NUR 230 EXAM 4 | 123 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 2025
- *personality*
- voluntary eye movement
- voluntary motor movement
- speech
- higher cognitive functioning
- memory retention - ANSWER What are the primary functions of the frontal
lobe?
integration of voluntary somatic, visual, and auditory data - ANSWER What are
the primary functions of the temporal lobe?
- interpretation of spatial information
- interpretation of sensory information - ANSWER What are the primary
functions of the parietal lobe?
sight processing - ANSWER What are the primary functions of the occipital
lobe?
level of consciousness - ANSWER What is the single most important indicator
of neurological function?
- eye opening response
- verbal response
,- motor response - ANSWER Which three factors are included in the Glasgow
Coma Scale?
7 - ANSWER A score of _____ or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale is commonly
accepted as the definition of a coma.
- spontaneous (4)
- responds to voice (3)
- responds to pain (2)
- no response (1) - ANSWER From best to worst, what are the possible scores a
patient can get for the eye opening response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- oriented (5)
- confused (4)
- inappropriate (3)
- does not make sense (2)
- no verbal response (1) - ANSWER From best to worst, what are the possible
scores a patient can get for the verbal response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
- obeys commands (6)
- localizes pain (5)
- withdraws to pain (4)
- flexion to pain (3)
- extension to pain (2)
- no motor activity (1) - ANSWER From best to worst, what are the possible
scores a patient can get for the motor response of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
, - have patient occlude one nostril and identify a common smell
- repeat test for other nostril - ANSWER How is the olfactory nerve assessed?
olfactory - ANSWER Cranial nerve I is the ___________ nerve.
- have patient look directly at you, then have them indicate when an object is
moved into the periphery
- use Snellen chart to test for visual acuity - ANSWER How is the optic nerve
assessed?
optic - ANSWER Cranial nerve II is the _________ nerve.
- oculomotor (III)
- trochlear (IV)
- abducens (VI) - ANSWER Which nerves are assessed together, as they are
responsible for the six cardinal directions of gaze?
- have patient hold their head still and follow the movement of your finger in the
six positions of gaze
- assess pupillary response using the penlight - ANSWER How are the
oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), and abducens (VI) nerves assessed?
trigeminal - ANSWER Cranial nerve V is the _______ nerve.
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