Exam 55: Assessment of Nervous System

Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing the legs of a patient who has a lower motor neuron lesion?

Which information about a 76-yr-old patient should the nurse report as uncharacteristic of normal aging?

Which problem can the nurse expect for a patient who has a positive Romberg test result?

An unconscious male patient has just arrived in the emergency department with a head injury caused by a motorcycle crash. Which order should the nurse question?

During the neurologic assessment,the patient is unable to respond verbally to the nurse but cooperates with the nurse's directions to move his hands and feet. The nurse will suspect

The priority nursing assessment for a patient being admitted with a brainstem infarction is

To assess the functions of the trigeminal and facial nerves (CNs V and VII),the nurse should

Which cerebrospinal fluid analysis result should the nurse recognize as abnormal and communicate to the health care provider?

A 39-yr-old patient with a suspected herniated intervertebral disc is scheduled for a myelogram. Which information communicated by the nurse to the health care provider before the procedure would change the procedural plans?

The charge nurse is observing a new staff nurse who is assessing a patient with a traumatic spinal cord injury for sensation. Which action indicates a need for further teaching of the new nurse about neurologic assessment?

When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury,which action should the nurse take?

Which equipment will the nurse obtain to assess vibration sense in a patient with diabetes who has peripheral nerve dysfunction?

Several patients have been hospitalized for diagnosis of neurologic problems. Which patient will the nurse assess first?

A patient has a tumor in the cerebellum. The nurse will plan interventions to

The nurse will anticipate teaching a patient with a possible seizure disorder about which test?

Which assessments will the nurse make to monitor a patient's cerebellar function ?

A patient with suspected meningitis is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. Before the procedure,the nurse will plan to

Which nursing action will be included in the plan of care for a patient who has had cerebral angiography?

Propranolol (Inderal),a b-adrenergic blocker that inhibits sympathetic nervous system activity,is prescribed for a patient who has extreme anxiety about public speaking. The nurse monitors the patient for

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient with impaired functioning of the left glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)and vagus nerve (CN X)?