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Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 54 : Care of the Patient With a Neurologic Disorder Cooper: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition Questions
Question 1 of 5
What are surgical navigational systems?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Surgical navigational systems are computerized devices that guide the surgeon and make possible the resection of tumors that were once thought to be inoperable.
Question 2 of 5
A family member of a patient who has just experienced a tonic-clonic seizure is concerned about the patient's deep sleep. What is this behavior called?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Seizures are followed by a rest period of variable length, called a postictal period.
Question 3 of 5
In which way will a nurse record the behavior when a patient with Alzheimer's disease attempts to eat using a napkin rather than a fork?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Agnosia is a total or partial loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects or people through sensory stimuli as a result of organic brain damage.
Question 4 of 5
Which symptom is specific to migraine headaches?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Migraine headaches are unusual in that signs and symptoms occur before the acute attack.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse assures an anxious family member of a 92-year-old patient who is demonstrating signs of dementia that many causes of dementia are reversible and preventable. Which disorder is one example?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Some forms of dementia are reversible. Dementia caused by hypotension, anemia, drug toxicity, metabolic disturbance, and malnutrition can all be corrected to abolish the dementia.