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HCHenry

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on: Jun 25, 2018
To assess for functional deficits, which question will the nurse ask a patient who has been admit-ted for treatment of a benign occipital lobe tumor?
 
  a. Do you have difficulty in hearing?
  b. Are you experiencing visual problems?
  c. Are you having any trouble with your balance?
  d. Have you developed any weakness on one side?

Question 2

During change-of-shift report, the nurse learns that a patient with a head injury has decorticate posturing to noxious stimulation. Which positioning shown in the accompanying figure will the nurse expect to observe?
 
  a. 1
  b. 2
  c. 3
  d. 4


coreycathey

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Because the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception, the patient with a tumor in this area is likely to have problems with vision. The other questions will be better for assessing function of the temporal lobe, cerebellum, and frontal lobe.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
With decorticate posturing, the patient exhibits internal rotation and adduction of the arms with flexion of the elbows, wrists, and fingers. The other illustrations are of decerebrate, mixed decor-ticate/decerebrate posturing, and opisthotonic posturing.


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