Chapter 60 assessment of Neurologic function

Which term refers to the inability to coordinate muscle movements, resulting difficulty walking?

Ataxia

The nurse obtains a Snellen eye chart when assessing cranial nerve function. Which cranial nerve is the nurse testing when using the chart?

CN II

A patient recently noted difficulty maintaining his balance and controlling fun movements the nurse explains that the provider will order diagnostic studies for the part of his brain known as the:

Cerebellum

What part of the brain controls and coordinates muscle movements

Cerebellum

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of cerebral aneurysm what diagnostic test does the nurse anticipate to monitor the status of the aneurysm?

Cerebral angiography

Which occurs when reflexes are hyper active when they fit is abruptly dorsiflexed

Clonus

The nurse is assessing the peoples of a patient who has had a head injury what does the nurse recognize as a para sympathetic affect

Constricted pupils

What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

Cushions the brain and spinal cord.

If a client has a lower motor neuron lesion the nurse would expect to observe which manifestation upon physical assessment

Decreased muscle tone

Which is a sympathetic effect of the nervous system?

Dilated Pupils

Which neurotransmitter inhibits pain transmission

Enkephalin

What safety actions does a nurse need to take for a client receiving oxygen therapy who is undergoing magnetic resistance imaging?

Ensure that no client equipment contains metal enters the room where the MRI is located

Lower motor neuron lesions cause?

Flaccid muscles

Which cerebral lobes is the largest in controlled abstract thought?

Frontal

A patient sustained a hit injury during a fall and has changes in personality in a fact what part of the brain does the nurse recognize has been affected in this injury

Frontal lobe

Cranial nerve IX is also known as which of the following

Glossopharyngeal

A nurse is assisting during a lumbar puncture. How should the nurse position a client for this procedure

Lateral recumbent, with thighs flexed

Which of the following is a disorder due to a lesion in the basal ganglia

Parkinson's disease

A nurse is caring for a client with an injury to central nervous system when caring for a client with a spinal cord insult that is slowing transmission of the motor neurons in what would the nurse anticipate a delayed reaction

Response due to interrupted impulses from the central nervous system

The nurse is caring for a client who is do you have a lumbar puncture in. What are the lowest vertebrae that contain the spinal cord

Second lumbar vertebrae

Which neurotransmitter demonstrates Inhibitory action, helps control mood and sleep, in any of his pain pathways

Serotonin

During a routine physical examination to assess the clients deep tendon reflexes a nurse should make sure to:

Support the joint with the tendon is being tested.

Which cerebral lobe contains the auditory receptors areas?

Temporal

Client is scheduled for standard EEG testing to evaluate a possible seizure disorder. Which nursing intervention should the nurse perform before the procedure

Withhold anticonvulsant medication's for 24 to 48 hours before the exam

Which of the following neurotransmitters are deficient in myasthenia gravis

acetylcholine

The trochlear nerve controls which function

eye muscle movement