NUR 120 Neurological Assessment Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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NUR 120 ALT
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NUR 120 ALT
Mental status Correct Answer level of consciousness, speech, and cognitive function
Level of Consciousness Correct Answer orientation
Orientation Correct Answer time, place, person, and situation
Glascow Coma Scale Correct Answer eye opening, verbal response, and motor response; highest va...
NUR 120 Neurological Assessment Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
Mental status Correct Answer level of consciousness, speech, and cognitive function
Level of Consciousness Correct Answer orientation
Orientation Correct Answer time, place, person, and situation
Glascow Coma Scale Correct Answer eye opening, verbal response, and motor
response; highest value is 15-full responsiveness, 8 COMA, and 3 lowest score
Speech Correct Answer listen to how patient expresses thoughts, chooses correct
words, clear speech, dysarthria, aphasia, disorganized
Cognitive/Intellectual Correct Answer memory, attention span, level of knowledge,
ability for calculation, abstract thinking, insight, judgement, and though process
Memory Correct Answer short term or long term
Attention Span Correct Answer observe patient: can patient stay on task or does the
patient need redirected often
Calculation Ability Correct Answer be careful not to embarass pt, lack of mathematical
ability or anxiety can effect performance; pt might be asked how much changed they
would receive back if the total was $3 and the pt gave $5
Abstract Thinking Correct Answer Ask the patient to explain ;People who live in glass
houses should not throw stones; Ask patient to interpret cliché
Insight Correct Answer Objective assessment of the patient's perception of illness:
"What do you think caused your chest pain?" "Do you think your drinking has something
to do with your failing liver?"
Judgement Correct Answer Ask the patient how they would respond to a specific
situation or dilemma; "What would you do if you were in a building that was on fire?";
"What would you do if you locked your keys in the car?"
Thought process Correct Answer Processing differences; Rapid change in topic, Use of
made-up words, Paranoia
Thought content Correct Answer Disordered thought patterns; Delusions
And Hallucinations
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