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A Patient Is Brought To The ER Following A Motor Vehicle Accident In Which He Sustained Head Trauma.
Preliminary Assessment Reveals A Vision Deficit In The Patient's Left Eye. The Nurse Should Associate
This Abnormal Finding With Trauma To Which Of The Following Cerebral Lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal
ANS: B) Occipital
A Patient Scheduled For Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) At The Radiology Department. The Nurse
Who Prepares The Patient For The MRI Should Prioritize Which Of The Following Actions?
A) Withholding Stimulants 24 To 48 Hours Prior To Exam
B) Removing All Metal-Containing Objects
C) Instructing The Patient To Void Prior To The MRI
D) Initiating An IV Line For Administration Of Contrast
ANS: B) Removing All Metal-Containing Objects
A Gerontologic Nurse Planning The Neurologic Assessment Of An Older Adult Is Considering Normal,
Age-Related Changes. Of What Phenomenon Should The Nurse Be Aware?
A) Hyperactive Deep Tendon Reflexes
B) Reduction In Cerebral Blood Flow
, C) Increased Cerebral Metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity To Painful Stimuli
ANS: B) Reduction In Cerebral Blood Flow
The Nurse Has Admitted A New Patient To The Unit. One Of The Patient's Admitting Orders Is For An
Adrenergic Medication. The Nurse Knows That This Medication Will Have What Effect On The Circulatory
System?
A) Thin, Watery Saliva
B) Increased Heart Rate
C) Decreased BP
D) Constricted Bronchioles
ANS: B) Increased Heart Rate
A Nurse Is Assessing Reflexes In A Patient With Hyperactive Reflexes. When The Patient's Foot Is
Abruptly Dorsiflexed, It Continues To "Beat" Two Times Before Settling Into A Resting Position. How
Would The Nurse Document This Finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia
ANS: C) Clonus
The Nurse Is Doing An Initial Assessment On A Patient Newly Admitted To The Unit With A Diagnosis Of
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). The Patient Has Difficulty Copying A Figure That The Nurse Has Drawn
And Is Diagnosed With Visual-Receptive Aphasia. What Brain Region Is Primarily Involved In This Deficit?
Questions & Verified Answers | Latest 2025/2026
Edition | Graded A+
A Patient Is Brought To The ER Following A Motor Vehicle Accident In Which He Sustained Head Trauma.
Preliminary Assessment Reveals A Vision Deficit In The Patient's Left Eye. The Nurse Should Associate
This Abnormal Finding With Trauma To Which Of The Following Cerebral Lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal
ANS: B) Occipital
A Patient Scheduled For Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) At The Radiology Department. The Nurse
Who Prepares The Patient For The MRI Should Prioritize Which Of The Following Actions?
A) Withholding Stimulants 24 To 48 Hours Prior To Exam
B) Removing All Metal-Containing Objects
C) Instructing The Patient To Void Prior To The MRI
D) Initiating An IV Line For Administration Of Contrast
ANS: B) Removing All Metal-Containing Objects
A Gerontologic Nurse Planning The Neurologic Assessment Of An Older Adult Is Considering Normal,
Age-Related Changes. Of What Phenomenon Should The Nurse Be Aware?
A) Hyperactive Deep Tendon Reflexes
B) Reduction In Cerebral Blood Flow
, C) Increased Cerebral Metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity To Painful Stimuli
ANS: B) Reduction In Cerebral Blood Flow
The Nurse Has Admitted A New Patient To The Unit. One Of The Patient's Admitting Orders Is For An
Adrenergic Medication. The Nurse Knows That This Medication Will Have What Effect On The Circulatory
System?
A) Thin, Watery Saliva
B) Increased Heart Rate
C) Decreased BP
D) Constricted Bronchioles
ANS: B) Increased Heart Rate
A Nurse Is Assessing Reflexes In A Patient With Hyperactive Reflexes. When The Patient's Foot Is
Abruptly Dorsiflexed, It Continues To "Beat" Two Times Before Settling Into A Resting Position. How
Would The Nurse Document This Finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia
ANS: C) Clonus
The Nurse Is Doing An Initial Assessment On A Patient Newly Admitted To The Unit With A Diagnosis Of
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). The Patient Has Difficulty Copying A Figure That The Nurse Has Drawn
And Is Diagnosed With Visual-Receptive Aphasia. What Brain Region Is Primarily Involved In This Deficit?
