TEST BANK FOR NCLEX RN (NEXT GENERATION NCLEX) LATEST CORRECTLY QUESTIONS |VERIFIED |GUARANTEED PASS| RATED A+

TEST BANK FOR NCLEX RN (NEXT GENERATION NCLEX) LATEST CORRECTLY QUESTIONS |VERIFIED |GUARANTEED PASS| RATED A+ Which assessment finding would the nurse anticipate identifying in a patient diagnosed with an upper motor neuron (UMN) lesion? - Areflexia - Hyperreflexia - Denervation atrophy - Decreased muscle tone - ANSWER-- Hyperreflexia After reviewing the MRI reports of four patients, which patient would the nurse integrate interventions related to paralysis into the plan of care? - Left cerebral cortex lesion - Cerebral cortex lesion - Lower motor neuron lesion - Right parietal cortex lesion - ANSWER-Lower motor neuron lesion - The cell bodies of lower motor neurons send axons to innervate the skeletal muscles of the legs, arms, and trunk, and therefore control the body movements. - A lower motor neuron lesion is likely to result in paralysis Left cerebral cortex lesion causes - ANSWER-dysphasia and speech difficulties Cerebral cortex lesion causes - ANSWER-apraxia - pt is unable to perform learned movements despite of having the physical ability to perform them Right parietal cortex lesion causes - ANSWERanosognosia - an inability to recognize a bodily defect or disease Which functions would the nurse be able to assess when performing a pupillary assessment on an unconscious patient? Select all that apply. - Size - Shape - Reactivity - Convergence - Accommodation - ANSWER-- Size - Shape - Reactivity Pupil convergence and accommodation require the patient to focus on the examiner's finger as it moves toward the patient's nose.