BIO 325 Exam 4 Practice Questions with
Answers 2026
When administering medications, which concept pertaining to the
blood-brain
barrier must the nurse understand? -Correct Answer ✔-Highly lipophilic
medications cross the blood-brain barrier directly.
When caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, which laboratory
value trend requires immediate action by the nurse? -Correct Answer ✔-A rising
PaCO2 level
When assessing a patient with traumatic brain injury, which cerebral blood flow
would the nurse consider normal? -Correct Answer ✔-750 milliliters
ofblood/minute
The nurse instructs a patient who had a TIA to take which action if he experiences
symptoms of a TIA in the future? -Correct Answer ✔-Seek urgent medical care.
The nurse is developing a community program about stroke risk factor reduction.
Which would the nurse explain is a non-modifiable risk factor? -Correct Answer ✔-
Prior stroke or TIA
The nurse should expect to assess which findings in a patient with a right anterior
cerebral artery stroke? -Correct Answer ✔-Paresis and sensory loss of the left leg
and foot
A patient with an ischemic stroke has a blood pressure of 200/110 mmHg. Which
action should the nurse anticipate? -Correct Answer ✔-Administering
antihypertensives if the blood pressure exceeds 220/120 mmHg.
Answers 2026
When administering medications, which concept pertaining to the
blood-brain
barrier must the nurse understand? -Correct Answer ✔-Highly lipophilic
medications cross the blood-brain barrier directly.
When caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, which laboratory
value trend requires immediate action by the nurse? -Correct Answer ✔-A rising
PaCO2 level
When assessing a patient with traumatic brain injury, which cerebral blood flow
would the nurse consider normal? -Correct Answer ✔-750 milliliters
ofblood/minute
The nurse instructs a patient who had a TIA to take which action if he experiences
symptoms of a TIA in the future? -Correct Answer ✔-Seek urgent medical care.
The nurse is developing a community program about stroke risk factor reduction.
Which would the nurse explain is a non-modifiable risk factor? -Correct Answer ✔-
Prior stroke or TIA
The nurse should expect to assess which findings in a patient with a right anterior
cerebral artery stroke? -Correct Answer ✔-Paresis and sensory loss of the left leg
and foot
A patient with an ischemic stroke has a blood pressure of 200/110 mmHg. Which
action should the nurse anticipate? -Correct Answer ✔-Administering
antihypertensives if the blood pressure exceeds 220/120 mmHg.
