MN660 Unit 2-AH 3# Exam Questions
and Answers
Neuroplasticity - Answer-A nurse is teaching a medication class to a group of
psychiatric patients. One of them asks the nurse why he has so much more trouble
learning now when he's in his 60s than he did when he was younger. Which of the
following concepts would the nurse integrate into the response?
Left hemisphere - Answer-Which of the following would a nursing instructor identify
when describing the area of the brain involved with verbal language function, including
areas for both receptive and expressive speech?
Broca's area - Answer-A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient experiencing
expressive aphasia. The nurse incorporates knowledge that the patient most likely has
sustained damage to which of the following?
Concept formation - Answer-The nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced
damage to the frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The nurse anticipates that the
patient will have difficulty with which of the following?
Calculating a math problem - Answer-The nurse is caring for a patient who has
experienced damage to the parietal lobes of the brain. The nurse anticipates that the
patient with have difficulty with which of the following?
Hippocampus - Answer-A patient has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction
associated with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse determines that damage to the patient's
brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of which of the
following?
Sleep - Answer-The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient who has a disorder of the
hypothalamus. When developing the patient's plan of care, in which of the following
areas would the nurse anticipate a problem?
Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety - Answer-A patient
who is scheduled to undergo a sleep deprivation electroencephalogram (EEG) in the
morning is experiencing moderate anxiety about the procedure. Based on an
understanding of this test, which of the following would the nurse avoid?
Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical
depression. - Answer-A nursing instructor asks a student to explain the influence of
chronobiology on depression. Which of the following would the student include when
responding?
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