STROKE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS|| GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE 2026
Of the following patients, the nurse recognizes that the one with the highest risk for a
stroke is a(n)
A. obese 45-yr-old Native American
B. 35-yr-old Asian American woman who smokes
C. 32-yr-old white woman taking oral contraceptives
D. 65-yr-old African American man with hypertension -CORRECTANSWER D. 65-yr-old
African American man with hypertension
The factor related to cerebral blood flow that most often determines the extent of
cerebral damage from a stroke is the
A. amount of cardiac output
B. O2 content of the blood
,C. degree of collateral circulation
D. level of CO2 in the blood -CORRECTANSWER C. degree of collateral circulation
Information provided by the patient that would help differentiate a hemorrhagic stroke
from a thrombotic stroke includes
A. sensory disturbance
B. a history of hypertension
C. presence of motor weakness
D. sudden onset of severe headache -CORRECTANSWER D. sudden onset of severe
headache
A patient is exhibiting word finding difficulty and weakness in his right arm. What area of
the brain is most likely involved?
A. brainstem
B. vertebral artery
, C. left middle cerebral artery
D. right middle cerebral artery -CORRECTANSWER C. left middle cerebral artery
The nurse explains to the patient with a stroke who is scheduled for angiography that
this test is used to determine the
A. presence of increased ICP
B. site and size of the infarction
C. patency of the cerebral blood vessels
D. presence of blood in the cerebrospinal fluid -CORRECTANSWER C. patency of the
cerebral blood vessels
A patient experiencing TIAs is scheduled for a carotid endarterectomy. The nurse
explains that this procedure is done to
A. decrease cerebral edema
B. reduce the brain damage that occurs during a stroke in evolution
ANSWERS|| GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE 2026
Of the following patients, the nurse recognizes that the one with the highest risk for a
stroke is a(n)
A. obese 45-yr-old Native American
B. 35-yr-old Asian American woman who smokes
C. 32-yr-old white woman taking oral contraceptives
D. 65-yr-old African American man with hypertension -CORRECTANSWER D. 65-yr-old
African American man with hypertension
The factor related to cerebral blood flow that most often determines the extent of
cerebral damage from a stroke is the
A. amount of cardiac output
B. O2 content of the blood
,C. degree of collateral circulation
D. level of CO2 in the blood -CORRECTANSWER C. degree of collateral circulation
Information provided by the patient that would help differentiate a hemorrhagic stroke
from a thrombotic stroke includes
A. sensory disturbance
B. a history of hypertension
C. presence of motor weakness
D. sudden onset of severe headache -CORRECTANSWER D. sudden onset of severe
headache
A patient is exhibiting word finding difficulty and weakness in his right arm. What area of
the brain is most likely involved?
A. brainstem
B. vertebral artery
, C. left middle cerebral artery
D. right middle cerebral artery -CORRECTANSWER C. left middle cerebral artery
The nurse explains to the patient with a stroke who is scheduled for angiography that
this test is used to determine the
A. presence of increased ICP
B. site and size of the infarction
C. patency of the cerebral blood vessels
D. presence of blood in the cerebrospinal fluid -CORRECTANSWER C. patency of the
cerebral blood vessels
A patient experiencing TIAs is scheduled for a carotid endarterectomy. The nurse
explains that this procedure is done to
A. decrease cerebral edema
B. reduce the brain damage that occurs during a stroke in evolution
