Degenerative Neuro NCLEX
Degenerative Neuro NCLEX
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1. The nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson's dis- b.
ease. What does the nurse anticipate to assess in re-
gard to tremors?
a Occurring 100% of the time
b. Decreasing when there is voluntary movement
c. Being absent when the body is at rest
d. Characterized by a tonic and clonic muscle activity
2. The nurse encourages the patient with multiple scle- c.
rosis (MS) that his disease appears to be the most
common type, which is:
a. secondary progressive.
b. primary progressive.
c. relapsing-remitting.
d. relapsing-progressive.
3. The nurse explains that multiple sclerosis (MS) is most a.
likely caused by:
a. environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
b. allergic response to antiviral medications.
c. autoimmune reaction attacking the myelin.
d. bacterial infection of the myelin.
4. The nurse anticipates that drug therapy for an acute a.
severe attack of multiple sclerosis (MS) will be:
a. intravenous methylprednisolone.
b. intramuscular injections of interferon beta-1b.
c. massive doses of antibiotics.
d. muscle relaxants and opioids.
5. The person who has Huntington's disease asks if his d.
disease will affect children he might have. Which state-
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Degenerative Neuro NCLEX
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6u3a7c
1. The nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson's dis- b.
ease. What does the nurse anticipate to assess in re-
gard to tremors?
a Occurring 100% of the time
b. Decreasing when there is voluntary movement
c. Being absent when the body is at rest
d. Characterized by a tonic and clonic muscle activity
2. The nurse encourages the patient with multiple scle- c.
rosis (MS) that his disease appears to be the most
common type, which is:
a. secondary progressive.
b. primary progressive.
c. relapsing-remitting.
d. relapsing-progressive.
3. The nurse explains that multiple sclerosis (MS) is most a.
likely caused by:
a. environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
b. allergic response to antiviral medications.
c. autoimmune reaction attacking the myelin.
d. bacterial infection of the myelin.
4. The nurse anticipates that drug therapy for an acute a.
severe attack of multiple sclerosis (MS) will be:
a. intravenous methylprednisolone.
b. intramuscular injections of interferon beta-1b.
c. massive doses of antibiotics.
d. muscle relaxants and opioids.
5. The person who has Huntington's disease asks if his d.
disease will affect children he might have. Which state-
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