Neurological Care and Management Quiz

During hospitalization, a child experiences a grand-mal seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Which of the following findings would be most supportive of the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis?

Which of the following risk factors should the nurse identify as the most important factor contributing to a stroke?

The nurse is caring for a client who has aphasia following a cerebrovascular accident. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which of the following actions is a priority for the nurse to perform first in a client with a spinal cord injury who complains of a headache?

The patient with a spinal cord injury is at risk for pneumonia and respiratory arrest, you should plan to:

You are caring for a client with Parkinson's disease. What will you do in the client's care?

The physician tells a client with multiple sclerosis that it is a chronic progressive neurologic condition. The client asks the nurse, "Will I experience pain?" The most appropriate response by the nurse is which of the following?

You are caring for a client with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which of the following would indicate the client's condition is deteriorating?

The nurse's response should be based on an understanding that meningitis is a

You are caring for a patient with atrioventricular malformation who is scheduled for surgery. Which of the following should be the priority in the care?

Immediately following a spinal cord injury, a client's family asks the nurse, "Is the damage the client presents with in the emergency room as bad as it seems?" The most appropriate response by the nurse is which of the following?

You see a client with myasthenia gravis at 5pm. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse anticipate the client to report?

The nurse's plan of care for a client with Guillain-Barré syndrome is based on an understanding of which of the following disease processes?

What is the most accurate information regarding a client suspected of having a C4 injury?

A client has difficulty communicating because of expressive aphasia following a cerebrovascular accident. When the nurse asks how the client is feeling, the spouse answers for the client. The nurse should?

Which statement made by the spouse of a client with multiple sclerosis indicates to the nurse an understanding of the home-care needs for this client?

What is true about with Lou Gehrig disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

In planning the post-op care after cranial surgery, the nurse should place the client in which of the following positions?

The nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client post-op following a craniotomy. The nurse formulates which of the following goals as the priority goal when caring for this client?

Which of the following findings about cerebrospinal fluid analysis should the nurse report?

You will need what in assessing cranial nerve X?

A mother asks the nurse if the seizures her child is experiencing will last a lifetime. The appropriate response by the nurse would be which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a client with increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse immediately report?

Which of the following tasks may be appropriately delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel?

You should monitor a client receiving pyridostigmine (Mestinon) for?

The nurse should assess for which of the following after slowly administering lorazepam (Ativan) intravenously to a client who has been experiencing seizures in rapid succession?

A client is taking phenytoin (Dilantin) 200 mg daily. The nurse monitors the client for which of the following adverse reactions?

The nurse infuses phenytoin (Dilantin) with which of the following solutions to control seizures?

Phenytoin (Dilantin) has been prescribed for a client. Based on an understanding of medication, the nurse caring for the client should?

Absence seizure

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Stroke

Myasthenia Gravis

Meningitis

Hydrocephalus

Grand Mal Seizure

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Brain Injury

Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

Parkinson's Disease

Aphasia

Spinal Cord Injury

Dysphagia

Anticonvulsant Medication

Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)

Lorazepam (Ativan)

Phenytoin (Dilantin)

Intravenous (IV) Administration

Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis

Pupillary Response

Cranial Nerve X Evaluation (Vagus Nerve)

Vital Sign Monitoring

Nurse

Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)

Physician

Spouse