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SCRN EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK|
STROKE CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE EXAM
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
a patient is admitted with symptoms consistent with Weber's syndrome.
If the stroke is ischemic, which arteries would you suspect might have
caused the stroke?
a. Carotid artery
b. Middle cerebral artery
c. Posterior cerebral artery
d. Basilar artery - Correct Answer - c
A patient presents with vertical gaze palsy, pupils mid-dilated with light
dissociation, and convergence-retraction nystagmus. This cluster of
symptoms is consistent with which of the following symptoms?
a. Weber's syndrome
b. Horner's syndrome
c. Parinaud's syndrome
d. Wallenberg's syndrome - Correct Answer - c
Parinaud's syndrome results from which part of the brain?
a. Dorsal midbrain
b. Lateral medulla
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c. Ventral pons
d. Posterior inferior cerebellum - Correct Answer - a
You are caring for a pt who has had multiple small strokes in the
watershed territory between the ACA and MCA. Which of the following
is the most likely etiology for this type of stroke?
a. Embolus of cardiac origin
b. Carotid artery atherosclerosis
c. Vasculitis
d. Severe hypotension - Correct Answer - d
Which arteries are occluded in Wallenberg's syndrome?
a. MCA
b. PICA
c. ICA
d. PCA - Correct Answer - b
A patient with lacunar ischemic stroke, with a hx of HTN, CAD, and
DM is being discharged from the hospital. What BP goal will you teach
them to target?
a. SBP <150
b. SBP <140
c. SBP <130
d. SBP <120 - Correct Answer - c
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A pt presents to the clinic with concerned about HTN. VS include BP at
150/95, HR 90, RR 16, and O2 98. According to the American College
of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2017 guidelines, the patient's
BP is classified as:
a. Normal
b. Pre-HTN
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN - Correct Answer - d
According to ACC/AHA guidelines, pre-hypertension has been
eliminated. A BP between 120-129 is now classified as:
a. normal
b. elevated
c. stage 1 HTN
d. stage 2 HTN - Correct Answer - b
Mr. Tucker was admitted for an ischemic stroke d/t a-fib. He has a hx of
HTN, HF, and obesity. During the night, you hear him snoring. The day
nurse reports he was sleeping a lot and unpleasant with staff, which is
not normal behavior according to his family. As a stroke-certified nurse,
you are concerned he may have OSA, a risk factor for stroke. Which tool
can the nurse use to screen for OSA?
a. The Patient Health Questionnaire
b. STOP-BANG Questionnaire
c. Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire
d. Adult Physical Health Questionnaire - Correct Answer - b
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What strategies should the nurse teach a patient with intracerebral
hemorrhage to prevent recurrence?
a. BP control
b. Avoiding tobacco and illicit drugs
c. Treating sleep apnea
d. All of the above - Correct Answer - d
Your patient with aneurysmal SAH has a second aneurysm. The plan is
to monitor the patient after discharge. Which risk factor that causes a
2.5-fold increase risk of aneurysm rupture should be the focus of nursing
education?
a. HTN
b. Moderate alcohol consumption
c. Smoking
d. Increased caffeine intake - Correct Answer - c
Which of the following information must be obtained before
administering alteplase?
a. Time symptoms started
b. Current medication
c. Noncontract head CT results
d. Sx hx
e. All of the above - Correct Answer - e
Which position should be avoided when caring for a pt with ICH?
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SCRN EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK|
STROKE CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE EXAM
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
a patient is admitted with symptoms consistent with Weber's syndrome.
If the stroke is ischemic, which arteries would you suspect might have
caused the stroke?
a. Carotid artery
b. Middle cerebral artery
c. Posterior cerebral artery
d. Basilar artery - Correct Answer - c
A patient presents with vertical gaze palsy, pupils mid-dilated with light
dissociation, and convergence-retraction nystagmus. This cluster of
symptoms is consistent with which of the following symptoms?
a. Weber's syndrome
b. Horner's syndrome
c. Parinaud's syndrome
d. Wallenberg's syndrome - Correct Answer - c
Parinaud's syndrome results from which part of the brain?
a. Dorsal midbrain
b. Lateral medulla
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c. Ventral pons
d. Posterior inferior cerebellum - Correct Answer - a
You are caring for a pt who has had multiple small strokes in the
watershed territory between the ACA and MCA. Which of the following
is the most likely etiology for this type of stroke?
a. Embolus of cardiac origin
b. Carotid artery atherosclerosis
c. Vasculitis
d. Severe hypotension - Correct Answer - d
Which arteries are occluded in Wallenberg's syndrome?
a. MCA
b. PICA
c. ICA
d. PCA - Correct Answer - b
A patient with lacunar ischemic stroke, with a hx of HTN, CAD, and
DM is being discharged from the hospital. What BP goal will you teach
them to target?
a. SBP <150
b. SBP <140
c. SBP <130
d. SBP <120 - Correct Answer - c
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A pt presents to the clinic with concerned about HTN. VS include BP at
150/95, HR 90, RR 16, and O2 98. According to the American College
of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2017 guidelines, the patient's
BP is classified as:
a. Normal
b. Pre-HTN
c. Stage 1 HTN
d. Stage 2 HTN - Correct Answer - d
According to ACC/AHA guidelines, pre-hypertension has been
eliminated. A BP between 120-129 is now classified as:
a. normal
b. elevated
c. stage 1 HTN
d. stage 2 HTN - Correct Answer - b
Mr. Tucker was admitted for an ischemic stroke d/t a-fib. He has a hx of
HTN, HF, and obesity. During the night, you hear him snoring. The day
nurse reports he was sleeping a lot and unpleasant with staff, which is
not normal behavior according to his family. As a stroke-certified nurse,
you are concerned he may have OSA, a risk factor for stroke. Which tool
can the nurse use to screen for OSA?
a. The Patient Health Questionnaire
b. STOP-BANG Questionnaire
c. Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire
d. Adult Physical Health Questionnaire - Correct Answer - b
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What strategies should the nurse teach a patient with intracerebral
hemorrhage to prevent recurrence?
a. BP control
b. Avoiding tobacco and illicit drugs
c. Treating sleep apnea
d. All of the above - Correct Answer - d
Your patient with aneurysmal SAH has a second aneurysm. The plan is
to monitor the patient after discharge. Which risk factor that causes a
2.5-fold increase risk of aneurysm rupture should be the focus of nursing
education?
a. HTN
b. Moderate alcohol consumption
c. Smoking
d. Increased caffeine intake - Correct Answer - c
Which of the following information must be obtained before
administering alteplase?
a. Time symptoms started
b. Current medication
c. Noncontract head CT results
d. Sx hx
e. All of the above - Correct Answer - e
Which position should be avoided when caring for a pt with ICH?
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