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Question 1 of 5

A child receiving radiation therapy for a brain tumor is being monitored by the nurse. The parents ask if their child will likely have any learning disabilities. Select the nursbest answer.

A. All children who receive radiation have some amount of learning disability. As long as they receive extra tutoring, they usually do well in school.

B. Because your child is so young, she will likely do well and have no problems in the future.

C. Response variwith each child, but younger children who receive radiation tend to have some amount of learning disability later in life.

D. Response variwith each child, but younger children who receive radiation tend to have fewer problems later in life than older children.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Response variwith each child, but younger children who receive radiation tend to have some amount of learning disability later in life.

Question 2 of 5

All of the following descending tracts decussate EXCEPT:

A. Lateral corticospinal

B. Rubrospinal

C. Tectospinal

D. Vestibulospinal

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Vestibulospinal

Question 3 of 5

Which position is most beneficial initially for an infant who has just returned from having a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed?

A. Semi-Fowler in an infant seat.

B. Flat in the crib.

C. Trendelenburg.

D. In the crib with the head elevated to 90Ã‚Â°.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Flat in the crib.

Question 4 of 5

Consider the sensory pathways for the following two sensations: Discriminative touch sensations from the left foot, Heat sensations from the right leg. Choose the correct statement:

A. Pathways for both sensations ascend in the right half of the spinal cord

B. Both pathways include a synapse in nucleus gracilis

C. The first sensation is transmitted to the right frontal lobe, while the second is transmitted to the left frontal lobe

D. A right hemisection in the spinal cord at the level of the C4 segment would spare (preserve) both sensations

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A right hemisection in the spinal cord at the level of the C4 segment would spare (preserve) both sensations

Question 5 of 5

Sleep is:

A. Permanent unconsciousness

B. Reversible unconsciousness

C. State of heightened reflexes

D. Conscious rest

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Reversible unconsciousness

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