Med Surg/Neuro Test bank COMPREHENSIVE
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1. A patient is brought to the ER B) Occipital
following a motor vehicle accident
in which he sustained head trauma.
Preliminary assessment reveals a
vision deficit in the patient's left eye.
The nurse should associate this
abnormal finding with trauma to
which of the following cerebral
lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal
,.A patient scheduled for magnetic B) Removing all metal-containing objects
resonance imaging (MRI) at the
radiology department. The nurse
who prepares the patient for the
MRI should prioritize which of the
following actions?
A) Withholding stimulants 24 to 48
hours prior to exam
B) Removing all metal-containing
objects
C) Instructing the patient to void
prior to the MRI
D) Initiating an IV line for
administration of contrast
A gerontologic nurse planning the B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
neurologic assessment of an older
adult is considering normal, age-
related changes. Of what
phenomenon should the nurse be
aware?
A) Hyperactive deep tendon
reflexes
B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
C) Increased cerebral metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity to painful stimuli
,The nurse has admitted a new B) Increased heart rate
patient to the unit. One of the
patient's admitting orders is for an
adrenergic medication. The nurse
knows that this medication will have
what effect on the circulatory
system?
A) Thin, watery saliva
B) Increased heart rate
C) Decreased BP
D) Constricted bronchioles
A nurse is assessing reflexes in a C) Clonus
patient with hyperactive reflexes.
When the patient's foot is abruptly
dorsiflexed, it continues to "beat"
two times before settling into a
resting position. How would the
nurse document this finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia
, he nurse is doing an initial B) Parietal-occipital area
assessment on a patient newly
admitted to the unit with a diagnosis
of cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
The patient has difficulty copying a
figure that the nurse has drawn and
is diagnosed with visual-receptive
aphasia. What brain region is
primarily involved in this deficit?
A) Temporal lobe
B) Parietal-occipital area
C) Inferior posterior frontal areas
D) Posterior frontal area
The nurse is admitting a patient to D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep
the unit who is diagnosed with tendon reflexes."
lower motor neuron lesion. What
entry in the patient's electronic
record is most consistent with this
diagnosis?
A) "Patient exhibits increased
muscle tone."
B) "Patient demonstrates normal
muscle structure with no evidence
of atrophy."
C) "Patient demonstrates
hyperactive deep tendon reflexes."
D) "Patient demonstrates an
absence of deep tendon reflexes."
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
|VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW) 2026
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Terms in this set (194)
1. A patient is brought to the ER B) Occipital
following a motor vehicle accident
in which he sustained head trauma.
Preliminary assessment reveals a
vision deficit in the patient's left eye.
The nurse should associate this
abnormal finding with trauma to
which of the following cerebral
lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal
,.A patient scheduled for magnetic B) Removing all metal-containing objects
resonance imaging (MRI) at the
radiology department. The nurse
who prepares the patient for the
MRI should prioritize which of the
following actions?
A) Withholding stimulants 24 to 48
hours prior to exam
B) Removing all metal-containing
objects
C) Instructing the patient to void
prior to the MRI
D) Initiating an IV line for
administration of contrast
A gerontologic nurse planning the B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
neurologic assessment of an older
adult is considering normal, age-
related changes. Of what
phenomenon should the nurse be
aware?
A) Hyperactive deep tendon
reflexes
B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
C) Increased cerebral metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity to painful stimuli
,The nurse has admitted a new B) Increased heart rate
patient to the unit. One of the
patient's admitting orders is for an
adrenergic medication. The nurse
knows that this medication will have
what effect on the circulatory
system?
A) Thin, watery saliva
B) Increased heart rate
C) Decreased BP
D) Constricted bronchioles
A nurse is assessing reflexes in a C) Clonus
patient with hyperactive reflexes.
When the patient's foot is abruptly
dorsiflexed, it continues to "beat"
two times before settling into a
resting position. How would the
nurse document this finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia
, he nurse is doing an initial B) Parietal-occipital area
assessment on a patient newly
admitted to the unit with a diagnosis
of cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
The patient has difficulty copying a
figure that the nurse has drawn and
is diagnosed with visual-receptive
aphasia. What brain region is
primarily involved in this deficit?
A) Temporal lobe
B) Parietal-occipital area
C) Inferior posterior frontal areas
D) Posterior frontal area
The nurse is admitting a patient to D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep
the unit who is diagnosed with tendon reflexes."
lower motor neuron lesion. What
entry in the patient's electronic
record is most consistent with this
diagnosis?
A) "Patient exhibits increased
muscle tone."
B) "Patient demonstrates normal
muscle structure with no evidence
of atrophy."
C) "Patient demonstrates
hyperactive deep tendon reflexes."
D) "Patient demonstrates an
absence of deep tendon reflexes."
