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Exam 4: NSG121/ NSG 121 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing

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Exam 4: NSG121/ NSG 121 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing QUESTION Why is dysphasia a concern after a stroke? Answer: Patient is at risk for aspiration QUESTION Where is Broca Area? Answer: Frontal Lobe QUESTION What is Broca Area Responsible For? Answer: Responsible for written language and expressive aphasia, verbal expression QUESTION How would you as a nurse communicate with a patient with injury to Broca area? Answer: Visually White board Allow patient to express thoughts QUESTION Damage to Wernicke Area: Answer: Damage to Wernicke area will have trouble comprehending verbal and written language QUESTION T/F Client with stupor describes someone who can respond to stimuli but will be slower to respond Answer: False, that's drowsy. Stupor: Patient is unresponsive and can be aroused only briefly by vigorous, repeated stimulation. QUESTION Assessment Steps for Level of Consciousness Answer: Walk in Speak to them Touch them Pain (sternal rub, pinch finger) QUESTION Routine vs. Focused Neurological Assessment Answer: Routine: assess level of consciousness, pupil response, observe gait, check checking 12 cranial nerves, evaluate muscle tone Focused: further evaluate specific abnormal finding, deep tendon reflexes, 2-point discrimination, moving fingers and toes up or down with eyes closed. QUESTION What cranial nerves assess ocular motor muscular function/movement? Answer: 3 4 6 QUESTION Using a scale of 0-5 to grade muscle strength, what is a 3? Answer: Can move but not with resistance, movement with gravity QUESTION Stereognosis Definition Answer: Recognizing object in the hand such as key, coin, paperclip QUESTION

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Examl 4:l NSG121/l NSGl 121l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Healthl Assessmentl Review|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Herzing

Q:l Whyl isl dysphasial al concernl afterl al stroke?

Answer:
Patientl isl atl riskl forl aspiration




Q:l Wherel isl Brocal Area?

Answer:
Frontall Lobe




Q:l Whatl isl Brocal Areal Responsiblel For?

Answer:
Responsiblel forl writtenl languagel andl expressivel aphasia,l verball expression




Q:l Howl wouldl youl asl al nursel communicatel withl al patientl withl injuryl tol Brocal area?

Answer:
Visually
Whitel board
Allowl patientl tol expressl thoughts

,Q:l Damagel tol Wernickel Area:

Answer:
Damagel tol Wernickel areal willl havel troublel comprehendingl verball andl writtenl language




Q:l T/Fl Clientl withl stuporl describesl someonel whol canl respondl tol stimulil butl willl bel
slowerl tol respond


Answer:
False,l that'sl drowsy.l Stupor:l Patientl isl unresponsivel andl canl bel arousedl onlyl brieflyl byl
vigorous,l repeatedl stimulation.




Q:l Assessmentl Stepsl forl Levell ofl Consciousness

Answer:
Walkl in
Speakl tol them
Touchl them
Painl (sternall rub,l pinchl finger)




Q:l Routinel vs.l Focusedl Neurologicall Assessment

Answer:
Routine:l assessl levell ofl consciousness,l pupill response,l observel gait,l checkl checkingl 12l
craniall nerves,l evaluatel musclel tone

Focused:l furtherl evaluatel specificl abnormall finding,l deepl tendonl reflexes,l 2-pointl
discrimination,l movingl fingersl andl toesl upl orl downl withl eyesl closed.

, Q:l Whatl craniall nervesl assessl ocularl motorl muscularl function/movement?

Answer:
3
4
6




Q:l Usingl al scalel ofl 0-5l tol gradel musclel strength,l whatl isl al 3?

Answer:
Canl movel butl notl withl resistance,l movementl withl gravity




Q:l Stereognosisl Definition

Answer:
Recognizingl objectl inl thel handl suchl asl key,l coin,l paperclip




Q:l Graphesthesial Definition

Answer:
Drawingl letterl orl numberl inl patient'sl handl withl theirl eyesl closedl andl havel theml
identify




Q:l Howl tol assessl 2l pointl discrimination?

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