MODULE 8: ALTERATIONS OF NEUROLOGIC
FUNCTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022
brain swelling
Feedback: Brain edema forms around and in damaged neural tissues, contributing to
the increasing intracranial pressure. - ANS-W
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MODULE 8: ALTERATIONS OF NEUROLOGIC
FUNCTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022
brain swelling
Feedback: Brain edema forms around and in damaged neural tissues, contributing to
the increasing intracranial pressure. - ANS-Which information should the nurse
include when teaching about focal brain injury? Most forms of focal brain injury are
associated with increased:
Blunt trama
Feedback: Head injuries can be classified as closed (blunt) trauma or open
(penetrating) trauma. - ANS-The nurse is caring for a patient with a closed head
injury. Which term should the nurse use when describing the injury?
Frontal.
Feedback: Focal brain injuries produced by something striking the front of the head
usually produce only coup injuries, or those occurring directly beneath the point of
impact. - ANS-A patient's forehead hit the steering wheel during a motor vehicle
accident. Which part of the brain received the coup injury.
dura mater - ANS-In a patient with an epidural hematoma, the nurse recalls that
bleeding occurs between the skull and:
Acute subdural hematoma
Feedback: Acute subdural hematomas develop within 48 hours of the injury. - ANS-A
patient developed a subdural hematoma within 12 hours of the injury. Which
diagnosis will the nurse observe documented on the chart?
Concussion
Feedback: There are two main types of diffuse brain injuries: concussions and
diffuse axonal injury. - ANS-Which type of injury will the nurse prepare to care for
when a patient has a diffuse brain injury?
Spinal shock - ANS-A patient has a recent spinal cord injury. Which term should the
nurse use to describe the loss of reflex function below the level of injury/lesion?
The nucleus pulposus extrudes and compresses the nerve root.
Feedback: A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to
extrude and compress the nerve root. - ANS-A nurse is describing the
pathophysiology of a herniated disk. Which information should the nurse include?...
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