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NSG 6420 Week 9 Quiz

Question 1.

The three cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease are:


Essential tremor, postural rigidity, and infarcts of the basal ganglion

Bradykinesia, rigidity, and tremor

Shuffling gait, constipation, positional freezing.

Dementia, incontinence, and infarcts of the basal ganglion


Question 2.

r. Marshall was administered the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Which of the following

statements pertaining to this tool is a true statement?


Adverse drug effects

Urinary tract infection

Depression

Acute cerebrovascular event

Question 3.

Mr. Marshall was administered the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Which of the following

statements pertaining to this tool is a true statement?


Mr. Marshall’s baseline score of 18 on the MMSE demonstrates severe impairment.

The test takes 45 minutes to administer and will detect subtle memory losses, particularly in

well-educated patients

Because Mr. Marshall has symptoms of change of mental status you are not screening;

,you are doing the MMSE for diagnosis.

In interpreting MMSE test scores, allowance does not have to be made for education and

ethnicity

Question 4


When assessing a patient who complains of a tremor, the nurse practitioner must differentiate

essential tremor from the tremor of Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following findings are

consistent with essential tremor?


The handwriting is not affected by the tremor

The tremor occurs with purposeful movements

The tremor occurs at rest

The tremor gets worse with alcohol ingestion


Question 5


An older adult client with a history of a seizure disorder comes into the clinic for a routine

check-up. Although seizure free, the client continues on long-term phenytoin treatment. The

nurse practitioner would assess for which of the following long-term effects?


Lid lag and nystagmus

Gingival hyperplasia and nystagmus

Nystagmus and microcytic anemia

Gingival hyperplasia and iron deficiency anemia


Question 6

, An elderly patient is maintained on phenytoin therapy for a history of a seizure disorder. In

addition to periodic serum drug concentrations, which of the following are needed for annual

evaluation?


Complete blood count, liver function tests, and renal function tests

Complete blood count, liver function tests, and platelet count

Because of megaloblastic anemia?

Renal function and calculated creatinine clearance

Serum albumin, liver function tests, and renal function tests


Question 7


An elderly patient has had a CVA in the anterior cerebral circulatory system (frontal lobe). What

symptoms are most likely expressed?


Neglect of body and difficulty organizing space

Wernicke’s aphasia (difficulty understanding speech)

Disorders of behavior and cognition

Bilateral motor and sensory problem


Question 8


The most common neurological cause of seizures in an older adult is


Alzheimer’s disease

Multiple sclerosis

Stroke

Peripheral neuropathy

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