Exam 21: The Neurologic System

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a patient.Which action should the nurse take to adequately test the effectiveness for the hypoglossal nerve?

When feeding a patient with dysphagia with a left-sided hemiplegia,how should the nurse position the patient?

The degree of consciousness in an otherwise unresponsive patient can be assessed by the use of progressive painful stimuli.Arrange the painful stimuli in the appropriate sequence of their application. -Step 5

The loss of neurons in the autonomic nervous system (ANS)of the older adult will cause the older adult to take longer to complete which action(s)?

A student nurse questions the nurse about the difference between a quadriplegic and a tetraplegic patient.Which statement correctly describes tetraplegia?

A neurologically damaged patient who cannot interpret communication directed to him is said to have ____________ aphasia.

Which reflex indicates an abnormality in the motor control pathways from the cerebral cortex?

There are _______ cranial nerves that control the sensory and motor activities of the body.

The degree of consciousness in an otherwise unresponsive patient can be assessed by the use of progressive painful stimuli.Arrange the painful stimuli in the appropriate sequence of their application. -Step 1

The degree of consciousness in an otherwise unresponsive patient can be assessed by the use of progressive painful stimuli.Arrange the painful stimuli in the appropriate sequence of their application. -Step 4

The nurse is caring for the patient who has had an injury to the hypothalamus.Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

While performing an assessment,the nurse taps a patient's knee and observes that the quadriceps muscle reflexively contracts.How should the nurse document this finding?

The patient scheduled for a PET (positron emission tomography)scan of the brain asks if there is any special preparation for the test.The nurse correctly responds with which statement(s)?

The nurse interprets the physician's finding of a grade of 2/5 on the Achilles tendon to mean what has occurred?

The FOUR (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness)tool is based on the assessment of which components?

The degree of consciousness in an otherwise unresponsive patient can be assessed by the use of progressive painful stimuli.Arrange the painful stimuli in the appropriate sequence of their application. -Step 3

The component of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)that carries the impulse to the central nervous system (CNS)is the ____________ impulse.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a head injury.Over a time span of 30 minutes,the nurse observes the following vital signs changes: temperature from 97° to 98° F; pulse from 86 to 78 beats/min; respirations from 18 to 14 breaths/min; and blood pressure from 140/86 to 150/82.Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

The patient is caring for a patient who spontaneously opens his eyes,localizes pain,and carries out confused conversation.The nurse correctly documents which Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)rating for this patient?

Bladder training begins with scheduling the patient's toileting in what time increment?