NUR 445 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Neurological status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment of brain function and reflexes
Altered mental status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Change in cognitive function or consciousness
Weakness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lack of strength or energy in the body
Numbness/tingling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Loss of sensation or abnormal sensation in the body
Abnormal reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unusual responses to stimuli
Slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difficulty speaking clearly and coherently
Sudden weakness on one side of body - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rapid loss of strength on one side of the
body
Posturing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormal body positioning
Decerebrate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arms and legs extended and hands rotated outward
Decorticate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arms and legs flexing and turning inward
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (titrating sedatives) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment of patient's
level of sedation or agitation
Brain Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormal growth of cells in the brain
Corticosteroids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications contraindicated for brain tumors
, NSAIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs contraindicated for brain tumors
Aspirin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medication contraindicated for brain tumors
Chemo drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chemotherapy medications used to treat cancer
Headaches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pain or discomfort in the head
Seizures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain
Cognitive changes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alterations in thinking, memory, or reasoning
Motor deficits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Impairment or loss of movement or coordination
Blurred vision - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Loss of clear vision or difficulty focusing
N/V - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nausea and vomiting
Increased Intracranial Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevated pressure inside the skull
Papilledema - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Swelling of the optic disc
Decreased level of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reduced awareness and responsiveness
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormally slow heart rate
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High blood pressure
Neurological status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment of brain function and reflexes
Altered mental status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Change in cognitive function or consciousness
Weakness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Lack of strength or energy in the body
Numbness/tingling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Loss of sensation or abnormal sensation in the body
Abnormal reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unusual responses to stimuli
Slurred speech - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difficulty speaking clearly and coherently
Sudden weakness on one side of body - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rapid loss of strength on one side of the
body
Posturing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormal body positioning
Decerebrate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arms and legs extended and hands rotated outward
Decorticate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Arms and legs flexing and turning inward
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (titrating sedatives) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment of patient's
level of sedation or agitation
Brain Tumor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormal growth of cells in the brain
Corticosteroids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications contraindicated for brain tumors
, NSAIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs contraindicated for brain tumors
Aspirin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medication contraindicated for brain tumors
Chemo drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chemotherapy medications used to treat cancer
Headaches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pain or discomfort in the head
Seizures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sudden, uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain
Cognitive changes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alterations in thinking, memory, or reasoning
Motor deficits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Impairment or loss of movement or coordination
Blurred vision - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Loss of clear vision or difficulty focusing
N/V - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nausea and vomiting
Increased Intracranial Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevated pressure inside the skull
Papilledema - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Swelling of the optic disc
Decreased level of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reduced awareness and responsiveness
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Abnormally slow heart rate
Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High blood pressure
