ENA Emergency Nursing: Head Trauma. Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

ENA Emergency Nursing: Head Trauma.
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers




Which finding is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANS Irregular respiratory
pattern


Which lobe controls abstract thought?


A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Occipital

D. Temporal - ANS a


Which injury is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid period? -
ANS Epidural hematoma


In which location is cerebrospinal fluid manufactured?


A. Arachnoid
B. Bridging veins
C. Choroid plexus

D. Diencephalon - ANS c




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, Which lobe controls abstract thought? - ANS Frontal


Which part of the brain regulates behaviors, such as rage?


A. Diencephalon
B. Midbrain
C. Brainstem

D. Reticular activating system - ANS a


For a patient receiving mannitol (Osmitrol), which intervention should you perform? -
ANS Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.


Which cranial nerve is responsible for the gag reflex?


A. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
B. Cranial nerve VII (facial nerve)
C. Cranial nerve X (vagus nerve)

D. Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal nerve) - ANS c


In a patient with a diffuse axonal injury in a prolonged coma, autonomic dysfunction causes
which finding? - ANS Autonomic dysfunction causes excessive sweating, hyperthermia, and
hypertension.


Which drug decreases cerebral metabolism and oxygen consumption in a patient with a head
injury?


A. Propofol (Diprivan)
B. Ketamine (Ketalar)



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