Exam 25: Neurological System

When doing the history on a patient with a seizure disorder,the nurse assesses whether the patient has an aura.Which of the following would be the best question to ask in order to obtain this information?

A 59-year-old patient has a herniated intervertebral disc.Which of the following findings would the nurse expect to see on physical assessment of this individual?

Which of the following statements about the peripheral nervous system is correct?

When the nurse asks a 68-year-old patient to stand with his feet together,his arms at his sides,and his eyes closed,he starts to sway and moves his feet further apart.The nurse would document this finding as a(n):

The nurse knows that determining whether a person is oriented to his or her surroundings will test the functioning of which of the following structures?

In assessing a 70-year-old patient who has had a recent cerebrovascular accident,the nurse notes right-sided weakness.What might the nurse expect to find when testing his reflexes on the right side?

The two parts of the nervous system are:

While the nurse is taking the health history of a 68-year-old patient who sustained a head injury 3 days earlier,he tells the nurse that he is on a cruise ship and is 30 years old.The nurse knows that this finding is indicative of:

A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has been very unsteady and has had difficulty in maintaining her balance.With these findings,which area of the brain would concern the nurse?

To test for gross motor skill and coordination in a 6-year-old,which of the following techniques would be appropriate?

During an assessment of a patient's cranial nerves,the nurse finds a lack of blink in the right eye with corneal reflex,intact ability to sense light touch on the face,and loss of movement with facial features on the right side.This would indicate dysfunction of which of the following cranial nerves (CNs)?

A patient is not able to perform rapid,alternating movements such as patting her knees quickly.The nurse would document this as:

The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is the:

During the assessment of an 80-year-old patient,the nurse notes that his hands show tremors when he reaches for something and that his head is always nodding.There is no associated rigidity with movement.Which of the following statements is most accurate?