The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency department with massive trauma to the right frontal lobe of the brain. Which data should the nurse collect related to the location of the injury?
a. Presence of intact pupillary reflex
b. Presence of intact smell
c. Ability to remember the name of the current president
d. Ability to use extraocular muscles (EOMs) of the eyes
ANS: C
The cerebral cortex, and therefore the frontal lobe, is involved in thinking, learning, and memory. Olfactory sense, pupils, and EOMs are controlled by cranial nerves.
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