Perception And Coordination

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1. A patient has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. When teaching the family about the prognosis, the nurse must explain that:

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AD is degenerative and is not curable. A progressive loss of neurologic functioning is the major clinical manifestation of this disease, and therefore, is the priority clinical factor.

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2. In teaching the family care of the Alzheimer's patient, the nurse emphasizes which of the following behaviors as a serious threat to safety:

Explanation

The Alzheimer's patient tends to wander around and, unable to focus on cognitive problem solving abilities, usually get lost.

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3. The physician restricts IV fluids and orders diuretics for a neurologic client. The rationale for this is:

Explanation

The physician is attempting to decrease circulating volume and thereby decreases cerebral edema.

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4. The medication prescribed for Parkinson's disease acts as a precursor to restore dopamine deficiency. What medication should the nurse give?

Explanation

Levodopa is a synthetic precursor of dopamine and replaces the dopamine deficiency in Parkinson's. Dopamine cannot be given because it does not cross the blood-brain barrier.

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5. The nurse asks a patient the time, his name, and date. She is assessing:

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the nurse is assessing orientation, a key component of the LOC assessment. If the patient responds positively to all three, then the nurse documents, oriented x 3.

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6. During a neurological assessment, the nurse asks the patient to repeat a series of numbers. she is assessing:

Explanation

Short-term memory can be easily assessed by asking the patient to repeat numbers or words.

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7. The finding of unequal pupillary response in an unconscious person should alert the nurse to:

Explanation

Unequal pupils in this patient may indicate that the oculomotor nerve is being compressed by IICP.

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8. A young man is in the emergency room with a closed head injury following a car accident. Baseline VS are BP 120/80, P 78, R 20. Which nursing assessment data would indicate a deterioration in his condition?

Explanation

Signs of IICP is hyper-brady-brady, and widened pulse pressure.

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9. Other early symptoms of myasthenia gravis that the nurse assesses are:

Explanation

Because of the involvement of the ocular muscles this patient often exhibits a "mask" or sleepy expression.

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10. When the elderly Alzheimer's client becomes agitated and disoriented, which medication is most likely to be prescribed?

Explanation

This antipsychotic medication has proven to be the most effective in decreasing the restlessness and agitation of AD patients.

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11. When increasing intracranial pressure is suspected, the nurse should be alert for what other signs and symptoms?

Explanation

As IICP increases, swelling tissues exert pressure on cerebral blood vessels, the dura mater and other structures in the brain and back of the eye.

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12. A score of five on the Glasgow Coma Scale is assessed. This assesment indicates that the patient is:

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When assessing a patient according to GCS, 15 is the highest score in which the patient is still alert and oriented. the lower the score, the less responsive the patient.

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13. The nurse assesses a patient experiencing global aphasia. She realizes that this patient:

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Global aphasia is injury to the brain centers that results in the disturbance of both verbal and perceptive language functioning.

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14. A 28-year-old woman complains of extreme muscle weakness and states, "I have to rest even after talking for a little while." The nurse assesses her for other symptoms of:

Explanation

MG, a disease that causes weakness in voluntary muscles, is most common in women, age 20-30.

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15. What cranial nerve is affected in Bell's palsy?

Explanation

CN VII, the Facial nerve

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16. Decorticate posturing is the result of:

Explanation

decorticate posturing is the abnormal manifestation of impingement on the motor pathways of the brainstem.

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17. The nurse is aware that the ultimate danger in this disease is progressive weakness and, eventually, the onset of myasthenic crisis. The complication is:

Explanation

Once the diaphragm and intercostal muscles are affected by the progressive weakness of this disease, a respiratory emergency will ensue.

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18. The nurse prepares to administer a mild sedative to the restless Alzheimers's patient. Which of the following is most likely to be prescribed?

Explanation

Barbiturates should be avoided because they depresses the CNS function and can cause confusion, especially in the patient with dementia.

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19. The nurse assessesa normal reflex when testing the plantar, or Babinski's in adult. what does she see?

Explanation

If the toes flare, and foot turns upward, then the sign is positive and considered an abnormal finding in an adult.

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20. The patient with tic douloureaux should be carefully assessed for undernourishment and dehydration because:

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Trigeminal neuralgia, a painful condition of cranial nerve V causes dysfunction in chewing.

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A patient has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease....
In teaching the family care of the Alzheimer's patient, the nurse...
The physician restricts IV fluids and orders diuretics for a...
The medication prescribed for Parkinson's disease acts as a...
The nurse asks a patient the time, his name, and date. She is...
During a neurological assessment, the nurse asks the patient to repeat...
The finding of unequal pupillary response in an unconscious person...
A young man is in the emergency room with a closed head injury...
Other early symptoms of myasthenia gravis that the nurse assesses are:
When the elderly Alzheimer's client becomes agitated and...
When increasing intracranial pressure is suspected, the nurse should...
A score of five on the Glasgow Coma Scale is assessed. This assesment...
The nurse assesses a patient experiencing global aphasia. She realizes...
A 28-year-old woman complains of extreme muscle weakness and states,...
What cranial nerve is affected in Bell's palsy?
Decorticate posturing is the result of:
The nurse is aware that the ultimate danger in this disease is...
The nurse prepares to administer a mild sedative to the restless...
The nurse assessesa normal reflex when testing the plantar, or...
The patient with tic douloureaux should be carefully assessed for...
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