NCM 118 SEMI (NURSESLAB) COMPREHENSIVE TEST
BANK PREDICTOR EXAM 2026 NEWEST VERSION A&B
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+ \\LATEST UPDATE
2026-2027
A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has
complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile
vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be
contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances?
A. Vomiting continues.
B. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased.
C. The client needs mechanical ventilation.
D. Blood is anticipated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
B. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased.
A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused,
with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders mannitol for
which of the following reasons?
A. To reduce intraocular pressure.
B. To prevent acute tubular necrosis.
C. To promote osmotic diuresis to decrease ICP.
D. To draw water into the vascular system to increase blood pressure.
C. To promote osmotic diuresis to decrease ICP.
,A client with subdural hematoma was given mannitol to decrease
intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following results would best
show the mannitol was effective?
A. Urine output increases.
B. Pupils are 8 mm and nonreactive.
C. Systolic blood pressure remains at 150 mm Hg.
D. BUN and creatinine levels return to normal.
A. Urine output increases.
Which of the following symptoms may occur with a phenytoin level of 32
mg/dl?
A. Ataxia and confusion
B. Sodium depletion
C. Tonic-clonic seizure
D. Urinary incontinence
A. Ataxia and confusion
,Which of the following signs and symptoms of increased ICP after
head trauma would appear first?
A. Bradycardia
B. Large amounts of very dilute urine
C. Restlessness and confusion
D. Widened pulse pressure
C. Restlessness and confusion
While cooking, your client couldn't feel the temperature of a hot
oven. Which lobe could be dysfunctional?
A. Frontal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Temporal
C. Parietal
, A nurse is assisting with caloric testing of the oculovestibular reflex of
an unconscious client. Cold water is injected into the left auditory
canal. The client exhibits eye conjugate movements toward the left
followed by a rapid nystagmus toward the right. The nurse
understands that this indicates the client has:
A. A cerebral lesion
B. A temporal lesion
C. An intact brainstem
D. Brain death
C. An intact brainstem
A client is arousing from a coma and keeps saying, "Just stop the pain."
The nurse responds based on the knowledge that the human body
typically and automatically responds to pain first with attempts to:
A. Tolerate the pain.
B. Decrease the perception of pain.
C. Escape the source of pain.
D. Divert attention from the source of pain.
D. Divert attention from the source of pain.
C. Escape the source of pain.
BANK PREDICTOR EXAM 2026 NEWEST VERSION A&B
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+ \\LATEST UPDATE
2026-2027
A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has
complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile
vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be
contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances?
A. Vomiting continues.
B. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased.
C. The client needs mechanical ventilation.
D. Blood is anticipated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
B. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased.
A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused,
with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders mannitol for
which of the following reasons?
A. To reduce intraocular pressure.
B. To prevent acute tubular necrosis.
C. To promote osmotic diuresis to decrease ICP.
D. To draw water into the vascular system to increase blood pressure.
C. To promote osmotic diuresis to decrease ICP.
,A client with subdural hematoma was given mannitol to decrease
intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following results would best
show the mannitol was effective?
A. Urine output increases.
B. Pupils are 8 mm and nonreactive.
C. Systolic blood pressure remains at 150 mm Hg.
D. BUN and creatinine levels return to normal.
A. Urine output increases.
Which of the following symptoms may occur with a phenytoin level of 32
mg/dl?
A. Ataxia and confusion
B. Sodium depletion
C. Tonic-clonic seizure
D. Urinary incontinence
A. Ataxia and confusion
,Which of the following signs and symptoms of increased ICP after
head trauma would appear first?
A. Bradycardia
B. Large amounts of very dilute urine
C. Restlessness and confusion
D. Widened pulse pressure
C. Restlessness and confusion
While cooking, your client couldn't feel the temperature of a hot
oven. Which lobe could be dysfunctional?
A. Frontal
B. Occipital
C. Parietal
D. Temporal
C. Parietal
, A nurse is assisting with caloric testing of the oculovestibular reflex of
an unconscious client. Cold water is injected into the left auditory
canal. The client exhibits eye conjugate movements toward the left
followed by a rapid nystagmus toward the right. The nurse
understands that this indicates the client has:
A. A cerebral lesion
B. A temporal lesion
C. An intact brainstem
D. Brain death
C. An intact brainstem
A client is arousing from a coma and keeps saying, "Just stop the pain."
The nurse responds based on the knowledge that the human body
typically and automatically responds to pain first with attempts to:
A. Tolerate the pain.
B. Decrease the perception of pain.
C. Escape the source of pain.
D. Divert attention from the source of pain.
D. Divert attention from the source of pain.
C. Escape the source of pain.
