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In review of a nursing home patient's chart, the nurse practitioner discovers that the neurology consult identified that the client has a homonymous hemianopsia. Which of the following statements accurately describes these findings?
 
  A. Partial loss of visual acuity in the ipsilateral peripheral fields
  B. Diplopia in the eye contralateral to the cerebral lesion
  C. Loss of vision in either the right or left halves of the visual fields
  D. Nystagmus in both eyes with asymmetrical movement

Question 2

The Mini-Cog is a short screening tool used to assess cognition. Which of the following statements pertaining to the test is a true statement?
 
  A. The patient will be asked to repeat five words immediately following the directions by the practitioner.
  B. The patient is asked to draw the hour and minute hands on a picture of an analog clock.
  C. A score of 0-2 is a positive screen for dementia.
  D. The patient is asked to recall five images from picture cards following the drawing of the clock hands.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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