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PN 140 TEST 2 NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS &
RATIONALES
A patient is demonstrating signs and symptoms of stroke. The patient reports loss
of vision. What area of the brain do you suspect is affected based on this finding?
A. Brain stem
B. Hippocampus
C. Parietal lobe
D. Occipital lobe - correct-answer-The answer is D.
The occipital lobe is responsible for vision and color perception.
A patient has right side brain damage from a stroke. Select all the signs and
symptoms that occurs with this type of stroke:
A. Right side hemiplegia
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B. Confusion on date, time, and place
C. Aphasia
D. Unilateral neglect
E. Aware of limitations
F. Impulsive
G. Short attention span
H. Agraphia - correct-answer-The answers are B, D, F, and G.
Patients who have right side brain damage will have LEFT side hemiplegia
(opposite side), confused on date, time, and place, unilateral neglect (left side
neglect), DENIAL about limitations, be impulsive, and have a short attention span.
Agraphia, right side hemiplegia, aware of limitations, and aphasia occur in a LEFT
SIDE brain injury.
You're educating a group of nursing students about left side brain damage. Select
all the signs and symptoms noted with this type of stroke:
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A. Aphasia
B. Denial about limitations
C. Impaired math skills
D. Issues with seeing on the right side
E. Disoriented
F. Depression and anger
G. Impulsive
H. Agraphia - correct-answer-The answers are A, C, D, F, and H.
Patients who have left side brain damage will have aphasia, be AWARE of their
limitations, impaired math skills, issues with seeing on the right side, no deficit in
memory, depression/anger, cautious, and agraphia. All the other options are
found in right side brain injury.
You're patient who had a stroke has issues with understanding speech. What type
of aphasia is this patient experiencing and what area of the brain is affected?
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A. Expressive; Wernicke's area
B. Receptive, Broca's area
C. Expressive; hippocampus
D. Receptive; Wernicke's area - correct-answer-D
When teaching about clopidogrel (Plavix), the nurse will tell the patient with
cerebral atherosclerosis
a. to monitor and record the blood pressure daily.
b. that Plavix will dissolve clots in the cerebral arteries.
c. that Plavix will reduce cerebral artery plaque formation.
d. to call the health care provider if stools are bloody or tarry. - correct-answer-D.
Clopidogrel (Plavix) inhibits platelet function and increases the risk for
gastrointestinal bleeding, so patients should be advised to notify the health care
PN 140 TEST 2 NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS &
RATIONALES
A patient is demonstrating signs and symptoms of stroke. The patient reports loss
of vision. What area of the brain do you suspect is affected based on this finding?
A. Brain stem
B. Hippocampus
C. Parietal lobe
D. Occipital lobe - correct-answer-The answer is D.
The occipital lobe is responsible for vision and color perception.
A patient has right side brain damage from a stroke. Select all the signs and
symptoms that occurs with this type of stroke:
A. Right side hemiplegia
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B. Confusion on date, time, and place
C. Aphasia
D. Unilateral neglect
E. Aware of limitations
F. Impulsive
G. Short attention span
H. Agraphia - correct-answer-The answers are B, D, F, and G.
Patients who have right side brain damage will have LEFT side hemiplegia
(opposite side), confused on date, time, and place, unilateral neglect (left side
neglect), DENIAL about limitations, be impulsive, and have a short attention span.
Agraphia, right side hemiplegia, aware of limitations, and aphasia occur in a LEFT
SIDE brain injury.
You're educating a group of nursing students about left side brain damage. Select
all the signs and symptoms noted with this type of stroke:
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A. Aphasia
B. Denial about limitations
C. Impaired math skills
D. Issues with seeing on the right side
E. Disoriented
F. Depression and anger
G. Impulsive
H. Agraphia - correct-answer-The answers are A, C, D, F, and H.
Patients who have left side brain damage will have aphasia, be AWARE of their
limitations, impaired math skills, issues with seeing on the right side, no deficit in
memory, depression/anger, cautious, and agraphia. All the other options are
found in right side brain injury.
You're patient who had a stroke has issues with understanding speech. What type
of aphasia is this patient experiencing and what area of the brain is affected?
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A. Expressive; Wernicke's area
B. Receptive, Broca's area
C. Expressive; hippocampus
D. Receptive; Wernicke's area - correct-answer-D
When teaching about clopidogrel (Plavix), the nurse will tell the patient with
cerebral atherosclerosis
a. to monitor and record the blood pressure daily.
b. that Plavix will dissolve clots in the cerebral arteries.
c. that Plavix will reduce cerebral artery plaque formation.
d. to call the health care provider if stools are bloody or tarry. - correct-answer-D.
Clopidogrel (Plavix) inhibits platelet function and increases the risk for
gastrointestinal bleeding, so patients should be advised to notify the health care
