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1. Which method of measurement is the gold standard A.
for obtaining intracranial pressures (ICPs)?
A. Ventriculostomy
B. Fiberoptic catheter
C. Air pouch/pneumatic
D. Transcranial Doppler
2. Which type of encephalitis would be seen in a patient C.
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
A. La Cross encephalitis
B. West Nile encephalitis
C. Cytomegalovirus encephalitis
D. Herpes simplex virus encephalitis
3. Which inflammatory condition would the nurse asso- D.
ciate with the common cause of acute nonepidemic
viral encephalitis?
A. St. Louis encephalitis
B. Eastern equine encephalitis
C. Western equine encephalitis
D. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis
4. When the nurse is assessing a patient's neurologic D.
status upon arrival to the emergency room, which
indicator would the nurse utilize as the most reliable?
A. Dim vision
B. Papilledema
C. Body temperature
D. Level of consciousness
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5. Which population has the highest rate of malignant A.
brain tumors?
A. White males
B. Asian males
C. Hispanic males
D. African American males
6. The nurse reviews the laboratory results of a patient B.
with a cerebral inflammatory condition and notes that
glucose was absent in the patient's cerebrospinal flu-
id. The nurse recognizes that the finding is consistent
with which condition?
A. Encephalitis
B. Brain abscess
C. Viral meningitis
D. Bacterial meningitis
7. When assessing a patient's intracranial pressure (ICP) A.
after sustaining a head trauma, which normative val-
ue would the nurse utilize to compare the assessment
data?
A. 5 to 15 mm Hg
B. 25 to 35 mm Hg
C. 45 to 60 mm Hg
D. 80 to 120 mm Hg
8. Which component would the nurse assess when using A., C., and E.
the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to assess a patient who
sustained a head injury and subsequently developed
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an increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? Select all that
apply.
A. Responding to stimuli
B. Swallowing
C. Speaking
D. Pupillary response
E. Following verbal commands
9. Which physiological effect is associated with a pa- C.
tient's calculated mean arterial pressure (MAP) below
70 mm Hg?
A. Normal intracranial pressure (ICP)
B. Increased ICP
C. Decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF)
D. Increased cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
10. Which type of brain injury would the nurse associated B.
with the patient who sustained a subdural hematoma
from a motor vehicle crash?
A. Anoxia
B. Primary
C. Cerebral
D. Secondary
11. Which response occurs in the brain when a patient's D.
systemic arterial pressure begins to deviate from the
normal range?
A. The intracranial pressures decrease.
B. The intracranial pressures increase.
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C. There is an increase in brain compliance.
D. The brain begins autoregulation functions.
12. After 72 hours of intravenous (IV) fluid therapy for a D.
patient who suffered a diffuse axonal traumatic brain
injury (TBI), which rationale supports the nurse seek-
ing an enteral feeding prescription?
A. Administration of free water is avoided in the set-
ting of TBI.
B. Electrolytes and fluids can be managed more effi-
ciently.
C. Enteral feedings assist with avoiding dehydration.
D. Malnutrition promotes continued cerebral edema.
13. Which type of cerebral edema would the nurse associ- B.
ated with a diagnostic report indicating edema of the
white matter and characterized by leakage of large
molecules from the capillaries into the surrounding
space?
A. Interstitial
B. Vasogenic
C. Hypoxic
D. Cytotoxic
14. When a patient experiences speech disturbances and B.
an inability to write, which part of the patient's cere-
bral hemisphere would the nurse associate with the
patient's brain tumor?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Parietal lobe
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1. Which method of measurement is the gold standard A.
for obtaining intracranial pressures (ICPs)?
A. Ventriculostomy
B. Fiberoptic catheter
C. Air pouch/pneumatic
D. Transcranial Doppler
2. Which type of encephalitis would be seen in a patient C.
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
A. La Cross encephalitis
B. West Nile encephalitis
C. Cytomegalovirus encephalitis
D. Herpes simplex virus encephalitis
3. Which inflammatory condition would the nurse asso- D.
ciate with the common cause of acute nonepidemic
viral encephalitis?
A. St. Louis encephalitis
B. Eastern equine encephalitis
C. Western equine encephalitis
D. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis
4. When the nurse is assessing a patient's neurologic D.
status upon arrival to the emergency room, which
indicator would the nurse utilize as the most reliable?
A. Dim vision
B. Papilledema
C. Body temperature
D. Level of consciousness
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5. Which population has the highest rate of malignant A.
brain tumors?
A. White males
B. Asian males
C. Hispanic males
D. African American males
6. The nurse reviews the laboratory results of a patient B.
with a cerebral inflammatory condition and notes that
glucose was absent in the patient's cerebrospinal flu-
id. The nurse recognizes that the finding is consistent
with which condition?
A. Encephalitis
B. Brain abscess
C. Viral meningitis
D. Bacterial meningitis
7. When assessing a patient's intracranial pressure (ICP) A.
after sustaining a head trauma, which normative val-
ue would the nurse utilize to compare the assessment
data?
A. 5 to 15 mm Hg
B. 25 to 35 mm Hg
C. 45 to 60 mm Hg
D. 80 to 120 mm Hg
8. Which component would the nurse assess when using A., C., and E.
the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to assess a patient who
sustained a head injury and subsequently developed
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an increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? Select all that
apply.
A. Responding to stimuli
B. Swallowing
C. Speaking
D. Pupillary response
E. Following verbal commands
9. Which physiological effect is associated with a pa- C.
tient's calculated mean arterial pressure (MAP) below
70 mm Hg?
A. Normal intracranial pressure (ICP)
B. Increased ICP
C. Decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF)
D. Increased cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
10. Which type of brain injury would the nurse associated B.
with the patient who sustained a subdural hematoma
from a motor vehicle crash?
A. Anoxia
B. Primary
C. Cerebral
D. Secondary
11. Which response occurs in the brain when a patient's D.
systemic arterial pressure begins to deviate from the
normal range?
A. The intracranial pressures decrease.
B. The intracranial pressures increase.
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C. There is an increase in brain compliance.
D. The brain begins autoregulation functions.
12. After 72 hours of intravenous (IV) fluid therapy for a D.
patient who suffered a diffuse axonal traumatic brain
injury (TBI), which rationale supports the nurse seek-
ing an enteral feeding prescription?
A. Administration of free water is avoided in the set-
ting of TBI.
B. Electrolytes and fluids can be managed more effi-
ciently.
C. Enteral feedings assist with avoiding dehydration.
D. Malnutrition promotes continued cerebral edema.
13. Which type of cerebral edema would the nurse associ- B.
ated with a diagnostic report indicating edema of the
white matter and characterized by leakage of large
molecules from the capillaries into the surrounding
space?
A. Interstitial
B. Vasogenic
C. Hypoxic
D. Cytotoxic
14. When a patient experiences speech disturbances and B.
an inability to write, which part of the patient's cere-
bral hemisphere would the nurse associate with the
patient's brain tumor?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Parietal lobe
