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NUR 146 NEURO EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
A client is recovering from intracranial surgery performed
approximately 24 hours ago and is reporting a headache that the
client rates at 8 on a 10-point scale. What nursing action is most
appropriate? - correct answer -Administer morphine sulfate as
prescribed.
A client is recovering from intracranial surgery that was performed
using the transsphenoidal approach. The nurse should be aware
that the client may have required surgery on what neurologic
structure? - correct answer -Pituitary gland.
A client is postoperative day 1 following intracranial surgery. The
nurse's assessment reveals that the client's LOC is slightly
decreased compared with the day of surgery. What is the nurse's
best response to this assessment finding? - correct answer -
Recognize that this may represent the peak of post surgical
cerebral edema.
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A school nurse is called to the playground where a 6-year-old girl
has been found sitting unresponsive and "staring into space,"
according to the playground supervisor. How would the nurse
document the girl's activity in her chart at school? - correct
answer -Absence seizure.
A 35-year-old client with a history of traumatic brain injury has
been admitted to the ED for a recent change in cognition. The
client is steadily walking across the room, intermittently laughing
loudly, and crying hysterically. What is the most likely condition
associated with these signs? - correct answer -Pseudobulbar
affect.
The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone supratentorial
removal of a pituitary mass. What medication would the nurse
expect to administer prophylactically to prevent seizures in this
client? - correct answer -Phenytoin.
A hospital client has experienced a seizure. In the immediate
recovery period, what action best protects the client's safety? -
correct answer -Place the client in a side-lying position.
NUR 146 NEURO EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
A client is recovering from intracranial surgery performed
approximately 24 hours ago and is reporting a headache that the
client rates at 8 on a 10-point scale. What nursing action is most
appropriate? - correct answer -Administer morphine sulfate as
prescribed.
A client is recovering from intracranial surgery that was performed
using the transsphenoidal approach. The nurse should be aware
that the client may have required surgery on what neurologic
structure? - correct answer -Pituitary gland.
A client is postoperative day 1 following intracranial surgery. The
nurse's assessment reveals that the client's LOC is slightly
decreased compared with the day of surgery. What is the nurse's
best response to this assessment finding? - correct answer -
Recognize that this may represent the peak of post surgical
cerebral edema.
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A school nurse is called to the playground where a 6-year-old girl
has been found sitting unresponsive and "staring into space,"
according to the playground supervisor. How would the nurse
document the girl's activity in her chart at school? - correct
answer -Absence seizure.
A 35-year-old client with a history of traumatic brain injury has
been admitted to the ED for a recent change in cognition. The
client is steadily walking across the room, intermittently laughing
loudly, and crying hysterically. What is the most likely condition
associated with these signs? - correct answer -Pseudobulbar
affect.
The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone supratentorial
removal of a pituitary mass. What medication would the nurse
expect to administer prophylactically to prevent seizures in this
client? - correct answer -Phenytoin.
A hospital client has experienced a seizure. In the immediate
recovery period, what action best protects the client's safety? -
correct answer -Place the client in a side-lying position.
