Ati med surg (health assessment)
Total Questions : 34
Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreWhen assessing cranial nerves IX and X, which of the following would the nurse consider as a normal finding?
A nurse is conducting a health history with a client who has recently had a stroke. The nurse notes the client is unable to speak, although his comprehension/ understanding is intact. Which disorder of speech is the nurse observing in this client?
A nurse is performing a physical examination on a patient. When the patient is asked to protrude his tongue, the nurse noticed a deviation from the midline to the right side. This is related to a lesion of:
Which of the following would the nurse most likely expect to find when assessing a client diagnosed with a frontal lobe contusion (in the Broca's Area) following a motor vehicle accident?
A client is able to actively move the right arm against gravity. How should the nurse document this finding using the muscle strength grading?
A patient is able to move both upper arms as follows: active movement against gravity, and some resistance. The nurse should document the muscle strength of the upper arms as:
Which of the following tests would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when assessing motor function of the trigeminal nerve?
During an assessment, the nurse asks a client to explain what the following means: "A penny saved is a penny earned." The nurse is assessing which of the following?
The nurse is admitting a client to the unit for surgery the next morning. The nurse notes that the client speaks at an accelerated pace and jumps from topic to topic no of which progresses to sensible conversation. What would the nurse document about this client?
The nurse places a coin in the patient's hand, the patient is with eyes closed. The ability to identify an object by feeling it is defined as:
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