Week 10 Review Questions (Neurological Assessment) answer keys
Week 10 Review Questions (Neurological Assessment)
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1. The wife of a 65-year-old client tells the nurse that she A) frontal
is concerned because she has noticed a change in her
husband's personality and ability to understand. He
also cries and becomes angry very easily. The nurse
recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the _____ lobe.
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) occipital
D) temporal
2. A CLIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE ED WITH SLURRED C) Cranial Nerves IX and X
SPEECH. THE NURSE NOTES THAT THIS COULD BE DUE
TO DYSFUNCTION OF WHAT CRANIAL NERVE(S)?
A) Cranial Nerve I
B) Cranial Nerve V
C) Cranial Nerves IX and X
D) Cranial Nerve III
3. The nurse is assessing a client who may have suffered B) The hypothalamus con-
a stroke. Which of these statements is true concerning trols temperature and reg-
areas of the brain? ulates sleep.
A) The cerebellum is the center for speech and emo-
tions.
B) The hypothalamus controls temperature and regu-
lates sleep.
C) The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling
voluntary movements.
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D) Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem
synapse in the thalamus.
4. The nurse is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. D) moves the head and
Which of these best describes the response the nurse shoulders against resis-
should expect if the nerve is intact? The client: tance with equal strength.
A) demonstrates ability to hear normal conversation.
B) sticks tongue out midline without tremors or devia-
tion.
C) follows an object with both eyes without nystagmus
or strabismus.
D) moves the head and shoulders against resistance
with equal strength.
5. During the history, a client tells the nurse that "it feels A) vertigo.
like the room is spinning around me." The nurse would
document this as:
A) vertigo.
B) syncope.
C) dizziness.
D) seizure activity
6. A female client is in the clinic with weakness in her left D) Complete Neurologic
arm and leg that she has noticed for the past week. Examination
which type of neurologic examination would be most
appropriate for this client?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
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Week 10 Review Questions (Neurological Assessment)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fjqbw7
1. The wife of a 65-year-old client tells the nurse that she A) frontal
is concerned because she has noticed a change in her
husband's personality and ability to understand. He
also cries and becomes angry very easily. The nurse
recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the _____ lobe.
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) occipital
D) temporal
2. A CLIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE ED WITH SLURRED C) Cranial Nerves IX and X
SPEECH. THE NURSE NOTES THAT THIS COULD BE DUE
TO DYSFUNCTION OF WHAT CRANIAL NERVE(S)?
A) Cranial Nerve I
B) Cranial Nerve V
C) Cranial Nerves IX and X
D) Cranial Nerve III
3. The nurse is assessing a client who may have suffered B) The hypothalamus con-
a stroke. Which of these statements is true concerning trols temperature and reg-
areas of the brain? ulates sleep.
A) The cerebellum is the center for speech and emo-
tions.
B) The hypothalamus controls temperature and regu-
lates sleep.
C) The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling
voluntary movements.
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Week 10 Review Questions (Neurological Assessment)
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D) Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem
synapse in the thalamus.
4. The nurse is testing the function of cranial nerve XI. D) moves the head and
Which of these best describes the response the nurse shoulders against resis-
should expect if the nerve is intact? The client: tance with equal strength.
A) demonstrates ability to hear normal conversation.
B) sticks tongue out midline without tremors or devia-
tion.
C) follows an object with both eyes without nystagmus
or strabismus.
D) moves the head and shoulders against resistance
with equal strength.
5. During the history, a client tells the nurse that "it feels A) vertigo.
like the room is spinning around me." The nurse would
document this as:
A) vertigo.
B) syncope.
C) dizziness.
D) seizure activity
6. A female client is in the clinic with weakness in her left D) Complete Neurologic
arm and leg that she has noticed for the past week. Examination
which type of neurologic examination would be most
appropriate for this client?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
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