NUR 221 Neuro review for 2024 update new analyzed questions and answers

NUR 221 Neuro review for 2024 update new analyzed questions and
answers/ NUR 221 Neuro review for 2024 update new analyzed
questions and answers
NUR 221 Neuro review for 2024 update new analyzed questions and answers

causes of seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-- Genetics
- Electrolyte/metabolic disorder
- Trauma
- Infections
- Toxins
- Fever
- Tumors


status epilepticus - CORRECT ANSWER-- A prolonged seizure or
situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures
without regaining full consciousness


- Recur every few minutes or lasts more than 30 minutes


- Precipitating events
- Onset and duration
- Auras
- Monitor for apnea/cyanosis
- Postictal state - sleepy/disoriented - CORRECT ANSWER-What would
you assess for if a patient has a seizure?

,nursing interventions for seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-- SAFETY!!
- Remove restrictive clothing
- Remove anything in the mouth (even an airway)
- Time the seizure
- Suction/intubation/oxygen at bedside
- Put them in side-lying position and protect the head
- Remove glasses
- Padded side rails
- Benzodiazepines
- Check for oral injury/incontinence




cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER-Part of the brain that controls sensory,
motor, and thought


- Frontal
- Parietal
- Temporal
- Occipital
- 5th lobe which is deep inside is the insular lobe - CORRECT ANSWER-
What are the 5 lobes of the brain?

, cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the outer layer of the
cerebrum that is responsible for conscious activities?


basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER-- White matter
- Controls smooth *voluntary* muscle movement


cell bodies (neurons) - CORRECT ANSWER-What is considered grey
matter in the brain?


diencephalon - CORRECT ANSWER-Consists of the thalamus and
hypothalamus


thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-Responsible for our gait and sensory
impulses


hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-- Responsible for autonomic
nervous system response
- Stress response
- Sleep
- Appetite
- Fluid balance
- Temperature control
- Emotions