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NCLEX Neuro

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dilated non reactive pupils






2. Basilar skull fractures






3. 'Grand Mal' or Generalized tonic - clonic






4. Artificial tears






5. Raise the head of the bed immediately to 90 degrees






6. Dopamine






7. Damage to cranial nerve I






8. Put the client in the high - Fowler's position






9. generalized and partial (also called local or focal)






10. Intracranial hemorrhages






11. Linear skull fractures






12. Activity of the brain






13. A trauma nurse is caring for a patient that sustained trauma to the head. She notices that the patient has a 'blown pupil' (one pupil is fixed a dilated). This is caused by intracranial swelling and brain herniation. A blown pupil is caused by disrup






14. Decorticate






15. A client with a high cervical spine injury






16. Call the physician while another nurse checks the vital signs and ascertains the patient's Glasgow Coma score






17. Inability to elicit a Babinski's reflex






18. acceleration injury






19. Depressed skull fractures






20. deceleration injury






21. CN IX and CN VII






22. Reposition the client to avoid neck flexion






23. partial seizures






24. nsg intervention for spinal injury






25. Slow - irregular respirations






26. Encouraging compliance with drug therapy to prevent loss of vision






27. Check the fluid for dextrose with a dipstick






28. To immobilize the surgical spine






29. Encourage the client to hyperventilate






30. Quadriplegia with gross arm movement and diaphragmic breathing

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31. Tonic Seizure






32. Limiting bladder catherization to once every 12 hours






33. Atonic Seizure






34. Wrap her hands in soft 'mitten' restraints






35. Rapid dilantin administration can cause cardiac arrhythmias






36. Immobilize the client's head and neck

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37. Evaluate urine specific gravity






38. Subdural hemorrhage






39. 'Wake him every hour and assess his orientation to person - time - and place






40. The patient should be placed on droplet precautions.






41. Equal pupillary constriction in response to light






42. Epidural hematoma






43. Myoclonic Seizure






44. Back arched; rigid extension of all four extremities.






45. Epidural hematoma






46. Loss of lens elasticity






47. Unequal pupil size






48. Place a tongue - blade in the patient's mouth to prevent blockage of the airway.






49. 4 things that protect the brain






50. 'The lens is normally transparent