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NR304 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices the following: an inability to identify vibrations at her ankle and to identify the position of her big toe, a slower and more deliberate gait, and a slightly impaired tactile sensation. All other neurologic findings are normal. The nurse should interpret that these findings indicate: a. CN dysfunction. b. Lesion in the cerebral cortex. c. Normal changes attributable to agi...

NR304 Final Exam Questions with All Correct Answers During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices the following: an inability to identify vibrations at her ankle and to identify the position of her big toe, a slower and more deliberate gait, and a slightly impaired tactile sensation. All other neurologic findings are normal. The nurse should interpret that these findings indicate: a. CN dysfunction. b. Lesion in the cerebral cortex. c. Normal changes attributable to a...

NR304 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers what are a few possible factors for Grand Mal's? - Answer-food, sugar, alcohol what do we know about Alzheimer's? - Answer-it affects both short and long term memory and it is a decrease in vitamin D what is decerebrate posture? - Answer-fingers are flared, neck is extended, back is curved, legs are spread what is decorticate posture? - Answer-everything pulls toward their core as the brain deteriorates what is a dermatone? - Answer-skin...

NR304 Exam 2 Questions with All Correct Answers between the brain and the body; in charge of basic functions such as breathing if there is a change in LOC, what could one possible reason be? (has to do with brain) - ANSWER increased ICP in babies, if the neural tube doesn't develop properly what does this mean? - ANSWER the brain stem is exposed because of decreased folic acid = spina bifida what is positive Babinski sign/response? - ANSWER when testing the plantar reflex, the toe...

NR 304 HEALTH ASSESSMENT II FINAL EXAM 1. Cranial nerve 3= oculomotor nerve, responsible for eye movement and pupillary response to light; if it’s functioning properly, expected reaction is pupil constriction in response to light 2. Know pulses: posterior tibial, pedal pulse, femoral, know where they are (there will be a diagram ( HINT KNOW WHERE POSTERIOR TIBIAL PULSE IS) 3. Radial pulse is irregular, assess apical pulse for a full minute!! 4. Objective vs. subjective data 5. Some compl...

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NR304 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices the following: an inability to identify vibrations at her ankle and to identify the position of her big toe, a slower and more deliberate gait, and a slightly impaired tactile sensation. All other neurologic findings are normal. The nurse should interpret that these findings indicate: a. CN dysfunction. b. Lesion in the cerebral cortex. c. Normal changes attributable to a...

NR304 Final Exam Questions with All Correct Answers During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient, the nurse notices the following: an inability to identify vibrations at her ankle and to identify the position of her big toe, a slower and more deliberate gait, and a slightly impaired tactile sensation. All other neurologic findings are normal. The nurse should interpret that these findings indicate: a. CN dysfunction. b. Lesion in the cerebral cortex. c. Normal changes attributable to...

NR304 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers what is CSF? - Answer-cerebrospinal fluid, there to cushion the brain what is the function of the brain stem? - Answer-controls the flow of messages between the brain and the body; in charge of basic functions such as breathing if there is a change in LOC, what could one possible reason be? (has to do with brain) - Answer-increased ICP in babies, if the neural tube doesn't develop properly what does this mean? - Answer- the brain stem is e...