NURS 117: PrepU CH. 60

An 83-year-old woman suffers a stroke at home and is hospitalized for treatment and management. Which of the following diagnostic procedures would be best to visualize the extent of the damage? 1. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) 2. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) 3. Computed tomography (CT) 4. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

1. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

Lesions in the temporal lobe may result in which type of agnosia? 1. Tactile 2. Relationship 3. Visual 4. Auditory

4. Auditory

A patient sustained a head injury during a fall and has changes in personality and affect. What part of the brain does the nurse recognize has been affected in this injury? 1. Parietal lobe 2. Frontal lobe 3. Temporal lobe 4. Occipital lobe

2. Frontal lobe

The pre-nursing class is learning about the nervous system in their anatomy class. What part of the nervous system would the students learn is responsible for digesting food and eliminating body waste? 1. Peripheral 2. Parasympathetic 3. Sympathetic 4. Central

2. Parasympathetic

A patient has difficulty interpreting his awareness of body position in space. Which lobe is most likely to be damaged? 1. Frontal 2. Parietal 3. Temporal 4. Occipital

2. Parietal

The provider orders the Romberg test for a patient. The nurse tells the patient that the provider wants to evaluate his equilibrium by assessing which cranial nerve? 1. XII 2. IX 3. VII 4. VIII

3. VII

Which cerebral lobe contains the auditory receptive areas? 1. Frontal 2. Parietal 3. Occipital 4. Temporal

4. Temporal

The nurse who is employed in a neurologist's office is performing a history and assessment on a client experiencing hearing difficulty. The nurse is most correct to gather equipment to assess the function of which cranial nerve? 1. II 2. VI 3. XI 4. VIII

4. VIII

The physician's office nurse is caring for a client who has a history of a cerebral aneurysm. Which diagnostic test does the nurse anticipate to monitor the status of the aneurysm? 1. Cerebral angiography 2. Echoencephalography 3. Myelogram 4. Electroencephalogram

1. Cerebral angiography

The Family Nurse Practitioner is assessing a 55-year-old who came to the clinic complaining of being "unsteady" on their feet. What would be a test for equilibrium? 1. Romberg test 2. Heel-to-toe test 3. Carlsberg test 4. Walking and turning abruptly

1. Romberg test