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NCLEX Neuro

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Slow - irregular respirations






2. Basilar skull fractures






3. Absence Seizure






4. Tonic Seizure






5. Epidural hematoma






6. Clonic Seizure






7. Atonic Seizure






8. deceleration injury






9. Unequal pupil size






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






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






12. A client with a high cervical spine injury






13. Inability to elicit a Babinski's reflex






14. partial seizures






15. Reposition the client to avoid neck flexion






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






17. Limiting bladder catherization to once every 12 hours






18. acceleration injury






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






20. Quadriplegia with gross arm movement and diaphragmic breathing

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21. Linear skull fractures






22. Wrap her hands in soft 'mitten' restraints






23. Depressed skull fractures






24. Damage to cranial nerve I






25. Myoclonic Seizure






26. Laceration of the middle meningeal artery






27. Dopamine






28. Epidural hematoma






29. Subdural hemorrhage






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






31. 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






32. Decrease in LOC

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33. 'The lens is normally transparent






34. Check the fluid for dextrose with a dipstick






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






36. Hyperflexion injuries






37. Noxious stimuli






38. To immobilize the surgical spine






39. Equal pupillary constriction in response to light






40. Immobilize the client's head and neck

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41. The patient should be placed on droplet precautions.






42. 4 things that protect the brain






43. Dilated non reactive pupils






44. Activity of the brain






45. Parkinson's disease






46. Encourage the client to hyperventilate






47. Generalized seizures






48. Decorticate






49. Hypogeusia






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