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Health Assessment Neurological System NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Collections of nerve cell bodies inside the PNS are called:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
You are caring for a patient who is preoperative and is NPO. The patient takes carbamazepine (Tegretol), 200 mg PO BID for a seizure disorder. Which of the following actions should you take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: It is important to continue the oral carbamazepine to maintain therapeutic blood levels and to prevent seizure activity. You should notify the anesthesiologist and should give the patient the carbamazepine with a sip of water. Carbamazepine is not available IV. Withholding the carbamazepine may reduce the therapeutic blood level and cause seizure activity. Administering a reduced dose of carbamazepine may reduce the therapeutic blood level and cause seizure activity.
Question 3 of 5
The son of your 80-year-old female patient expresses concern about the mother's cognitive mental status. You tell the patient a list of three items and have the patient repeat them to check initial understanding. By having the patient repeat the three items after 5 minutes pass, you are assessing what cognitive function?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
What is the consequence for the ability of motor neurons to find their correct targets, if a section of the spinal cord is rotated, so that the antero-posterior axis is reversed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: When the antero-posterior axis of the spinal cord is reversed, motor neurons follow their intrinsic programming and enter the limb in the reversed position. They then innervate muscles based on their new position, leading to incorrect connections. This demonstrates the importance of spatial cues in guiding motor neurons to their correct targets.
Question 5 of 5
During the acute stage of meningitis, a 3-year-old child is restless and irritable. Which of the following would be most appropriate to institute?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.