1. The nurse is caring for a client who is cur- Ans:
rently under medical investigation for a pi- a. Polyuria
tuitary adenoma. The nurse anticipates the b. Disturbed sleep
client will likely report which symptoms that c. polydipsia
are consistent with this type of brain tumor? d. impairment of visual field
SATA.
a. Polyuria
b. Disturbed sleep
c. polydipsia
d. impairment of visual field
e. seizures
2. A client with a brain tumor is experiencing Ans: A, B, D, E
changes in cognition that require the nurse Clients with changes in cognition caused
to reorient the client frequently. When per- by their lesions require frequent reori-
forming this task, which devices would be entation and the use of orienting de-
appropriate for the nurse to use? SATA. vices (e.g., personal possessions, pho-
a. Client's clothing tographs, lists, and a clock). Words would
b. Clock not be as helpful as items that are familiar
c. Common words to the client.
d. Calendar
e. Picture of the client's family
3. The greatest risk of seizures for clients with Ans: B, C, D
brain tumors ocurs in those who have tu- Tumors of the frontal, parietal, and tem-
mors in which region of the brain? SATA. poral lobes carry the greatest risk of
a. occipital seizures; seizures are unusual with brain-
b. temporal stem or cerebellar tumors. Occipital lobe
c. parietal tumors are more likely to produce vi-
d. frontal sual impairments such as contralateral
e. brain stem homonymous hemianopsia.
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4. The nurse is caring for a client postoperative- Ans:
ly from a spinal tumor resection. The nurse a. risk for injury
assesses that the client has partial paralysis. b. risk for knowledge deficit
What anticipated problems should the nurse d. risk for powerlessness
include in the client's care plan? SATA. e. impaired physical mobility
a. risk for injury
b. risk for knowledge deficit
c. risk for sexual dysfunction
d. risk for powerlessness
e. impaired physical mobility
5. A client with spinal cord injury is ready to be Ans:
discharged home. A family member asks the a. Autonomic dysreflexia
nurse to review potential complications one b. Orthostatic hypotension
more time. What are the potential compli- c. DVT
cations that should be monitored for in this
client? SATA.
a. Autonomic dysreflexia
b. Orthostatic hypotension
c. DVT
d. Increased ICP
e. Salt-wasting syndrome
6. Which of the following are the immediate Ans: B, E
complications of spinal cord injury? (SATA) b. Respiratory arrest
a. Autonomic dysreflexia e. Spinal Shock
b. Respiratory arrest
c. Paraplegia
d. Tetraplegia
e. Spinal Shock
7.
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