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100 Neuro NCLEX questions

1. An 18-year-old client is admitted with a closed head injury sustained
in a MVA. His intracranial pressure (ICP) shows an upward trend.
Which intervention should the nurse perform first?


 Reposition the client to avoid neck flexion
 Administer 1 g Mannitol IV as ordered
 Increase the ventilator’s respiratory rate to 20 breaths/minute
 Administer 100 mg of pentobarbital IV as ordered.




2. A client with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is prescribed a 1,000-mg
loading dose of Dilantin IV. Which consideration is most important
when administering this dose?


1. Therapeutic drug levels should be maintained between 20 to
30 mg/ml. 2. Rapid Dilantin administration can cause cardiac
arrhythmias.

 Dilantin should be mixed in dextrose in water before
administration.


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• Dilantin should be administered through an IV catheter in
the client’s hand.


3
While in the ER, a client with C8 tetraplegia develops
a blood pressure of 80/40, pulse 48, and RR of 18. The nurse suspects
which of the following conditions?


1. Autonomic dysreflexia
2. Hemorrhagic
shock 3.
Neurogenic shock
4. Pulmonary embolism
 When evaluating an ABG from a client with a subdural
hematoma, the nurse notes the PaCO2 is 30 mm Hg. Which of the
following responses best describes this result?


 Appropriate; lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) reduces intracranial
pressure (ICP).
 Emergent; the client is poorly oxygenated.
 Normal
 Significant; the client has alveolar hypoventilation.


 A client who had a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy should be


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watched carefully for hemorrhage, which may be shown by which of the
following signs?


 Bloody drainage from the
ears 2. Frequent
swallowing
 Guaiac-positive stools
 Hematuria


6. After a hypophysectomy, vasopressin is given IM for which of the
following reasons?


 To treat growth failure
 To prevent syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
(SIADH)
 To reduce cerebral edema and lower intracranial pressure
 To replace antidiuretic hormone (ADH) normally secreted by the
pituitary.


7. A client comes into the ER after hitting his head in an MVA. He’s
alert and oriented. Which of the following nursing interventions should
be done first?

 Assess full ROM to determine extent of injuries
 Call for an immediate chest x-ray
 Immobilize the client’s head and neck

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 Open the airway with the head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver


8. A client with a C6 spinal injury would most likely have which of the
following symptoms?


 Aphasia
 Hemiparesis
 Paraplegi
a 4.
Tetraplegia


9. . A client with a T1 spinal cord injury arrives at the emergency
department with a BP of 82/40, pulse 34, dry skin, and flaccid paralysis
of the lower extremities. Which of the following conditions would most
likely be suspected?


 Autonomic dysreflexia
 Hypervolemia
 Neurogenic shock
 Sepsis




10. The client is having a lumbar puncture performed. The nurse would
plan to place the client in which position for the procedure?

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