Module 1 (N464) Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
8 or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale is consistent with: Correct
Answers Coma
A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of
possible meningitis. Actions the nurse anticipates include all of
the following except: Correct Answers Placing the patient on
contact precautions
A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of
possible meningitis. Actions the nurse anticipates include all of
the following: Correct Answers Obtaining blood and urine
cultures, administering antibiotics as soon as possible, preparing
the patient for lumbar puncture, place the patient on droplet
precautions.
A staff nurse states, "I'm a CCRN." What does CCRN mean?
Correct Answers CCRN signifies that the nurse was eligible for
certification in critical care and passed the CCRN examination
Abnormal posturing are: Correct Answers Flexor (decorticate)
Extensor (decerebrate)
All the following are true about the brainstem function except:
Correct Answers Brainstem is responsible for temperature
control
All the following are true about the brainstem function: Correct
Answers Mechanisms that regulate respiratory rhythm are
located in the brainstem, the brainstem connects the cerebellum
, to the rest of the brain, Nuclei for most cranial nerves are
located in the brainstem
An example of a pathological reflex in an adult is: Correct
Answers Babinski reflex
Autonomic Dysreflexia Correct Answers *Occurs T6 or above
after resolution of spinal shock
*Intense sympathetic response to stimuli
-kinked urinary catheter
-fecal impaction
*Severe hypertension, headache, and bradycardia
*Assess and remove the cause
Bacterial meningitis clinical manifestations Correct Answers -
Headache
-Fever
-Vomiting
-Rash
-Nuchal rigidity (kernig's sign, brudzinski's sign)
-Stiff neck
Bacterial meningitis is: Correct Answers Neurological
emergency
Infection of the pia and arachnoid layers
CSF
Bacterial meningitis nursing management Correct Answers -
Droplet precautions
-Seizure precautions
-Administer antibiotics, corticosteroids
8 or less on the Glasgow Coma Scale is consistent with: Correct
Answers Coma
A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of
possible meningitis. Actions the nurse anticipates include all of
the following except: Correct Answers Placing the patient on
contact precautions
A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of
possible meningitis. Actions the nurse anticipates include all of
the following: Correct Answers Obtaining blood and urine
cultures, administering antibiotics as soon as possible, preparing
the patient for lumbar puncture, place the patient on droplet
precautions.
A staff nurse states, "I'm a CCRN." What does CCRN mean?
Correct Answers CCRN signifies that the nurse was eligible for
certification in critical care and passed the CCRN examination
Abnormal posturing are: Correct Answers Flexor (decorticate)
Extensor (decerebrate)
All the following are true about the brainstem function except:
Correct Answers Brainstem is responsible for temperature
control
All the following are true about the brainstem function: Correct
Answers Mechanisms that regulate respiratory rhythm are
located in the brainstem, the brainstem connects the cerebellum
, to the rest of the brain, Nuclei for most cranial nerves are
located in the brainstem
An example of a pathological reflex in an adult is: Correct
Answers Babinski reflex
Autonomic Dysreflexia Correct Answers *Occurs T6 or above
after resolution of spinal shock
*Intense sympathetic response to stimuli
-kinked urinary catheter
-fecal impaction
*Severe hypertension, headache, and bradycardia
*Assess and remove the cause
Bacterial meningitis clinical manifestations Correct Answers -
Headache
-Fever
-Vomiting
-Rash
-Nuchal rigidity (kernig's sign, brudzinski's sign)
-Stiff neck
Bacterial meningitis is: Correct Answers Neurological
emergency
Infection of the pia and arachnoid layers
CSF
Bacterial meningitis nursing management Correct Answers -
Droplet precautions
-Seizure precautions
-Administer antibiotics, corticosteroids
