NSG 233 EXAM 5 HERZING 2026
CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED
◉ Diplopia. Answer: Double vision, indicating a risk for damage to
the optic tract.
◉ Heart rate. Answer: Indicator of increasing intracranial pressure
in clients with traumatic brain injury.
◉ Ataxia. Answer: Loss of coordination, indicating a risk for
brainstem or cerebellar injury.
◉ Tachycardia. Answer: Sign of increased intracranial pressure in
clients with traumatic brain injury.
◉ Amnesia. Answer: Loss of memory, not indicating increased
intracranial pressure.
◉ Hypotension. Answer: Sign of increased intracranial pressure in
clients with traumatic brain injury.
, ◉ Restlessness. Answer: Sign of increasing intracranial pressure,
along with irritability and confusion.
◉ Decreased level of consciousness. Answer: Manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure, along with severe headache and
unreactive pupils.
◉ Tachypnea. Answer: Sign of increasing intracranial pressure, with
decreased respiratory rate.
◉ Bilateral weakness of extremities. Answer: Early manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure.
◉ Mannitol 25%. Answer: Osmotic diuretic used to lower
intracranial pressure.
◉ Pushes the painful stimulus away. Answer: Expected response to
painful stimulus in motor function assessment.
◉ Adjust the client's head of bed. Answer: Action to maintain
cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury.
◉ Reduce edema of the brain. Answer: Purpose of administering
osmotic diuretic to client with increased intracranial pressure.
CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED
◉ Diplopia. Answer: Double vision, indicating a risk for damage to
the optic tract.
◉ Heart rate. Answer: Indicator of increasing intracranial pressure
in clients with traumatic brain injury.
◉ Ataxia. Answer: Loss of coordination, indicating a risk for
brainstem or cerebellar injury.
◉ Tachycardia. Answer: Sign of increased intracranial pressure in
clients with traumatic brain injury.
◉ Amnesia. Answer: Loss of memory, not indicating increased
intracranial pressure.
◉ Hypotension. Answer: Sign of increased intracranial pressure in
clients with traumatic brain injury.
, ◉ Restlessness. Answer: Sign of increasing intracranial pressure,
along with irritability and confusion.
◉ Decreased level of consciousness. Answer: Manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure, along with severe headache and
unreactive pupils.
◉ Tachypnea. Answer: Sign of increasing intracranial pressure, with
decreased respiratory rate.
◉ Bilateral weakness of extremities. Answer: Early manifestation of
increased intracranial pressure.
◉ Mannitol 25%. Answer: Osmotic diuretic used to lower
intracranial pressure.
◉ Pushes the painful stimulus away. Answer: Expected response to
painful stimulus in motor function assessment.
◉ Adjust the client's head of bed. Answer: Action to maintain
cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury.
◉ Reduce edema of the brain. Answer: Purpose of administering
osmotic diuretic to client with increased intracranial pressure.
