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1. A patient has had an ischemic stroke and has been admitted to the medical unit. What action should the nurse perform to best prevent joint deformities? A) Place the patient in the prone position for 30 minutes/day. B) Assist the patient in acutely flexing the thigh to promote movement. C) Place a pillow in the axilla when there is limited external rotation. D) Place patient's hand in pronation. - Answer 1. Ans: C Feedback: A pillow in the axilla prevents adduction of the affected s...

The two main divisions of the nervous system - Answer CNS-Brain & Spinal Cord, integrates and controls entire nervous system PNS-Cranial, Spinal, Autonomic nerves & their ganglia Difference between reflex and relay circuits - Answer Reflex - Results in an involuntary response such as muscle contraction Relay - Conveys signals from one part of the nervous system to the other (i.e pain) Name given to a group of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS - Answer Ganglia Name given to a group of ne...

Which is NOT a cause of an abscess in the brain or spinal cord? a. Surgery b. contiguous focus of infection c. hematogenous spread d. antibiotics and steroids e. cryptogenically - Answers d. antibiotics and steroids _________ aneurysms are a weakening in the arterial wall caused by a fracture line, penetrating missile, after neurosurgical procedures, or after an angiogram. a. Traumatic b. Mycotic c. Fusiform d. Saccular - Answers a. Traumatic In the autonomic dysreflexia pa...

which pituitary cell secretes luteinizing hormone? - Answer gonadotropic cells respiratory activities are controlled by? - Answer centers in the pons and the medulla oblongata conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in the? - Answer cerebral hemispheres a highly specialized region of the sympathetic division that causes widespread sympathetic activation is found in the? - Answer adrenal medulla the autonomic division of the nervous system directs? - Answe...

What are the 3 most common imaging modalities? - Answer CT, MRI, and neruoangiography. Most CT and MRI are? - Answer 2D slices What are the 3 imaging planes? - Answer Horizontal (axial), coronal, Sagittal MRI scans are? - Answer True horizontal slices What was CT scan developed from? - Answer Conventional Xray What does CT measure? - Answer Density of tissues What are the differences b/w CT and conventional Xray? - Answer - Slices are obtained simultaneously - Multiple xray be...

A nurse assesses a client with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale and determines the client's score to be 36. How should the nurse plan care for this client? a. The client will need near-total care. b. The client will need cuing only. c. The client will need safety precautions. d. The client will be discharged home. - ANSWER-ANS: A This client has severe neurologic deficits and will need near-total care. Safety precautions are important but do not give a full picture ...

Apraxia - ANSWER-inability to make a motor plan, as a result of brain damage. Ataxia - ANSWER-lack of muscle coordination Aphasia - ANSWER-impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). 1 olfactory - ANSWER-Making client smell something pleasant front of brain 2 optic - ANSWER-thalamus - test visual acuity (Snellen chart, or # of fingers) front of brain 3 Oculomot...

Apraxia - Answer inability to make a motor plan, as a result of brain damage. lesions affect the frontal or left parietal lobe, can produce abnormalities in motor conceptualization, planning, and execution. Ataxia - Answer lack of muscle coordination lesions in the cerebellum lead to disorders in coordination and balance. aphasia - Answer inability to speak Aphasia-sensory aphasia-Wernicke's aphasia - Answer impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either ...