MN660 Unit 2-AH 3# Study Set Exam

Neuroplasticity - Answer A nurse is teaching a medication class to a group of

psychiatric patients. One of them asks the nurse why he has so much more trouble

learning now when he's in his 60s than he did when he was younger. Which of the

following concepts would the nurse integrate into the response?

Left hemisphere - Answer Which of the following would a nursing instructor identify

when describing the area of the brain involved with verbal language function, including

areas for both receptive and expressive speech?

Broca's area 👄 - Answer A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient experiencing

expressive aphasia. The nurse incorporates knowledge that the patient most likely has

sustained damage to which of the following?

Concept formation - Answer The nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced

damage to the frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The nurse anticipates that the

patient will have difficulty with which of the following?📕

Calculating a math problem - Answer The nurse is caring for a patient who has

experienced damage to the parietal lobes of the brain. The nurse anticipates that the

patient with have difficulty with which of the following?

Hippocampus - Answer A patient has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction

associated with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse determines that damage to the patient's

brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of which of the

following?

Sleep - Answer The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient who has a disorder of the

hypothalamus. When developing the patient's plan of care, in which of the following

areas would the nurse anticipate a problem?

Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety - Answer A patient

who is scheduled to undergo a sleep deprivation electroencephalogram (EEG) in the

morning is experiencing moderate anxiety about the procedure. Based on an

understanding of this test, which of the following would the nurse avoid?

Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical

depression. - Answer A nursing instructor asks a student to explain the influence of

chronobiology on depression. Which of the following would the student include when

responding?

Acetylcholine - Answer When describing the various neurotransmitters, which of the

following would the nurse identify as the primary cholinergic neurotransmitter?

Melatonin - Answer A group of nursing students are reviewing the various