NEURO NCLEX QUESTIONS AND

NEURO NCLEX QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

2. All of the following may be associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome except:

• Weakening or tingling sensation in the legs
• Weakness in the arms and upper body
• Nearly complete paralysis
• First symptom is altered mental status ✔✔d. First symptom is altered mental status

• All of the following statements about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are true except:

• It causes degeneration and death of upper and lower motor neurons
• Patients lose strength and control of voluntary muscles
• It impairs cognition and senses
• It progresses rapidly and is fatal ✔✔c. It impairs cognition and senses

19. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include all of the following except:

• Tremors of the hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face
• Stiff limbs
• Bradykinesia and impaired balance
• Impaired cognition ✔✔d. Impaired cognition

5. Huntington's disease is a heritable disorder that involves:

• Sudden paralysis
• Chorea, loss of cognitive abilities, and emotional disturbance
• Uncontrollable swearing and repetitive actions
• Inability to recognize faces ✔✔b. Chorea, loss of cognitive abilities, and emotional

disturbance

What are the two main forms of onset for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

Answers:

• Anterior and posterior onset
• Nerve and muscle onset
• Reflexive and tensive onset

• Limb and bulbar onset

What are the two main forms of onset for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

Answers:

• Anterior and posterior onset
• Nerve and muscle onset
• Reflexive and tensive onset
• Limb and bulbar onset ✔✔D. Limb and bulbar onset

Female client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The nurse

inquires during the nursing admission interview if the client has history of:

• Seizures or trauma to the brain
• Meningitis during the last 5 years
• Back injury or trauma to the spinal cord
• Respiratory or gastrointestinal infection during the previous month ✔✔D. Respiratory or

gastrointestinal infection during the previous month

A male client with a spinal cord injury is prone to experiencing automatic dysreflexia. The nurse would avoid which of the following measures to minimize the risk of recurrence?

• Strict adherence to a bowel retraining program
• Keeping the linen wrinkle-free under the client
• Preventing unnecessary pressure on the lower limbs
• Limiting bladder catheterization to once every 12 hours ✔✔D. Limiting bladder

catheterization to once every 12 hours

A female client with Guillain-Barré syndrome has paralysis affecting the respiratory muscles and requires mechanical ventilation. When the client asks the nurse about the paralysis, how should the nurse respond?

• "You may have difficulty believing this, but the paralysis caused by this disease is

temporary." B."You'll have to accept the fact that you're permanently paralyzed. However, you won't have any sensory loss."

• "It must be hard to accept the permanency of your paralysis."
• "You'll first regain use of your legs and then your arms." ✔✔A. "You may have difficulty

believing this, but the paralysis caused by this disease is temporary."