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ATI Med Surg test Latest Verified Questions and all Correct Answers with Explanations Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A-The ED nurse is caring for... a patient who has been brought in by ambulance after sustaining a fall at home. What physical assessment finding is suggestive of a basilar skull fracture? A) Epistaxis B) Periorbital edema C) Bruising over the mastoid D) Unilateral facial numbness - Ans: C Feedback: An area of ecchymosis (bruising) may be seen over the mastoid (Battle's sign) in a basilar skull fracture. Numbness, edema, and epistaxis are not directly associated with a basilar skull fracture. A patient is brought to the trauma center by ambulance after sustaining a high cervical spinal cord injury 1½ hours ago. Endotracheal intubation has been deemed necessary and the nurse is preparing to assist. What nursing diagnosis should the nurse associate with this procedure? A) Risk for impaired skin integrity B) Risk for injury C) Risk for autonomic dysreflexia D) Risk for suffocation - Ans: B Feedback: If endotracheal intubation is necessary, extreme care is taken to avoid flexing or extending the patient's neck, which can result in extension of a cervical injury. Intubation does not directly cause autonomic dysreflexia and the threat to skin integrity is a not a primary concern. Intubation does not carry the potential to cause suffocation. A nurse is caring for a critically ill patient with autonomic dysreflexia. What clinical manifestations would the nurse expect in this patient? A) Respiratory distress and projectile vomiting B) Bradycardia and hypertension C) Tachycardia and agitation D) Third-spacing and hyperthermia [Show More]

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