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MED SURG/NEURO TEST BANK
2025/ 2026 BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle
accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary
assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patient's left eye. The
nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which
of the following cerebral lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal - correct answer -B) Occipital
.A patient scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the
radiology department. The nurse who prepares the patient for the
MRI should prioritize which of the following actions?
A) Withholding stimulants 24 to 48 hours prior to exam
B) Removing all metal-containing objects
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C) Instructing the patient to void prior to the MRI
D) Initiating an IV line for administration of contrast - correct
answer -B) Removing all metal-containing objects
A gerontologic nurse planning the neurologic assessment of an
older adult is considering normal, age-related changes. Of what
phenomenon should the nurse be aware?
A) Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
C) Increased cerebral metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity to painful stimuli - correct answer -B)
Reduction in cerebral blood flow
The nurse has admitted a new patient to the unit. One of the
patient's admitting orders is for an adrenergic medication. The
nurse knows that this medication will have what effect on the
circulatory system?
A) Thin, watery saliva
B) Increased heart rate
C) Decreased BP
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D) Constricted bronchioles - correct answer -B) Increased heart
rate
A nurse is assessing reflexes in a patient with hyperactive
reflexes. When the patient's foot is abruptly dorsiflexed, it
continues to "beat" two times before settling into a resting
position. How would the nurse document this finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia - correct answer -C) Clonus
he nurse is doing an initial assessment on a patient newly
admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident
(CVA). The patient has difficulty copying a figure that the nurse
has drawn and is diagnosed with visual-receptive aphasia. What
brain region is primarily involved in this deficit?
A) Temporal lobe
B) Parietal-occipital area
C) Inferior posterior frontal areas
D) Posterior frontal area - correct answer -B) Parietal-occipital
area
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The nurse is admitting a patient to the unit who is diagnosed with
lower motor neuron lesion. What entry in the patient's electronic
record is most consistent with this diagnosis?
A) "Patient exhibits increased muscle tone."
B) "Patient demonstrates normal muscle structure with no
evidence of atrophy."
C) "Patient demonstrates hyperactive deep tendon reflexes."
D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep tendon reflexes." -
correct answer -D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep
tendon reflexes."
8. An elderly patient is being discharged home. The patient lives
alone and has atrophy of his olfactory organs. The nurse tells the
patient's family its essential that the patient have what installed in
the home?
A) Grab bars
B) Nonslip mats
C) Baseboard heaters
D) A smoke detector - correct answer -D) A smoke detector
MED SURG/NEURO TEST BANK
2025/ 2026 BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle
accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary
assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patient's left eye. The
nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which
of the following cerebral lobes?
A) Temporal
B) Occipital
C) Parietal
D) Frontal - correct answer -B) Occipital
.A patient scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the
radiology department. The nurse who prepares the patient for the
MRI should prioritize which of the following actions?
A) Withholding stimulants 24 to 48 hours prior to exam
B) Removing all metal-containing objects
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C) Instructing the patient to void prior to the MRI
D) Initiating an IV line for administration of contrast - correct
answer -B) Removing all metal-containing objects
A gerontologic nurse planning the neurologic assessment of an
older adult is considering normal, age-related changes. Of what
phenomenon should the nurse be aware?
A) Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
B) Reduction in cerebral blood flow
C) Increased cerebral metabolism
D) Hypersensitivity to painful stimuli - correct answer -B)
Reduction in cerebral blood flow
The nurse has admitted a new patient to the unit. One of the
patient's admitting orders is for an adrenergic medication. The
nurse knows that this medication will have what effect on the
circulatory system?
A) Thin, watery saliva
B) Increased heart rate
C) Decreased BP
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D) Constricted bronchioles - correct answer -B) Increased heart
rate
A nurse is assessing reflexes in a patient with hyperactive
reflexes. When the patient's foot is abruptly dorsiflexed, it
continues to "beat" two times before settling into a resting
position. How would the nurse document this finding?
A) Rigidity
B) Flaccidity
C) Clonus
D) Ataxia - correct answer -C) Clonus
he nurse is doing an initial assessment on a patient newly
admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident
(CVA). The patient has difficulty copying a figure that the nurse
has drawn and is diagnosed with visual-receptive aphasia. What
brain region is primarily involved in this deficit?
A) Temporal lobe
B) Parietal-occipital area
C) Inferior posterior frontal areas
D) Posterior frontal area - correct answer -B) Parietal-occipital
area
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The nurse is admitting a patient to the unit who is diagnosed with
lower motor neuron lesion. What entry in the patient's electronic
record is most consistent with this diagnosis?
A) "Patient exhibits increased muscle tone."
B) "Patient demonstrates normal muscle structure with no
evidence of atrophy."
C) "Patient demonstrates hyperactive deep tendon reflexes."
D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep tendon reflexes." -
correct answer -D) "Patient demonstrates an absence of deep
tendon reflexes."
8. An elderly patient is being discharged home. The patient lives
alone and has atrophy of his olfactory organs. The nurse tells the
patient's family its essential that the patient have what installed in
the home?
A) Grab bars
B) Nonslip mats
C) Baseboard heaters
D) A smoke detector - correct answer -D) A smoke detector
