Bystanders reported that he lost consciousness and his body tensed up
then relaxed, then tensed and relaxed several times. He most likely was
experiencing a(n):
Selected
Answer:
d.
Tonic-clonic
seizure
Correct
Answer:
d.
Tonic-clonic
seizure
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A 20-year-old male suffers a severe closed head injury in a motor vehicle
accident. He remains in a vegetative state (VS) 1 month after the accident.
Which of the following structures is most likely keeping the patient alive?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Brainste
m
Correct
Answer:
b.
Brainste
m
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A 60-year-old female with a recent history of head trauma and a long-term
history of hypertension presents to the ER for changes in mental status.
MRI reveals that she had a hemorrhagic stroke. What does the nurse
suspect caused this type of stroke?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Aneurys
m
Correct
Answer:
c.
Aneurys
m
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A patient has memory loss of events that occurred before a head injury.
What cognitive disorder does the nurse suspect the patient is
experiencing?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Retrograde
amnesia
Correct
Answer:
c.
Retrograde
amnesia
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old female begins having problems with tiredness, weakness,
and visual changes. Her diagnosis is multiple sclerosis (MS). What is
occurring in the patient’s body?
Selected
Answer:
b.
Demyelination of nerve fibers in
the CNS
Correct
Answer:
b.
Demyelination of nerve fibers in
the CNS
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
A nurse should document on the chart that chronic pain is occurring when
the patient reports the pain has lasted longer than:
Selected
Answer:
b.
3 to 6
months
Correct
Answer:
b.
3 to 6
months
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
When a patient has a fever, which of the following thermoregulatory
mechanisms is activated?
Selected
Answer:
d.
The body’s thermostat is reset to a
higher level.
Correct
Answer:
d.
The body’s thermostat is reset to a
higher level.
