NR 304/NR304 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2023-2024
COMPLETE EXAM TEST BANK 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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 exposed because of decreased folic acid = spina bifida
what is positive Babinski sign/response? – …ANSWER…when testing the plantar reflex,
the toes should flex and fan
at what age should the Babinski sign/response become a negative (instead of positive)
response? – …ANSWER…once children reach the age of 2 or 2 1/2
what can a shrill cry indicate? – …ANSWER…CNS damage
what can lethargy and muscle weakness be indicative of? – …ANSWER…neurological
damage
what happens to reflexes in pregnant women? – …ANSWER…the nervous system
becomes hyperexcited/hyperactive so increased reflexes
what disorder is sometimes common but still dangerous in pregnant women? –
…ANSWER…pregnancy induced HTN or preeclampsia
what is clonus? – …ANSWER…rapid, rhythmic contractions of the same muscle
how do you check for clonus on a pregnant woman? – …ANSWER…pushing on plantar
reflex and foot should bounce right back
what happens to the aging adult in regards to neurological function? – …ANSWER…it
decreases, response time for reflexes decreases, muscle strength and agility decrease,
O2 consumption decreases
what covers the heart? – …ANSWER…pericardium
what covers the lungs? – …ANSWER…pleura
what covers the abdomen? – …ANSWER…peritineum
what covers the brain? – …ANSWER…meninges/dura
what is a TIA? – …ANSWER…trans = comes and goes
ischemic = decrease of oxygenated blood flow to an organ (could be mins or hours until
it returns)
what is a CVA? – …ANSWER…death of brain tissue and occur from anoxia or ischemia
(difficult birth, head injuries, drowning, can be congenital, idiopathic)
what do patients usually have (can see) when they have a CVA? – …ANSWER…oras
what should you do for Grand Mal seizures? – …ANSWER…never put something in their
mouth and support their head with your hand or something soft
-TIME IT
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 area that is supplied from one spinal cord
segment through a particular spinal nerve
what is a positive Brudzinski sign? – …ANSWER…resistance in neck along with
involuntary bending of hips and knees = nuchal rigidity, meningitis
what is a syncope? – …ANSWER…fainting or losing consciousness no matter how short
of a time
what is vertigo? – …ANSWER…dizziness, usually from inner ear
what is ptosis? – …ANSWER…drooping of an eye
what is strabismus? – …ANSWER…limited movement of eyes