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1. Which area of the brain is responsible for b. Cerebellum
coordinating movement?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebellum
c. Occipital lobe
d. Temporal lobe
2. The nurse is performing a neurologic exam d. Jerky eye movements
on an elderly patient. Which finding is nor-
mal?
a. Balance problems
b. Absent reflexes
c.Dilated pupils
d. Jerky eye movements
3. A patient is experiencing decreased respon- a. Stupor
siveness and lack of spontaneous motor ac-
tivity. What term would the nurse use to de-
scribe the patient's level of conscious?
a. Stupor
b. Somnolence
c. Lethargy
d. Comatose
4. Which symptom is the earliest indication of a. Changes in level of consciousness
increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Changes in level of consciousness
b. Change from normal to dilated pupil
c. Altered motor function on side opposite
from mass
d. Increasing systolic blood pressure with-
out change in diastolic reading
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5. A patient returned to the nursing unit after b. Supine
a lumbar puncture. In which position should
the patient be placed after the procedure to
avoid complications?
a. Prone
b. Supine
c. Mid-Fowler
d. High-Fowler
6. What is the most accurate reliable indicator d. Level of consciousness
of neurologic status?
a. Vital signs
b. Patient blood flow
c. Pupillary evaluation
d. Level of consciousness
7. The nurse is evaluating the patient using the c. Coordination and balance
Romberg test. What is the nurse assessing?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cranial nerve function
c. Coordination and balance
d. Muscle strength
8. The patient is suspected to have a cerebral d. Cerebral angiography
aneurysm. Which diagnostic test does the
nurse anticipate will be ordered?
a. Lumbar puncture
b. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
c. Myelogram
d. Cerebral angiography
9.
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A patient returned to the unit 3 hours after a. Tingling in the extremities
having a lumbar puncture. Which findings b. Bright red blood oozing from the punc-
would be of concern if noted on the postpro- ture site
cedure assessment? (Select all that apply.) c. Requests pain medication for severe
a. Tingling in the extremities headache
b. Bright red blood oozing from the punc-
ture site
c. Requests pain medication for severe
headache
d. Lab result of cerebral spinal fluid at pH
level 7.35
e. Cerebrospinal fluid noted as clear and col-
orless
10. A patient underwent cranial surgery and a. Use sterile technique when changing
now has an external ventricular drainage the insertion site dressing.
system. Which intervention should the b. Keep the zero reference point of the drip
nurse question? (Select all that apply.) chamber of the drainage bag above the
a. Use sterile technique when changing the head.
insertion site dressing. c. Clamp the drainage tube during patient
b. Keep the zero reference point of the drip repositioning.
chamber of the drainage bag above the d. Keep the head of the bed at 30 degrees.
head.
c. Clamp the drainage tube during patient
repositioning.
d. Keep the head of the bed at 30 degrees.
11. The patient with a history of seizures expe- b. Myoclonic
riences an episode of brief stiffening. What
type of seizure is the patient most likely hav-
ing?
a. Tonic-clonic
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1. Which area of the brain is responsible for b. Cerebellum
coordinating movement?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebellum
c. Occipital lobe
d. Temporal lobe
2. The nurse is performing a neurologic exam d. Jerky eye movements
on an elderly patient. Which finding is nor-
mal?
a. Balance problems
b. Absent reflexes
c.Dilated pupils
d. Jerky eye movements
3. A patient is experiencing decreased respon- a. Stupor
siveness and lack of spontaneous motor ac-
tivity. What term would the nurse use to de-
scribe the patient's level of conscious?
a. Stupor
b. Somnolence
c. Lethargy
d. Comatose
4. Which symptom is the earliest indication of a. Changes in level of consciousness
increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Changes in level of consciousness
b. Change from normal to dilated pupil
c. Altered motor function on side opposite
from mass
d. Increasing systolic blood pressure with-
out change in diastolic reading
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5. A patient returned to the nursing unit after b. Supine
a lumbar puncture. In which position should
the patient be placed after the procedure to
avoid complications?
a. Prone
b. Supine
c. Mid-Fowler
d. High-Fowler
6. What is the most accurate reliable indicator d. Level of consciousness
of neurologic status?
a. Vital signs
b. Patient blood flow
c. Pupillary evaluation
d. Level of consciousness
7. The nurse is evaluating the patient using the c. Coordination and balance
Romberg test. What is the nurse assessing?
a. Level of consciousness
b. Cranial nerve function
c. Coordination and balance
d. Muscle strength
8. The patient is suspected to have a cerebral d. Cerebral angiography
aneurysm. Which diagnostic test does the
nurse anticipate will be ordered?
a. Lumbar puncture
b. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
c. Myelogram
d. Cerebral angiography
9.
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A patient returned to the unit 3 hours after a. Tingling in the extremities
having a lumbar puncture. Which findings b. Bright red blood oozing from the punc-
would be of concern if noted on the postpro- ture site
cedure assessment? (Select all that apply.) c. Requests pain medication for severe
a. Tingling in the extremities headache
b. Bright red blood oozing from the punc-
ture site
c. Requests pain medication for severe
headache
d. Lab result of cerebral spinal fluid at pH
level 7.35
e. Cerebrospinal fluid noted as clear and col-
orless
10. A patient underwent cranial surgery and a. Use sterile technique when changing
now has an external ventricular drainage the insertion site dressing.
system. Which intervention should the b. Keep the zero reference point of the drip
nurse question? (Select all that apply.) chamber of the drainage bag above the
a. Use sterile technique when changing the head.
insertion site dressing. c. Clamp the drainage tube during patient
b. Keep the zero reference point of the drip repositioning.
chamber of the drainage bag above the d. Keep the head of the bed at 30 degrees.
head.
c. Clamp the drainage tube during patient
repositioning.
d. Keep the head of the bed at 30 degrees.
11. The patient with a history of seizures expe- b. Myoclonic
riences an episode of brief stiffening. What
type of seizure is the patient most likely hav-
ing?
a. Tonic-clonic
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