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NU 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+ During an assessment of a 32-year-old patient with a recent head injury, the nurse notices that the patient responds to pain by extending, adducting, and internally rotating his arms. His palms pronate and his lower extremities ex...

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During an assessment of a 32-year-old patient with a recent head injury,

the nurse notices that the patient responds to pain by extending, adducting,

and internally rotating his arms. His palms pronate and his lower

extremities extend with plantar flexion. Which of these statements about

these findings is accurate?



a. This indicates a lesion of the cerebral cortex.



b. This indicates a completely nonfunctional brainstem



c. This is a normal response that will go away in 24 to 48 hours



d. This is a very ominous sign and may indicate brainstem injury - ✔✔d.

This is a very ominous sign and may indicate brainstem injury

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During the history of a 78-year-old man, his wife states that he occasionally

has problems with short-term memory loss and confusion: "He can't even

remember how to button his shirt." In doing the assessment of his sensory

system, which action by the nurse is most appropriate?



a. The nurse would not do this part of the examination because results

would not be valid



b. The nurse would perform the tests, knowing that mental status does not

affect sensory ability



c. The nurse would proceed with the explanations of each test, making sure

the wife understands



d. Before testing, the nurse would assess the patient's mental status and

ability to follow directions at this time - ✔✔

When assessing aging adults, the nurse knows that one of the first things

that should be assessed before making judgments about their mental

status is:

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a. the presence of phobias



b. their general intelligence



c. the presence of irrational thinking patterns



d. their sensory-perceptive abilities - ✔✔d. their sensory- perceptive

abilities

During the assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices that his

hands show tremors when he reaches for something and his head is

always nodding. There is no associated rigidity with movement. Which of

these statements is most accurate?



a. These are normal findings resulting from aging



b. These could be related to hyperthyroidism



c. there are the result of Parkinson disease

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d. This patient should be evaluated for a cerebellar lesion - ✔✔a. These

are normal findings resulting from aging

During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices the

following: inability to identify vibrations at the ankle and to identify position

of big toe, slower and more deliberate gait, and slightly impaired tactile

sensation. All other neurologic findings are normal. The nurse should

interpret that these findings indicate:



a. cranial nerve dysfunction



b. lesion in the cerebral cortex



c. normal changes due to aging



d. demyelinization of nerves due to a lesion - ✔✔c. normal changes due to

aging

A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother.

She is wearing black combat boots and a black lace nightgown over the top

of her other clothes. Her hair is dyed pink with black streaks throughout.

She has several pierced holes in her nares and ears and is wearing an

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