NURS 231 MODULE 6 EXAM

NURS 231 MODULE 6 EXAM
Question 1
2..5 pts
Multiple Choice:

A patient has experienced a seizure affecting the left temporal lobe. The family reports that the patient
exhibited repetitive lip smacking and hand rubbing followed by a period of great fear and insecurity.
They have experienced which type of seizure?

Focal seizure without impairment of consciousness or awareness
Correct!

Focal seizure with impairment of consciousness or awareness

Generalized tonic/clonic seizure

Question 2
2..5 pts
Multiple Choice:

A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve is affected?

CN II.

CN III.

CN IV.

, Correct!

CN VI.

Question 3
2..5 pts
Multiple Choice:

You are seeing a patient with Parkinson’s disease in your office. You notice they are repetitively rubbing
their right thumb and forefinger. This is an example of what physical manifestation of the disease?
Correct!

Pill-rolling

Cogwheeling

Bradykinesia

Rigidity

Question 4
2..5 pts
Multiple Choice:

Sleep spindles are characteristic of which stage of sleep?

Stage 1
Correct!

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Question 5
2..5 pts
Multiple Choice:

A person reports feelings of worthlessness and guilt as well as difficulty sleeping. As they are speaking,
you notice a repetitive, accentuated blinking of their eyes. What type of depression are they
experiencing?

Melancholic depression

Atypical depression