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NUR 209 ATI Critical Neurologic
Dysfunction Assessment NEWST 2026
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching? --//ANS//--Use multiple teaching sources and
provide frequent teaching sessions
A nurse is planning care for a client who has increased intracranial pressure. Which of the
following factors should the nurse understand will cause a loss of muscle and malnutrition if
enteral feedings are not started early? --//ANS//--An imbalance of oral intake and the effects of
catabolism
A nurse is caring for a client who sustained severe manifestations from a subarachnoid
hemorrhage. Which of the following mechanisms explains why the effects are devastating? --
//ANS//--The injury is not limited to the site of the hemorrhage
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse monitor the client for? --//ANS//--Changes in vision
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who presents with a gunshot wound to
the head. Which of the following are clients with penetrating wounds at risk for? --//ANS//--
Increased risk of infection
A nurse is caring for a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury and recognizes that both
a primary and secondary injury may occur. Which of the following causes a secondary injury to
occur? --//ANS//--A contusion causing compromised blood supply and ischemia
A nurse is caring for a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Which of the following
should the nurse use to predict vasospasm in this client? --//ANS//--Fisher scale
A nurse is teaching a family of a client who has a neurologic injury. The family member asks
why increased intracranial pressure causes so many problems. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? --//ANS//--Increased intracranial pressure causes a shift of brain
tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, or blood
A nurse is performing the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on a client who has increased intracranial
pressure. Which of the following does this scale assess? --//ANS//--Level of consciousness
NUR 209 ATI Critical Neurologic
Dysfunction Assessment NEWST 2026
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is teaching the family of a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching? --//ANS//--Use multiple teaching sources and
provide frequent teaching sessions
A nurse is planning care for a client who has increased intracranial pressure. Which of the
following factors should the nurse understand will cause a loss of muscle and malnutrition if
enteral feedings are not started early? --//ANS//--An imbalance of oral intake and the effects of
catabolism
A nurse is caring for a client who sustained severe manifestations from a subarachnoid
hemorrhage. Which of the following mechanisms explains why the effects are devastating? --
//ANS//--The injury is not limited to the site of the hemorrhage
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse monitor the client for? --//ANS//--Changes in vision
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who presents with a gunshot wound to
the head. Which of the following are clients with penetrating wounds at risk for? --//ANS//--
Increased risk of infection
A nurse is caring for a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury and recognizes that both
a primary and secondary injury may occur. Which of the following causes a secondary injury to
occur? --//ANS//--A contusion causing compromised blood supply and ischemia
A nurse is caring for a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Which of the following
should the nurse use to predict vasospasm in this client? --//ANS//--Fisher scale
A nurse is teaching a family of a client who has a neurologic injury. The family member asks
why increased intracranial pressure causes so many problems. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? --//ANS//--Increased intracranial pressure causes a shift of brain
tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, or blood
A nurse is performing the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on a client who has increased intracranial
pressure. Which of the following does this scale assess? --//ANS//--Level of consciousness
