Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old male recently suffered a cerebral vascular accident. He is now
unable to recognize and identify objects by touch because of injury to the
sensory cortex. How should the nurse document this finding?
Correct b.
Answer:
Agnosia
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old male is brought to the ER for treatment of injuries received in a
motor vehicle accident. An MRI reveals spinal cord injury, and his body
temperature fluctuates markedly. The most accurate explanation of this
phenomenon is that:
Correct b.
Answer:
His sympathetic nervous system has been damaged and
thermal control disturbed.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A 60-year-old female with a recent history of head trauma and a long-term
history of hypertension presents to the ER for changes in mental status. MRI
reveals that she had a hemorrhagic stroke. What does the nurse suspect caused
this type of stroke?
, Correct c.
Answer:
Aneurysm
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse should document on the chart that chronic pain is occurring when the
patient reports the pain has lasted longer than:
Correct b.
Answer:
3 to 6 months
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A 40-year-old male complains of uncontrolled excessive movement and
progressive dysfunction of intellectual and thought processes. He is
experiencing movement problems that begin in the face and arms that
eventually affect the entire body. The most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: b.
Huntington disease
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient has memory loss of events that occurred before a head injury. What
cognitive disorder does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?
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