Exam 27: Disorders of Circulation Within the Cns

When caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, which laboratory value trend requires immediate action by the nurse?

A baby has been brought to the emergency department unresponsive. The parent reports that the baby was in a motor vehicle accident, but the nurse notes no physical signs of trauma. A physical examination reveals retinal hemorrhages. Which diagnosis does the nurse suspect?

Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage?

The nurse instructs a patient who had a TIA to take which action if he experiences symptoms of a TIA in the future?

When assessing a patient with traumatic brain injury, which cerebral blood flow would the nurse consider normal?

Which information should the nurse include in a teaching care plan for a patient with moyamoya disease?

A patient with an ischemic stroke has a blood pressure of 200/110 mmHg. Which action should the nurse anticipate?

When a patient is suspected of having a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which of the following may be auscultated?

Which statement by the mother of a baby with hydrocephalus indicates that the mother understands this condition?

When administering medications, which concept pertaining to the blood-brain barrier must the nurse understand?

The nurse is developing a community program about stroke risk factor reduction. Which would the nurse explain is a non-modifiable risk factor?

Which cardiac arrhythmia is the nurse most likely to assess in a patient with an embolic stroke?

When assessing a patient following an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, the nurse should be alert for delayed cerebral ischemia during which time period?

The nurse should expect to assess which findings in a patient with a right anterior cerebral artery stroke?

The nurse would expect to assess third nerve palsy in patient with an ischemic stroke involving which artery?

A history and assessment of a patient with normal pressure hydrocephalus will most likely reveal:

When checking the orders for a patient with hemorrhagic stroke, which order would be a cause for concern for the nurse?

When assessing a patient with manifestations of a stroke, the nurse keeps in mind that embolic strokes most commonly occur in which artery?

A patient on warfarin fell and hit his head on an icy sidewalk and has been diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. Which intervention should be included in the nursing plan of care this patient?

When performing an assessment of the central nervous system, which concept should the nurse keep in mind?