Nur 240 Final Exam Questions With Answers

NUR 240 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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You have a patient with a Basal skull fracture who has
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clear drainage coming from his nostrils. You should test
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the drainage for _______________ - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔glucose


The presence of glucose in clear drainage coming from a
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patient's nostrils indicates that it is CSF.
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true/false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true
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This image shows a patient exhibiting _______________
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posturing. |\




A. decorticate
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,B. decerebrate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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This image shows a patient exhibiting _______________
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posturing. |\




A. decorticate
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B. decerebrate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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In a patient with an _______________ _______________, we
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should anticipate them to have decreased level of
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consciousness, with lucid periods followed by immediate
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loss of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔epidural
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hematoma


A patient with a spinal cord injury will have a
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_______________ _______________ device to stabilize their
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neck and immobilize their cervical spine - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔halo fixation |\ |\

,A halo fixation device is typically worn for approximately
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_______________ -_______________ weeks - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔8 12 |\ |\




A patient with increased intracranial pressure will exhibit
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_______________ _______________ - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cushings triad |\




_______________ _______________ is characterized by a
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widened pulse pressure, systolic hypertension,
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bradycardia, and irregular respirations - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Cushings triad |\ |\




Cushing's triad is characterized by:
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A. bradycardia
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B. tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Cushing's triad is characterized by:
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A. hypertension
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B. hypotension - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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, In a patient with increased intracranial pressure,
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(high/low) PEEP on the vent will further increase the ICP -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔high |\ |\




In a patient with increased intracranial pressure,
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suctioning will (decrease/increase) ICP - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔increase |\




In a patient with increased intracranial pressure, their
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knees and hips should be kept in a flexed position
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true or false - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false
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In a patient with increased intracranial pressure, the head
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of their bed should be kept at _______________ degrees -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30 |\ |\




A patient with increased intracranial pressure should have
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their head kept in _______________ alignment in order to
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promote cerebral perfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔neutral


_______________ is a medication often administered to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



patients with increased ICP - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔mannitol