NURS 511 UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Someone speaks fluently but their sentences are nonsensical and lack meaningful
content. Which brain region is most likely affected?
Cerebellum
Wernicke's area
Broca's area
Motor cortex - ✔✔Wernicke's area
✔✔A person hears a sentence clearly but cannot grasp its meaning. Which cognitive
system is failing to support comprehension?
Episodic memory
Working memory
Semantic memory
, Procedural memory - ✔✔Semantic memory
✔✔Which of the following declines as a function of normal age-related changes?
socially appropriate language
vocabulary
word retrieval
fund of knowledge - ✔✔Word retrieval
✔✔What test is commonly used to identify communication deficits in mild cognitive
impairment (MCI)?
Trail - making A & B
Clock draw test
Mini-mental status exam
Phonemic verbal fluency - ✔✔Phonemic verbal fluency
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an effective communication strategy when
interacting with people living with moderate to severe dementia?
You can't call your mom, she died 25 years ago.
Try to remember, I'll wait.
What do you want to wear today?
Would you like to brush your teeth? - ✔✔Would you like to brush your teeth?
✔✔What is the most accurate representation of a typical caregiver in the United States?
A 72 year-old woman caring for her husband in their home.
An 82 year-old woman living in the community who cares for her husband who lives in a
memory care facility.
A 56 year old woman who is paid to care for an 89 year old male living with dementia
A 72 year old man caring for his wife in their home. - ✔✔A 72 year-old woman caring for
her husband in their home.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Someone speaks fluently but their sentences are nonsensical and lack meaningful
content. Which brain region is most likely affected?
Cerebellum
Wernicke's area
Broca's area
Motor cortex - ✔✔Wernicke's area
✔✔A person hears a sentence clearly but cannot grasp its meaning. Which cognitive
system is failing to support comprehension?
Episodic memory
Working memory
Semantic memory
, Procedural memory - ✔✔Semantic memory
✔✔Which of the following declines as a function of normal age-related changes?
socially appropriate language
vocabulary
word retrieval
fund of knowledge - ✔✔Word retrieval
✔✔What test is commonly used to identify communication deficits in mild cognitive
impairment (MCI)?
Trail - making A & B
Clock draw test
Mini-mental status exam
Phonemic verbal fluency - ✔✔Phonemic verbal fluency
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an effective communication strategy when
interacting with people living with moderate to severe dementia?
You can't call your mom, she died 25 years ago.
Try to remember, I'll wait.
What do you want to wear today?
Would you like to brush your teeth? - ✔✔Would you like to brush your teeth?
✔✔What is the most accurate representation of a typical caregiver in the United States?
A 72 year-old woman caring for her husband in their home.
An 82 year-old woman living in the community who cares for her husband who lives in a
memory care facility.
A 56 year old woman who is paid to care for an 89 year old male living with dementia
A 72 year old man caring for his wife in their home. - ✔✔A 72 year-old woman caring for
her husband in their home.
