NUR 5461 Exam 2 Questions And Correct Answers | LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 Graded A+
1. Failure to recognize the form and nature of objects:
Acute Confusional State
Agnosia
Dysphagia
Aphasia
2. Which of the following is TRUE regarding migraine?
Migraines occur most frequently before and during menses.
The diagnosis is made on the basis of a head CT scan.
Migraine is not linked with any other disorder.
Drug therapy always includes narcotics.
3. Describe the physiological changes that occur during spinal shock.
Spinal shock involves a temporary loss of reflexes and autonomic
function below the level of the spinal injury.
Spinal shock is characterized by immediate recovery of motor
function.
Spinal shock results in increased reflex activity and muscle spasms.
Spinal shock leads to permanent nerve damage and loss of sensation.
4. Mechanism involved when heat is lost through electromagnetic rays is by:
Radiation
Convection
, Conduction
Evaporation
5. Discuss the relationship between migraines and hormonal changes in women.
Migraines often occur more frequently in women due to hormonal
changes, particularly before and during menses.
Hormonal changes prevent the occurrence of migraines in women.
Migraines are only a concern for men.
Migraines are unrelated to hormonal changes and can occur at any
time.
6. Which type of vertebral fracture (by definition) results in vertebrae being
broken into several different pieces (i.e. not just one break in the vertebral
body)?
Simple Fracture
Comminuted Fracture
Dislocation Fracture
Compressed Fracture
7. The first concern for a patient experiencing status epilepticus is
Determining the cardiac rhythm.
Maintaining a clear airway.
The administration of antiepileptic drugs.
Obtaining an EEG.
, 8. A client was hit in the head with a baseball. At the scene, they lost
consciousness for a few minutes, then woke up and were able to talk without
problems. Over the course of the next hour, the client became drowsy and
less responsive to questions. They vomited once and reported a headache.
Based on the symptoms, which head injury is the most likely?
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Concussion
Subdural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
9. One pain masking the detection of other pains is an example of :
Paid transduction
Pain tolerance
Pain threshold
Perceptual dominance
10. Incidence of traumatic brain injury is highest among:
older females.
younger males.
older males.
younger females.
11. Which of the following is best explained by specificity theory of pain?
pain intensity is directly related to the amount of tissue damage
effectiveness of hypnosis for anaesthesia
2026/2027 Graded A+
1. Failure to recognize the form and nature of objects:
Acute Confusional State
Agnosia
Dysphagia
Aphasia
2. Which of the following is TRUE regarding migraine?
Migraines occur most frequently before and during menses.
The diagnosis is made on the basis of a head CT scan.
Migraine is not linked with any other disorder.
Drug therapy always includes narcotics.
3. Describe the physiological changes that occur during spinal shock.
Spinal shock involves a temporary loss of reflexes and autonomic
function below the level of the spinal injury.
Spinal shock is characterized by immediate recovery of motor
function.
Spinal shock results in increased reflex activity and muscle spasms.
Spinal shock leads to permanent nerve damage and loss of sensation.
4. Mechanism involved when heat is lost through electromagnetic rays is by:
Radiation
Convection
, Conduction
Evaporation
5. Discuss the relationship between migraines and hormonal changes in women.
Migraines often occur more frequently in women due to hormonal
changes, particularly before and during menses.
Hormonal changes prevent the occurrence of migraines in women.
Migraines are only a concern for men.
Migraines are unrelated to hormonal changes and can occur at any
time.
6. Which type of vertebral fracture (by definition) results in vertebrae being
broken into several different pieces (i.e. not just one break in the vertebral
body)?
Simple Fracture
Comminuted Fracture
Dislocation Fracture
Compressed Fracture
7. The first concern for a patient experiencing status epilepticus is
Determining the cardiac rhythm.
Maintaining a clear airway.
The administration of antiepileptic drugs.
Obtaining an EEG.
, 8. A client was hit in the head with a baseball. At the scene, they lost
consciousness for a few minutes, then woke up and were able to talk without
problems. Over the course of the next hour, the client became drowsy and
less responsive to questions. They vomited once and reported a headache.
Based on the symptoms, which head injury is the most likely?
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Concussion
Subdural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
9. One pain masking the detection of other pains is an example of :
Paid transduction
Pain tolerance
Pain threshold
Perceptual dominance
10. Incidence of traumatic brain injury is highest among:
older females.
younger males.
older males.
younger females.
11. Which of the following is best explained by specificity theory of pain?
pain intensity is directly related to the amount of tissue damage
effectiveness of hypnosis for anaesthesia
