Nursing quiz for Neurological assessment, Exams of Nursing

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NEUROLOGICAL

ASSESSMENT

1. Parkinsonism includes

combination of the following

 Tremor, bradykinesia & muscles rigidity  Paresis, anesthesia & muscles spasticity  Chorea & muscles hypotonia  Tremor, ataxia & muscles hypotonia

3. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a measure of  Level of consciousness (LOC)  Memory  Intra cranial pressure (ICP)  Fluid volume

4. Which of the following is the most appropriate description of a muscle power grade or strength of 3+?  Muscle able to move joint against gravity with full resistance  Visible muscle contraction, but no movement at joint  Movement at the joint, but not against gravity  Movement against gravity, but not against resistance

6. Extension of big toe and fanning of four smaller toes is called as  Homan sign  Kernig’s sign  Babinski sign  Brudzinski sign

7. The recovery of consciousness after anesthesia is measured by using  Glasgow – coma scale  Aldrete Scale  Richmond agitation sedation scale  Guy’s prognostics Score

9. The Broca’s area is located in the

lobe

 Frontal  Parietal  Temporal  Occipital

10. Which area of the brain is responsible for the awareness of sensation?  The cerebellum  The sensory area of the cerebrum  The primary motor region of the cerebrum  The thalamus

12. Plantar reflex is a reflex elicited  When the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument  Dorsiflexion of the foot with knee hammer  Extension of the foot with gentle stroke  Gentle tapping of the great toe

13. Affection of the cerebellar may produce any of the following EXCEPT  Positive Romberg’s test  Positive finger to nose test  Positive heel to knee test  Positive Rinne & Weber test

15. The upper motor neuron impairment produces the following change of muscles tone  flaccidity  spasticity  “cog wheel” rigidity  Myoclonia

16. The presence of Anosmia suggests damage to the following cranial nerve  CN II  CN I  CN III  CN V

18. The presence of Ptosis suggests damage to cranial nerve  CN IV  CN V  CN III  CN VII

19. Trigeminal nerve impairment produces the following symptoms  Plegia in half of the face  Ache paroxysm in half of the face  Disturbance of swallowing  Ache in half of the head