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1. The wife of a 65-year-old client tells the nurse that she A
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
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
a stroke. Which of these statements is true concerning
areas of the brain?
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
Which of these best describes the response the nurse
should expect if the nerve is intact? The client:
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
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
arm and leg that she has noticed for the past week.
which type of neurologic examination would be most
appropriate for this client?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
B) Neurologic Recheck Examination
C) Neurologic Screening Examination
D) Complete Neurologic Examination
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7. During a neurological assessment, the nurse finds B
the following: asymmetry when the client smiles or
frowns, uneven lifting of eyebrows, sagging of the
lower eyelids, and escape of air from one side only
when the nurse presses against the puffed cheeks.
This would indicate dysfunction of which of these cra-
nial nerves?
A) Motor component of IV
B) Motor component of VII
C) Motor and sensory components of XI
D) Motor component of X and sensory component of
VII
8. A female client tells the nurse that she has been very C
unsteady and has had difficulty in maintaining her
balance. The nurse suspects this could be due to dys-
function of which area of the brain?
A) Thalamus
B) Brainstem
C) Cerebellum
D) Extrapyramidal tract
9. During the assessment of THE Biceps reflexes, the C
nurse finds that a client's responses are normal bilater-
ally. The Nurse would be Correct in documenting this
finding As ____+
A) 3+
B) 1+
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1. The wife of a 65-year-old client tells the nurse that she A
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
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
a stroke. Which of these statements is true concerning
areas of the brain?
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
Which of these best describes the response the nurse
should expect if the nerve is intact? The client:
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
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
arm and leg that she has noticed for the past week.
which type of neurologic examination would be most
appropriate for this client?
A) Glasgow Coma Scale
B) Neurologic Recheck Examination
C) Neurologic Screening Examination
D) Complete Neurologic Examination
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7. During a neurological assessment, the nurse finds B
the following: asymmetry when the client smiles or
frowns, uneven lifting of eyebrows, sagging of the
lower eyelids, and escape of air from one side only
when the nurse presses against the puffed cheeks.
This would indicate dysfunction of which of these cra-
nial nerves?
A) Motor component of IV
B) Motor component of VII
C) Motor and sensory components of XI
D) Motor component of X and sensory component of
VII
8. A female client tells the nurse that she has been very C
unsteady and has had difficulty in maintaining her
balance. The nurse suspects this could be due to dys-
function of which area of the brain?
A) Thalamus
B) Brainstem
C) Cerebellum
D) Extrapyramidal tract
9. During the assessment of THE Biceps reflexes, the C
nurse finds that a client's responses are normal bilater-
ally. The Nurse would be Correct in documenting this
finding As ____+
A) 3+
B) 1+
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