2024 series/ FINAL EXAM: Head and neck NCLEX questions with correct answers
new for 2024 series/ FINAL EXAM: Head and neck NCLEX questions with correct
answers new for 2024 series
Which risk factor for traumatic brain injury should a nurse include in a discussion
about prevention fro a group of adolescents?
a. falls occur more frequently in the younger population
b. most firearm incidents are accidental
c. females have twice the risk that males do
d. concussions in sports and motor vehicle accidents cause the largest number
of TBIs in teens - CORRECT ANSWER-d. concussions in sports and motor vehicle
accidents cause the largest number of TBIs in teens
The nurse is palpating a client's neck as part of a physical assessment. Which of
the following blood vessels should the nurse be especially careful to avoid
bilaterally compressing during the assessment?
a. external jugular vein
b. carotid artery
c. temporal artery
d. internal jugular vein - CORRECT ANSWER-b. carotid artery
A nurse is examining a client's goiter and explaining the characteristics and
functions of the thyroid gland. Which of the following should the nurse
mention? select all that apply.
, a. produces saliva
b. consists of two lateral lobes
c. covered mostly by the sternomastoid muscles
d. largest endocrine gland in the body
e. located anterior and inferior to the ears and behind the mandible
f. produces hormones that increase the metabolic rate of most body cells -
CORRECT ANSWER-b. consists of two lateral lobes
c. covered mostly by the sternomastoid muscles
d. largest endocrine gland in the body
f. produces hormones that increase the metabolic rate of most body cells
A client is having trouble turning her head to the side. Which of the following
muscles should the nurse most suspect as being involved?
a. masseter
b. temporalis
c. sternocleidomastoid
d. trapezius - CORRECT ANSWER-c.sternocleidomastoid
The nurse is palpating a client's cervical vertebrae. Which vertebra can be easily
palpated when the neck is flexed and should help the nurse locate the other
vertebra?
a. C1
b. C5
c. C3