NSG 233 Med Surg 2 Exam 4

NSG 233 Med Surg 2 Exam 4 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.Best position after a lumbar puncture ANS Flat 2.Blindness of half of the field of vision ANS hemianopsia 3.Rigid extension and pronation of arms and legs ANS Decerebrate posture 4.After seizure recovery position ANS Side lying 5.Best HOB position for increased intracranial pressure ANS Thirty degrees 6.Glasgow coma scale measures this ANS Level of consciousness 7.Weakness to one side of the body or part of it ANS Hemiparesis 8.Paralysis of one side of the body ANS Hemiplegia 9.Inability to express oneself ANS Aphasia 10.First priority if a patient is having a seizure ANS Safety 11.Opposite of decerebrate posturing; flexion of the limbs ANS Decorticate postur- ing 12.Purpose of side lying position after a patient has a seizure ANS Patient 1 / 2

will vomit after a seizure, so side lying keeps them from aspirating 13.Seizure precautions ANS Padded bed rails, suction canister, oxygen ready because they can become apneic 14.Purpose of the flat position for after a lumbar puncture ANS Balancing act with the fluid in the brain; want to make sure they lay flat because we don't want additional drainage and don't want the clot to break 15.What does the Glasgow coma scale consist of? ANS Eye opening, verbal re- sponse, motor response 16.Condition where one knows the words but when they verbalize, the correct words do not come out ANS Word salad 17.Highest risk factors for stroke ANS Hypertension, males, African- American 18.What are the changes in a patient's neurologic function that are related to aging? ANS Mental function is slower, temperature regulation declines, gait slows and becomes wide based, the ability to feel and identify objects declines with aging, visual acuity and peripheral vision decrease, hearing loss, taste buds and olfactory cells atrophy and decrease 19.Because age-related changes have an impact on the neurologic assess-