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SCRN Exam Review (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct Question: When and for how long should nimodipine be started on a SAH patient? Answer: Day 1-21 Question: What is the usual dose of nimodipine to prevent Vasospasm? Answer: 60mg q4hr for 21 days (may do 30mg q2hr if patient becomes hypotension) Question: What does nimodopine do? Answer: Decreases Incidence/prevents Vasospasm, DOES NOT TREAT IT Question: Besides testing for V...

SCRN Exam V1 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) Question: A nurse is communicating with a client who has aphasia after having a stroke. Which action should the nurse take? a. Use one long sentence to say everything that needs to be said. b. Keep the television on while she speaks. c. Talk in a louder than normal voice. d. Face the client and establish eye contact. Answer: d. Face the client and establish eye contact. ...

SCRN Exam V2 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) Question: The nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who is unresponsive following a stroke. Which intervention should the nurse question? a. Encouraging active range-of-motion exercises b. Elevating the head of the bed 30 degrees c. Turning the client every 2 hours d. Monitoring lower extremities for symptoms of thrombophlebitis Answer: Encouraging active range-of-...

SCRN Exam Prep (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) Question: The nurse is teaching a senior citizen's group about signs and symptoms of a stroke. Which statement by the nurse would provide accurate information? a. "Take the person to the hospital if a headache lasts for more than 24 hours." b. "Stroke symptoms usually start when the person is awake and physically active." c. "A person with a transient isch...

SCRN Exam Review (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION Regarding LOC, what can a trike cause if the thalamus is infarcted? Answer: Hyper-somnolence QUESTION What can a stroke in the hypothalamus disturb? Answer: BODY TEMPERATURE! QUESTION What is Broca's aphasia? Answer: Speech is 'broken; expressive aphasia QUESTION Where is Broca's area located? Answer: Posterior aspect of frontal lobe ...

SCRN Exam Guide (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION Tia stroke, what type of sign is it and when it goes away what are we doing Answer: It is a warning sign and should get treated as soon as possible QUESTION Most of the blood supply to the brain is coming from 2 places, what are they Answer: Carotid artery Vertebral artery QUESTION How long are cells affected for without oxygenated blood Ans...

SCRN Exam Prep (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION A patient is admitted to the hospital with a left hemiplegia. To determine the size and location and to ascertain whether a stroke is ischemic or hemorrhagic, the nurse anticipates that the health care provider will request a a. lumbar puncture b. cerebral angiography c. MRI d. CT scan with contrast Answer: c QUESTION A carotid endarterectomy is being ...

SCRN Exam V2 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION A client was diagnosed with a thrombotic stroke of the vertebral artery. Which assessment does the nurse expect to make? Stupor Global aphasia Contralateral paralysis Dysphagia Answer: Dysphagia Dysphagia is the clinical manifestation that is associated with a stroke that affects the vertebral artery. The other clinical manifestations are seen with internal ...

SCRN Exam Guide (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions with Verified Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct Question: What is the cerebellum responsible for and where is it located Answer: Balance and coordination Right under occipital lobe Question: What is the brain stem responsible for and where is it located Answer: Breathing Hr Temperature Bottom of brain Question: If patient has a right brain injury what side will be affected by Answer: Left side affected Que...

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