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, A. Decreasing level of consciousness (LOC) The nurse is assessing a patient who has a brain tumor. What assessment finding is
most indicative of increased ICP in this patient?
A. Decreasing level of consciousness (LOC)
B. Elevated temperature
C. Agitation and hostility
D. Increasing blood pressure (BP)
C. "Checking this reflex assesses involuntary muscular The nurse is assessing the patient's patellar reflex. The patient asks what the
contractions." purpose of this exam is. Which response by the nurse is correct?
A. "I am checking the conscious nerve response in your leg."
B. "This assessment determines your hand-eye coordination."
C. "Checking this reflex assesses involuntary muscular contractions."
D. "The patellar reflex demonstrates large voluntary muscle coordination."
D. Determine whether the patient is able to move his legs The nurse is performing a "neuro check" on a patient who has demonstrated a
and arms decreased LOC. What is the best way to assess the patient's neuromuscular
status?
A. Measure the patient's vital signs.
B. Test the reaction of the patient's pupils to light.
C. Check the patient's response to the stimulus of pinching.
D. Determine whether the patient is able to move his legs and arms
B. "The procedure is safe and painless; you will hear a A patient who is to have computed tomography (CT scan) of the brain voices
clicking noise as the CT machine rotates." concern about the procedure. The LPN/LVN can best allay the patient's fears by
making which statement?
A. "CT scans use only a small amount of radioactive material injected into your
brain."
B. "The procedure is safe and painless; you will hear a clicking noise as the CT
machine rotates."
C. "You will probably be given something to make you drowsy and deaden the
pain during the CT scan."
C. "CT scanning is a new procedure, and since it involves the brain, I think the
doctor can answer your questions better than I can."
C. White blood cells (WBCs) 100/mm3 The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a lumbar puncture in order to
run tests on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The nurse knows which laboratory value
is abnormal?
A. Glucose 60 mg/100 mL
B. Clear, colorless appearance
C. White blood cells (WBCs) 100/mm3
D. Total protein 40 mg/100 mL
A. CSF circulates within the subarachnoid space. The nurse is measuring the pressure of the CSF. Which statement accurately
B. CSF cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord. describes CSF? (Select all that apply.)
D. CSF is reabsorbed by the arachnoid villi at the same A. CSF circulates within the subarachnoid space.
rate at which it is formed. B. CSF cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord.
E. CSF is formed continuously within the ventricles of the C. CSF normal pressure is 90 to 150 cm water pressure (cm H2O).
brain as a filtrate from the blood. D. CSF is reabsorbed by the arachnoid villi at the same rate at which it is formed.
E. CSF is formed continuously within the ventricles of the brain as a filtrate from
the blood.
Questions 2026 | Neuro
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, A. Decreasing level of consciousness (LOC) The nurse is assessing a patient who has a brain tumor. What assessment finding is
most indicative of increased ICP in this patient?
A. Decreasing level of consciousness (LOC)
B. Elevated temperature
C. Agitation and hostility
D. Increasing blood pressure (BP)
C. "Checking this reflex assesses involuntary muscular The nurse is assessing the patient's patellar reflex. The patient asks what the
contractions." purpose of this exam is. Which response by the nurse is correct?
A. "I am checking the conscious nerve response in your leg."
B. "This assessment determines your hand-eye coordination."
C. "Checking this reflex assesses involuntary muscular contractions."
D. "The patellar reflex demonstrates large voluntary muscle coordination."
D. Determine whether the patient is able to move his legs The nurse is performing a "neuro check" on a patient who has demonstrated a
and arms decreased LOC. What is the best way to assess the patient's neuromuscular
status?
A. Measure the patient's vital signs.
B. Test the reaction of the patient's pupils to light.
C. Check the patient's response to the stimulus of pinching.
D. Determine whether the patient is able to move his legs and arms
B. "The procedure is safe and painless; you will hear a A patient who is to have computed tomography (CT scan) of the brain voices
clicking noise as the CT machine rotates." concern about the procedure. The LPN/LVN can best allay the patient's fears by
making which statement?
A. "CT scans use only a small amount of radioactive material injected into your
brain."
B. "The procedure is safe and painless; you will hear a clicking noise as the CT
machine rotates."
C. "You will probably be given something to make you drowsy and deaden the
pain during the CT scan."
C. "CT scanning is a new procedure, and since it involves the brain, I think the
doctor can answer your questions better than I can."
C. White blood cells (WBCs) 100/mm3 The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a lumbar puncture in order to
run tests on the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The nurse knows which laboratory value
is abnormal?
A. Glucose 60 mg/100 mL
B. Clear, colorless appearance
C. White blood cells (WBCs) 100/mm3
D. Total protein 40 mg/100 mL
A. CSF circulates within the subarachnoid space. The nurse is measuring the pressure of the CSF. Which statement accurately
B. CSF cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord. describes CSF? (Select all that apply.)
D. CSF is reabsorbed by the arachnoid villi at the same A. CSF circulates within the subarachnoid space.
rate at which it is formed. B. CSF cushions and protects the brain and spinal cord.
E. CSF is formed continuously within the ventricles of the C. CSF normal pressure is 90 to 150 cm water pressure (cm H2O).
brain as a filtrate from the blood. D. CSF is reabsorbed by the arachnoid villi at the same rate at which it is formed.
E. CSF is formed continuously within the ventricles of the brain as a filtrate from
the blood.
