Neurological Nursing Quiz

Question 1

A patient with Parkinson's Disease ambulates with a shuffled gate

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

A patient with dementia gets increasingly confused in the evening

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Mannitol is administered for ICP, what does the nurse monitor when administering this medication?

Accepted Answer

Urine output

Question 4

Guillian-Barre Syndrome does not progress rapidly

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A patient can modify a familial history of stroke

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

An electromyogram measures the contraction of a muscle in response to an electrical stimulus

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Your patient will have a Myelogram. What important assessment do you complete prior to the test?

Accepted Answer

An assessment of any allergy history

Question 8

When planning care for a patient with aphasia, it is important to:

Accepted Answer

Consider the type of aphasia and adapt communication methods

Question 9

Dopamine is deficient causing loss of motor function with Parkinson's Disease

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

An aura occurs after a patient has a seizure

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

What position do you place a patient who fell off a ladder and has decreased LOC?

Accepted Answer

Neck in a neutral position

Question 12

A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a clot occludes an artery in the brain

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

A CVA patient is not at risk for contractures due to immobility

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Signs and symptoms of craniocerebral trauma may not occur until:

Accepted Answer

24-48 hours after the trauma

Question 15

A patient arrives with numbness and weakness of the left arm and slurred speech. The nurse plans:

Accepted Answer

To take the patient to complete a CAT Scan

Question 16

What should you do first when you approach a MVC with an unconcious patient?

Accepted Answer

Stabilize the cervical spine

Question 17

What medication will the patient with a TIA diagnosis be discharged on?

Accepted Answer

Oral Anticoagulant

Question 18

A head trauma patient is receiving Decadron. What is the benefit of this medication?

Accepted Answer

Decrease swelling on the brain

Question 19

To prepare the patient for a spinal tap, you will place the patient in the supine position

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The inability to recognize familiar objects by sight, touch, or hearing is:

Accepted Answer

Agnosia

Question 21

Epileptic patients should:

Accepted Answer

Have medication levels checked regularly, Avoid alcohol while taking antiseizure meds, Keep a record of seizure activity

Question 22

Expressive aphasia occurs with a stroke affecting the patients ability to articulate words

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The post ictal period is when a patient has hyperactivity after a seizure

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Bells Palsy presents with:

Accepted Answer

Inability to wrinkle the forehead or close the eye of the affected side

Question 25

A patient with Parkinson's Disease will have:

Accepted Answer

Mask like features and pill rolling

Question 26

Trigeminal Neuralgia requires assessment of what?

Accepted Answer

Identifying factors that trigger the attack

Question 27

Proprioception occurs when a patient cannot discern the position of the body without looking at it.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Residents of a college dormitory are at increased risk for an outbreak of infectious meningitis

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

A right sided stroke affects the right side of the body

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

What sign indicates increased intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Decreased level of conciousness

Question 31

Signs and symptoms of a stroke include:

Accepted Answer

Unequal hand grips, Facial droop, Weakness of one side of the body

Question 32

What triggers autonomic dysreflexia?

Accepted Answer

Bladder distention

Question 33

What area of the brain contains the visual area for interpreting impulses from the retina of the eye?

Accepted Answer

Occipital

Question 34

The nurse witnesses the patient having a seizure, the nurse should:

Accepted Answer

Ease the patient to the floor to protect from injury

Question 35

An impaired ability to coordinate movements is called what?

Accepted Answer

Ataxia

Question 36

Fight or flight response causes:

Accepted Answer

Heart rate and blood pressure elevation

Question 37

The Glascow Coma Scale measures LOC in what three areas:

Accepted Answer

Eye, Verbal, and Motor

Question 38

What test do you prepare your patient for to diagnosis seizure activity?

Accepted Answer

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Question 39

You should not apply a cervical collar to someone who has a possible spinal injury

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

Which patient is at highest risk for a hemorrhagic stroke?

Accepted Answer

The patient with hypertension

Neurological Nursing Quiz

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Neurological Nursing Quiz

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