SCRN End term Exam Questions
with 100% Correct Answers.
a patient is admitted with symptoms consistent with Weber's syndrome. If the stroke is
ischemic, which arteries would you suspect might have caused the stroke?
a. Carotid artery
b. Middle cerebral artery
c. Posterior cerebral artery
d. Basilar artery
c
A patient presents with vertical gaze palsy, pupils mid-dilated with light dissociation, and
convergence-retraction nystagmus. This cluster of symptoms is consistent with which of the
following symptoms?
a. Weber's syndrome
b. Horner's syndrome
c. Parinaud's syndrome
d. Wallenberg's syndrome
c
Parinaud's syndrome results from which part of the brain?
a. Dorsal midbrain
b. Lateral medulla
c. Ventral pons
d. Posterior inferior cerebellum
a
,You are caring for a pt who has had multiple small strokes in the watershed territory
between the ACA and MCA. Which of the following is the most likely etiology for this type
of stroke?
a. Embolus of cardiac origin
b. Carotid artery atherosclerosis
c. Vasculitis
d. Severe hypotension
d
Which arteries are occluded in Wallenberg's syndrome?
a. MCA
b. PICA
c. ICA
d. PCA
b
A patient with lacunar ischemic stroke, with a hx of HTN, CAD, and DM is
being discharged from the hospital. What BP goal will you teach them to target?
a. SBP <150
b. SBP <140
c. SBP <130
d. SBP <120
c
A nurse is educating a patient about modifiable ischemic stroke risk factors. Select the
correct answer that indicates modifiable risk factors
a. HTN and DM
b. Genetic factors and age
, c. Oral contraceptives and migraine
d. A and C
e. B and C
d
A patient is dx with an ischemic stroke, HTN, CAD, and HLD. The patient smokes but
has tried to quit multiple times in the past. Select strategies the SCRN should use to assist
the patient with smoking cessation
a. Follow the "5 A" counseling model for treating tobacco
dependence b. Assess for risk of relapse
c. Review symptoms of nicotine withdrawal
d. Refer the patient to smoking cessation supportive resources
e. All of the above
e
A pt presents to the clinic with concernce about HTN. VS include BP at 150/95, HR 90,
RR 16, and O2 98. According to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association 2017 guidelines, the patient's BP is classified as:
a. Normal
b. Pre-HTN
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN
d
According to ACC/AHA guidlines, pre-hypertension has been eliminated. A BP between
120-129 is now classified as:
a. normal
b. elevated
with 100% Correct Answers.
a patient is admitted with symptoms consistent with Weber's syndrome. If the stroke is
ischemic, which arteries would you suspect might have caused the stroke?
a. Carotid artery
b. Middle cerebral artery
c. Posterior cerebral artery
d. Basilar artery
c
A patient presents with vertical gaze palsy, pupils mid-dilated with light dissociation, and
convergence-retraction nystagmus. This cluster of symptoms is consistent with which of the
following symptoms?
a. Weber's syndrome
b. Horner's syndrome
c. Parinaud's syndrome
d. Wallenberg's syndrome
c
Parinaud's syndrome results from which part of the brain?
a. Dorsal midbrain
b. Lateral medulla
c. Ventral pons
d. Posterior inferior cerebellum
a
,You are caring for a pt who has had multiple small strokes in the watershed territory
between the ACA and MCA. Which of the following is the most likely etiology for this type
of stroke?
a. Embolus of cardiac origin
b. Carotid artery atherosclerosis
c. Vasculitis
d. Severe hypotension
d
Which arteries are occluded in Wallenberg's syndrome?
a. MCA
b. PICA
c. ICA
d. PCA
b
A patient with lacunar ischemic stroke, with a hx of HTN, CAD, and DM is
being discharged from the hospital. What BP goal will you teach them to target?
a. SBP <150
b. SBP <140
c. SBP <130
d. SBP <120
c
A nurse is educating a patient about modifiable ischemic stroke risk factors. Select the
correct answer that indicates modifiable risk factors
a. HTN and DM
b. Genetic factors and age
, c. Oral contraceptives and migraine
d. A and C
e. B and C
d
A patient is dx with an ischemic stroke, HTN, CAD, and HLD. The patient smokes but
has tried to quit multiple times in the past. Select strategies the SCRN should use to assist
the patient with smoking cessation
a. Follow the "5 A" counseling model for treating tobacco
dependence b. Assess for risk of relapse
c. Review symptoms of nicotine withdrawal
d. Refer the patient to smoking cessation supportive resources
e. All of the above
e
A pt presents to the clinic with concernce about HTN. VS include BP at 150/95, HR 90,
RR 16, and O2 98. According to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart
Association 2017 guidelines, the patient's BP is classified as:
a. Normal
b. Pre-HTN
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN
d
According to ACC/AHA guidlines, pre-hypertension has been eliminated. A BP between
120-129 is now classified as:
a. normal
b. elevated
