Nurs 216 Midterm Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
1. Which health condition(s) can increase an individual's risk for stroke? (Select all
that apply)
a. Pneumonia
b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Previous TIA
d. Hypertension
e. Migraines - Correct answer-b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Previous TIA
d. Hypertension
2. Which of the following factors related to cerebral blood flow most often
determines the extent of cerebral damage from a stroke?
a. Amount of cardiac output
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,b. Oxygen content of the blood
c. Degree of collateral circulation
d. Level of carbon dioxide in the blood - Correct answer-c. Degree of collateral
circulation
3. Which of the following pieces of information provided by the client would help
differentiate a hemorrhagic stroke from an ischemic stroke?
a. Sensory disturbance
b. A history of hypertension
c. Presence of motor weakness
d. Sudden onset of severe headache - Correct answer-d. Sudden onset of severe
headache
4. A client with right-sided hemiplegia and aphasia resulting from a stroke most
likely has involvement of which of the following?
a. Brain stem
b. Vertebral artery
c. Left middle cerebral artery
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,d. Right middle cerebral artery - Correct answer-c. Left middle cerebral artery
5. A client with a stroke is scheduled for angiography. Which of the following can
this test detect?
a. Presence of increased intracranial pressure
b. Site and size of the infarction
c. Patency of the cerebral blood vessels
d. Presence of blood in the cerebro-spinal fluid - Correct answer-c. Patency of the
cerebral blood vessels
6. A client experiencing transient ischemic attacks is scheduled for a carotid
endarterectomy. What does the nurse explain to the client about the purpose of this
procedure?
a. To decrease cerebral edema
b. To reduce the brain damage that occurs during a stroke in evolution
c. To prevent a stroke by removing atherosclerotic plaques blocking cerebral blood
flow
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, d. To provide a circulatory bypass around thrombotic plaques obstructing cranial
circulation - Correct answer-c. To prevent a stroke by removing atherosclerotic
plaques blocking cerebral blood flow
7. For a client who is suspected to have had a stroke, what is one of the most
important pieces of information that the nurse can obtain?
a. Time of the client's last meal
b. Time at which stroke symptoms first appeared
c. Client's hypertension history and management
d. Family history of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases - Correct answer-b.
Time at which stroke symptoms first appeared
8. What does bladder training in a male client who has urinary incontinence after a
stroke include?
a. Limiting fluid intake
b. Keeping a urinal in place at all times
c. Assisting the client to stand to void
d. Catheterizing the client every 4 hours - Correct answer-c. Assisting the client to
stand to void
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and Answers
1. Which health condition(s) can increase an individual's risk for stroke? (Select all
that apply)
a. Pneumonia
b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Previous TIA
d. Hypertension
e. Migraines - Correct answer-b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Previous TIA
d. Hypertension
2. Which of the following factors related to cerebral blood flow most often
determines the extent of cerebral damage from a stroke?
a. Amount of cardiac output
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,b. Oxygen content of the blood
c. Degree of collateral circulation
d. Level of carbon dioxide in the blood - Correct answer-c. Degree of collateral
circulation
3. Which of the following pieces of information provided by the client would help
differentiate a hemorrhagic stroke from an ischemic stroke?
a. Sensory disturbance
b. A history of hypertension
c. Presence of motor weakness
d. Sudden onset of severe headache - Correct answer-d. Sudden onset of severe
headache
4. A client with right-sided hemiplegia and aphasia resulting from a stroke most
likely has involvement of which of the following?
a. Brain stem
b. Vertebral artery
c. Left middle cerebral artery
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,d. Right middle cerebral artery - Correct answer-c. Left middle cerebral artery
5. A client with a stroke is scheduled for angiography. Which of the following can
this test detect?
a. Presence of increased intracranial pressure
b. Site and size of the infarction
c. Patency of the cerebral blood vessels
d. Presence of blood in the cerebro-spinal fluid - Correct answer-c. Patency of the
cerebral blood vessels
6. A client experiencing transient ischemic attacks is scheduled for a carotid
endarterectomy. What does the nurse explain to the client about the purpose of this
procedure?
a. To decrease cerebral edema
b. To reduce the brain damage that occurs during a stroke in evolution
c. To prevent a stroke by removing atherosclerotic plaques blocking cerebral blood
flow
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, d. To provide a circulatory bypass around thrombotic plaques obstructing cranial
circulation - Correct answer-c. To prevent a stroke by removing atherosclerotic
plaques blocking cerebral blood flow
7. For a client who is suspected to have had a stroke, what is one of the most
important pieces of information that the nurse can obtain?
a. Time of the client's last meal
b. Time at which stroke symptoms first appeared
c. Client's hypertension history and management
d. Family history of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases - Correct answer-b.
Time at which stroke symptoms first appeared
8. What does bladder training in a male client who has urinary incontinence after a
stroke include?
a. Limiting fluid intake
b. Keeping a urinal in place at all times
c. Assisting the client to stand to void
d. Catheterizing the client every 4 hours - Correct answer-c. Assisting the client to
stand to void
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