NUR 2180 Physical Assessment: M6
Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) How would the nurse test for a peripheral pain response in an unconscious patient? - Correct Answers ✅Apply pressure to nail bed Define Graphesthesia - Correct Answers ✅The ability to "read" a number when it is traced on the skin Define Stereognosis - Correct Answers ✅The ability to recognize the size, shape, and texture of an object What can the Glasgow Coma Score use? - Correct Answers ✅**Use handout What is the primary duty of the Frontal Lobe - Correct Answers ✅Personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function What is the primary duty of the Parietal Lobe - Correct Answers ✅Primary center for sensation What is the primary duty of the Temporal Lobe - Correct Answers ✅Auditory (hearing) What is the primary duty of the Occipital Lobe - Correct Answers ✅Visual receptor center 1 / 2
NUR 2180 Physical Assessment: M6
Exam Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What are 3 items you periodically recheck on a neurological exam when the patient has neurological deficits? - Correct Answers ✅Level of consciousness Pupillary response (PERRLA) Vital signs Wernicke's Area function - Correct Answers ✅Language comprehension in the temporal lobe Patient can hear sounds, but has no meaning Broca's Area function - Correct Answers ✅Production of speech in the frontal lobe Regarding reflexes, what is "reinforcement"? When is this used? - Correct Answers ✅When there is not a reflex during an assessment, have the patient interlock their fingers and pull then test again What is proprioception? - Correct Answers ✅Spatial awareness
Cranial Nerve: I test - Correct Answers ✅Not routinely
tested — occlude one nostril and present an aromatic substance and have them identify the smell
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