HEALTH ASSESSMENT COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FINAL
EXAM 2 Jarvis CH. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27&28 NEWEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ASSURED
PASS GRADED A+ \\BRAND NEW
The two parts of the B
nervous system are the:
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
The wife of a 65-year-old man A
tells the
nurse that she is concerned
because she has noticed a
change in her husband's
personality and ability to
understand. He also cries
very easily and becomes
angry. The nurse recalls
that the cerebral lobe
responsible for these
behaviors is the
_ __ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
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,5/13/25, 7:17 PM Health Assessment 2 Final Exam Review, Jarvis CH. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Which statement concerning B
the areas of the brain is
true?
a. The cerebellum is the
center for speech and
emotions.
b. The hypothalamus
controls body
temperature and
regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are
responsible for
controlling voluntary
movements.
d. Motor pathways of the
spinal cord and
brainstem synapse in the
thalamus.
During the taking of the A
health history, a patient tells
the nurse that "it feels like the
room is spinning around
me." The nurse would
document this finding as:
a. Vertigo.
b. Syncope.
c. Dizziness.
d. Seizure activity.
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,5/13/25, 7:17 PM Health Assessment 2 Final Exam Review, Jarvis CH. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
When taking the health history C
on a patient with a seizure
disorder, the nurse assesses
whether the patient has an
aura. Which of these would
be the best question for
obtaining this information?
a. "Does your muscle tone
seem tense or limp?"
b. "After the seizure, do you
spend a lot of time
sleeping?"
c. "Do you have any
warning sign before your
seizure starts?"
d. "Do you experience any
color change or
incontinence during the
seizure?"
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, 5/13/25, 7:17 PM Health Assessment 2 Final Exam Review, Jarvis CH. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
In obtaining a health history B
on a 74-year- old patient,
the nurse notes that he
drinks alcohol daily and
that he has noticed a
tremor in his hands that affects
his ability to hold things. With
this information, what
response should the nurse
make?
a. "Does your family know
you are drinking every
day?"
b. "Does the tremor change
when you drink alcohol?"
c. "We'll do some tests to
see what is causing the
tremor."
d. "You really shouldn't drink so
much
alcohol; it may be causing
your tremor."
A 50-year-old woman is D
in the clinic for weakness
in her left arm and leg that
she has noticed for the
past week. The nurse
should perform which
type of neurologic
examination?
a. Glasgow Coma Scale
b. Neurologic recheck
examination
c. Screening neurologic
examination
d. Complete neurologic
examination
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