WorksheetsNeurology Quiz
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 8mins
A client has a neurological deficit involving the limbic system. On assessment, which finding is specific to this type of deficit?
Is disoriented to person, place, and time
Affect is flat, with periods of emotional lability
Cannot recall what was eaten for breakfast today
Demonstrates inability to add and subtract; does not know who is the president of the U.S.
The nurse is caring for a client who begins to experience seizure activity while in bed. Which actions would the nurse take? Select all that apply.
Loosening restrictive clothing
Restraining the client's limbs
Removing the pillow and raising padded side rails
Positioning the client to the side, if possible, with the head flexed forward
Keeping the curtain around the client and the room door open so that help can act quickly upon arriving
The nurse is instructing a client with Parkinson's disease about preventing falls. Which client statement reflects a need for further teaching?
"I can sit down to put on my pants and shoes."
"My family removed all loose rugs from my bedroom."
"I try to exercise every day and rest when I'm tired."
"I don't need to use my walker to get to the bathroom."
The nurse assesses a client who is diagnosed with a stroke (brain attack). On assessment, the client is unable to understand the nurse's commands. Which condition would the nurse document?
Occipital lobe impairment
Damage to the auditory association areas
Frontal lobe and optic nerve tracts damage
Difficulty with concept formation and abstraction areas
The nurse is caring for a client with a head injury who has an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring device. The nurse would become most concerned if the ICP readings drifted to and stayed in the vicinity of which finding?
5 mm Hg
8 mm Hg
14 mm Hg
22 mm Hg
