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NCLEX Questions for Neurological System Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex contains the small bilateral cortical area that controls voluntary fixation movements?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Auditory information is relayed through which thalamic nucleus?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A patient with a stroke experiences facial drooping on the right side and right-sided arm and leg paralysis. When admitting the patient, which clinical manifestation will the nurse expect to find?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patient in the clinic reports a recent episode of dysphasia and left-sided weakness at home that resolved after 2 hours. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: After a transient ischemic attack, patients typically are started on medications such as aspirin to inhibit platelet function and decrease stroke risk. tPA is used for acute ischemic stroke. Coumadin is usually used for patients with atrial fibrillation. Nimodipine is used to prevent cerebral vasospasm after a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Question 5 of 5
You find a patient on the floor having a tonic-clonic seizure. What would you do first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.