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HCA 105 - Neurological System Review
HCA 105 - Neurological System Review
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What is the first thing you should do when you meet a blind person?
Introduce yourself
Turn on light
Acknowledge they are blind
Ask them their name
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The clear structure that becomes cloudy with cataracts.
Lens
Cornea
Pupil
Retina
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A confused resident is walking down the hall with a doll yelling "my baby is sick." You
Say "why don't I find the doctor"
Say "I'm sorry your baby is sick, what is wrong with her"
Ignore her as she will calm down
Laugh and say "your baby is a doll"
4
You are caring for a client with a stroke who has difficulty swallowing. Ensure client
Sits up to eat
Eats slowly
Position head to the unaffected side
All of the above
5
Which side of the body does the left side of the brain control
Right side.
Left side
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Carries messages too and from the brain. Controls reflexes
Spinal cord
Nerves
Cerebral spinal fluid
Brain stem
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Fatty-like substance covering a nerve
Myelin sheath
Cerebral spinal fluid
Axon
Neuron
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What is the best way to walk a blind person?
Walk behind them
Let them take your arm
Walk beside them
Let them take your hand
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All are potential causes of seizures EXCEPT
Brain injury
Brain tumor
Brain infection
Brainectomy
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Where is the speech center in the brain
Left side
Right side
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Why are older adults more prone to eye irritations and infections?
Neither
Both
Reduced secretions
Slowed responses
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What should your first concern be when someone has a seizure?
Calling your supervisor
None of the above
Protecting them from injury
Calling 911
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You should take all of these precautions with a hearing aid EXCEPT
Avoid using it at noisy gatherings
Avoid hairspray & heat
Avoid dropping it
Avoid getting it wet
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Epilepsy is a painful disorder
False
True
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A confused person is talking about their past like it is the present. What should you do?
Reorientate them
None
Both
Allow them to reminisce
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Dark centre of your eye
Pupil
Retina
Lens
Iris
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The motor nerves carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to all parts of the body.
False
True
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How should you clean someone's ears?
None
Wash outer shell of ear only
Use Q-tips for someone's wax
Both
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Common abbreviation for a small stroke
CVA
IBS
IGA
TIA
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What happens to the nervous system that makes older adults more accident prone?
Loss of nerve cells
Decrease in speed & efficiency of nervous system
Both
Neither
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What are the three parts of the nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, neurons
Brain, spinal cord, medulla
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Brain, spinal cord, brain stem
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The loss or the disturbance of the ability to speak and/or understand speech.
Phasia
Aphasia
Dysphagia
Dysphonia
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Myelin sheath is damages in
CVA
Parkinson's
MS
Huntington's
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Main functions of the nervous system include all of the following EXCEPT?
Serving as a memory bank for future reference
Coordinating and controlling all the body activities
Interpreting messages from other peoples senses
Interpreting messages from the person's five senses.
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How would a blind person know how you felt about them?
By your touch and tone of voice
They could sense how you feel
They can sense how genuine you are
By your touch and volume of voice
