Health Assessment For Nursing Practice 5th Edition by Wilson
Health Assessment For Nursing Practice 5th Edition by Wilson
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Chapter 15: Neurologic System
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Frontal lobe |
| b. | Parietal lobe |
| c. | Thalamus |
| d. | Temporal lobe |
ANS: A
| Feedback | |
| A | The frontal lobe controls intellectual function, awareness of self, personality, and autonomic responses related to emotion. |
| B | The parietal lobe receives sensory input such as position sense, touch, shape, and texture of objects. |
| C | The thalamus is a relay and integration station from the spinal cord to the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain. |
| D | The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory cortex. It also interprets auditory, visual, and somatic sensory inputs that are stored in thought and memory. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 337
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Patient Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation: Alteration in Body Systems
| a. | Intentional tremors |
| b. | Visual changes |
| c. | Decreased hearing |
| d. | Inability to formulate words |
ANS: B
| Feedback | |
| A | Intentional tremors are caused by cerebellar problems. |
| B | The occipital lobe contains the visual cortex. |
| C | The temporal lobe contains the auditory cortex. |
| D | The ability to formulate words comes from the Broca area in the frontal lobe. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: 337
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Patient Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation: Alteration in Body Systems
| a. | “I felt lightheaded when I stood up.” |
| b. | “I just could not keep my balance when I sat up.” |
| c. | “It seemed that the room was spinning around.” |
| d. | “I was afraid that I was going to lose consciousness.” |
ANS: C
| Feedback | |
| A | This is a description of dizziness that is often associated with transient ischemia attacks. |
| B | This is a description of disequilibrium, a form of dizziness. |
| C | This report is consistent with vertigo because it includes a sensation of motion. |
| D | This is a description of presyncope, a form of dizziness. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: 344-345
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Patient Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation: Alteration in Body Systems
| a. | “I felt lightheaded when I stood up.” |
| b. | “It felt like I was on a merry-go-round.” |
| c. | “The room seemed to be spinning around.” |
| d. | “My body felt like it was revolving and could not stop.” |
ANS: A
| Feedback | |
| A | This is a description of dizziness that is often associated with transient ischemia attacks. |
| B | This report is consistent with objective vertigo because it includes a sensation of motion. |
| C | This report is consistent with objective vertigo because it includes a sensation of motion. |
| D | This report is consistent with subjective vertigo because it includes a sensation of one’s body rotating in space. |
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: 344
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Patient Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation: Alteration in Body Systems
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