ACUTE INTRACRANIAL PROBLEMS TEST
WITH COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS (CHAPTER 52)
The nurse is assessing the health status of a patient who is unconscious.
While assessing, the nurse finds that the patient is opening the eye in
response to pain but not to any other stimulus. The patient is moaning to
any verbal communication and is showing flexion withdrawal. What is the
Glasgow Coma Scale value for this patient?
4
6
8
10 - CorreCt Answers -8
When planning the care of a patient with a brain tumor, which goals should
the nurse select as primary goals? Select all that apply.
Making patient walk
Removing tumor mass
Managing patient's family
,Identifying the tumor type and location
Managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) - CorreCt Answers -
Removing tumor mass
Identifying the tumor type and location
Managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
A patient is prescribed temozolomide as a treatment for a brain tumor.
Which factors should the nurse evaluate prior to administering the
medication? Select all that apply.
Temozolomide causes photosensitivity.
Temozolomide causes myelosuppression.
Temozolomide can cross the blood-brain barrier.
Temozolomide can convert to an agent that directly interferes with tumor
growth.
Temozolomide interacts with other drugs usually taken by brain tumor
patients. - CorreCt Answers -Temozolomide causes myelosuppression.
,Temozolomide can cross the blood-brain barrier.
Temozolomide can convert to an agent that directly interferes with tumor
growth.
A patient is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Which surgical techniques and
procedures will the nurse prepare the patient for in order to localize brain
tumors intraoperatively? Select all that apply.
X-ray
Ultrasound
Cortical mapping
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Computer-guided stereotactic biopsy
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - CorreCt Answers -
Ultrasound
Cortical mapping
Computer-guided stereotactic biopsy
, Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
A patient is reported to have a brain abscess in the occipital lobe. When
assessing the patient, which symptoms would the nurse expect to find?
Select all that apply.
Visual field defects
Headache and fever
Nausea and vomiting
Psychomotor seizures
Visual impairment and hallucinations - CorreCt Answers -Headache and
fever
Nausea and vomiting
Visual impairment and hallucinations
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted for surgical removal of a brain
tumor. The nurse will plan interventions for this patient based on the
knowledge that brain tumors can lead to which complications? Select all
that apply.
WITH COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS (CHAPTER 52)
The nurse is assessing the health status of a patient who is unconscious.
While assessing, the nurse finds that the patient is opening the eye in
response to pain but not to any other stimulus. The patient is moaning to
any verbal communication and is showing flexion withdrawal. What is the
Glasgow Coma Scale value for this patient?
4
6
8
10 - CorreCt Answers -8
When planning the care of a patient with a brain tumor, which goals should
the nurse select as primary goals? Select all that apply.
Making patient walk
Removing tumor mass
Managing patient's family
,Identifying the tumor type and location
Managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) - CorreCt Answers -
Removing tumor mass
Identifying the tumor type and location
Managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
A patient is prescribed temozolomide as a treatment for a brain tumor.
Which factors should the nurse evaluate prior to administering the
medication? Select all that apply.
Temozolomide causes photosensitivity.
Temozolomide causes myelosuppression.
Temozolomide can cross the blood-brain barrier.
Temozolomide can convert to an agent that directly interferes with tumor
growth.
Temozolomide interacts with other drugs usually taken by brain tumor
patients. - CorreCt Answers -Temozolomide causes myelosuppression.
,Temozolomide can cross the blood-brain barrier.
Temozolomide can convert to an agent that directly interferes with tumor
growth.
A patient is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Which surgical techniques and
procedures will the nurse prepare the patient for in order to localize brain
tumors intraoperatively? Select all that apply.
X-ray
Ultrasound
Cortical mapping
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Computer-guided stereotactic biopsy
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - CorreCt Answers -
Ultrasound
Cortical mapping
Computer-guided stereotactic biopsy
, Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
A patient is reported to have a brain abscess in the occipital lobe. When
assessing the patient, which symptoms would the nurse expect to find?
Select all that apply.
Visual field defects
Headache and fever
Nausea and vomiting
Psychomotor seizures
Visual impairment and hallucinations - CorreCt Answers -Headache and
fever
Nausea and vomiting
Visual impairment and hallucinations
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted for surgical removal of a brain
tumor. The nurse will plan interventions for this patient based on the
knowledge that brain tumors can lead to which complications? Select all
that apply.
