Author Question: The nurse is doing an initial assessment on a patient recently admitted to the unit with a diagnosis ... (Read 47 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse is doing an initial assessment on a patient recently admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The patient has difficulty copying a figure that the nurse has drawn.

The nurse uses this technique to assess for what type of aphasia?
A) Auditory-receptive
B) Visual-receptive
C) Expressive speaking
D) Expressive writing

Question 2

A nurse is assessing reflexes in a patient with hyperactive reflexes. When the patient's foot is abruptly dorsiflexed, it continues to beat two to three times before setting into a resting position. How would the nurse document this finding?

A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia