ACTUAL MED SURG II EXAM 4: NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS
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Best position after a lumbar puncture Flat
Blindness of half of the field of vision
Hemianopsia
Rigid extension and pronation of arms and legs
Decerebrate posture
After seizure recovery position
Side lying
Best HOB position for increased intracranial pressure Thirty degrees
Glasgow coma scale measures this
Level of consciousness
Weakness to one side of the body or part of it
Hemiparesis
Paralysis of one side of the body Hemiplegia
Inability to express oneself
Aphasia
First priority if a patient is having a seizure Safety
, Opposite of decerebrate posturing; flexion of the limbs Decorticate posturing
Purpose of side lying position after a patient has a seizure
Patient will vomit after a seizure, so side lying keeps them from
aspirating
Seizure precautions
Padded bed rails, suction canister, oxygen ready because they
can become apneic
Purpose of the flat position for after a lumbar puncture
Balancing act with the fluid in the brain; want to make sure they lay flat because we don't want
additional drainage and don't want the clot to break
What does the Glasgow coma scale consist of?
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Condition where one knows the words but when they verbalize, the correct words do not
come out Word salad
Highest risk factors for stroke
Hypertension, males, African-American
What are the changes in a patient's neurologic function that are related to aging?
Mental function is slower, temperature regulation declines, gait slows and becomes wide based,
the ability to feel and identify objects declines with aging, visual acuity and peripheral vision
decrease, hearing loss, taste buds and olfactory cells atrophy and decrease
Because age-related changes have an impact on the neurologic assessment, for what additional
areas should the nurse assess the patient?
Muscle strength and coordination, hearing acuity, balance, deep tendon reflexes, amount and
quality of sleep, pain perception and mental processing.
What neurologic assessment findings do not change with aging?
AND SEIZURE MANAGEMENT | COMPLETE AND DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| REAL EXAM QNA | 2025 LATEST
UPDATED 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY
GRADED A+|GUARANTEED TO PASS!!
Best position after a lumbar puncture Flat
Blindness of half of the field of vision
Hemianopsia
Rigid extension and pronation of arms and legs
Decerebrate posture
After seizure recovery position
Side lying
Best HOB position for increased intracranial pressure Thirty degrees
Glasgow coma scale measures this
Level of consciousness
Weakness to one side of the body or part of it
Hemiparesis
Paralysis of one side of the body Hemiplegia
Inability to express oneself
Aphasia
First priority if a patient is having a seizure Safety
, Opposite of decerebrate posturing; flexion of the limbs Decorticate posturing
Purpose of side lying position after a patient has a seizure
Patient will vomit after a seizure, so side lying keeps them from
aspirating
Seizure precautions
Padded bed rails, suction canister, oxygen ready because they
can become apneic
Purpose of the flat position for after a lumbar puncture
Balancing act with the fluid in the brain; want to make sure they lay flat because we don't want
additional drainage and don't want the clot to break
What does the Glasgow coma scale consist of?
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Condition where one knows the words but when they verbalize, the correct words do not
come out Word salad
Highest risk factors for stroke
Hypertension, males, African-American
What are the changes in a patient's neurologic function that are related to aging?
Mental function is slower, temperature regulation declines, gait slows and becomes wide based,
the ability to feel and identify objects declines with aging, visual acuity and peripheral vision
decrease, hearing loss, taste buds and olfactory cells atrophy and decrease
Because age-related changes have an impact on the neurologic assessment, for what additional
areas should the nurse assess the patient?
Muscle strength and coordination, hearing acuity, balance, deep tendon reflexes, amount and
quality of sleep, pain perception and mental processing.
What neurologic assessment findings do not change with aging?
