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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



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C




ericka1

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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