the correct interpretation by the nurse correct answer
Flaring of the tens in response to stimulation indicates an upper motor neuron disorder
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of head injury in a motor accident. The
client reports a lack of coordination and imbalance since the accident. Which part of the
cerebrum does the nurse suspect to have been damaged correct answer
Cerebellum
Which instruction does the nurse provider to a client who is prescribed an
anticholinergic drug for symptomatic relief of parkinson's disease correct answer
"watch out for side effects such as dry mouth and double vision after taking the
medication."
Which neurotransmitter is depleted in clients with parkinson's disease correct answer
Dopamine
The nurse is providing care for multiple clients being treated for seizures disorder.
Which client does the nurse expect to be diagnosed with status epileptics correct
answer
A client experiencing a series of three tonic-clonic seizures
The nurse is providing care for a client who is prescribed to undergo a polysommogram.
Which explanation the test does the nurse provide correct answer
"the test measures brain and body activity during sleep."
A client is suspected to have a narrowing of the spinal cord. Which test does the health-
care provider prescribe to confirm this diagnosis correct answer
Computerized tomography (ct)
, While reviewing the medication prescirbed for a client, the nurse finds the client is on a
therapy to decrease the release of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Which
disorder dose the nurse recognize in the client correct answer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
After a theoretical session about edrophonium (tension) testing, the nurse educator
asks a staff nurse to select a client from a group with different neurological disorders on
which to perform the test. Which client is the nurse expected to select correct answer
A client with myasthenia gravis
Which pathophysiological condition particularly activates the trigeminovascular system
correct answer
Cluster headache
Which assessing the motor strength in a client with a spinal cord injury, the nurse finds
the movements of the client are active against gravity. Which score does the nurse
record correct answer
3
While assessing the extent of spinal cord injury in a client using american spinal injury
association (asia) impairment scale, the nurse concludes that are client belongs to
category c. Which findings enable the nurse to reach this conclusion correct answer
There is motor function preserved, but most key muscles below the neurological level
have a muscle grade less than 3
The nurse is teaching about the diagnostic tests for spinal cord injury staff nurses.w
which statement made by an attending nurse indicates the need for further teaching
correct answer
"pyelography demonstrates intrinsic spinal cord pathology."
The medical reports of a client who experienced an accident show injuries at the sixth
thoracic vetebra. Which condition does the nurse suspect in the client correct answer
Neurogenic shock
