Neurological NCLEX Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Neurological NCLEX
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
B.BCNBIIBandBCNBIIIB-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBpatientBwhoBsufferedBmassiveBheadBtrauma,Band
BsuspectedBincreasedBintracranialBpressureB(ICP)BfromBanBautomobileBaccident.BWhich
BcranialBnervesBareBmostBappropriateBtoBcheckBatBthisBtime?

BA.BCNBIBandBCNBII

BB.BCNBIIBandBCNBIIIB

BC.BCNBIIIBandBCNBIVB

BDB.CNBIVBandBCNBV



D.BPupilBchangesBcanBbeBcausedBbyBpressureBonBtheBocularBnerve.B-
BAnswerBWhenBincreasedBICPBisBsuspected,BtheBnurseBperformsBaBcompleteBneurolog
icBassessment.BWhatBdoesBtheBpupillaryBresponseBindicate?

BA.BHighBpressureBcanBcauseBblurredBvision.

BB.BHemorrhageBcanBcauseBvisualBimpairment.

BC.BPupilBdilationBisBtheBfirstBsignBofBincreasedBICP.

BD.BPupilBchangesBcanBbeBcausedBbyBpressureBonBtheBocularBnerve.



D.BTouchBhisBnoseBwithBhisBleftBindexBfinger.B-
BAnswerBWhenBratingBaBpatientBusingBtheBGlasgowBComaBScale,BwhatBwouldBbeBapp
ropriateBforBtheBLPN/LVNBtoBaskBtheBpatientBtoBdoBinBorderBtoBtestBtheBpatient'sBm
otorBresponse?

BA.BRollBhisBeyesBinBaBcircle.

,BB.BTakeBaBdeepBbreathBandBexhale.

BC.BDescribeBtheBviewBfromBhisBwindow.

BD.BTouchBhisBnoseBwithBhisBleftBindexBfinger.



A.BDecreasingBlevelBofBconsciousnessB(LOC)B-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBassessingBaBpatientBwhoBhasBaBbrainBtumor.BWhatBassessment
BfindingBisBmostBindicativeBofBincreasedBICPBinBthisBpatient?

BA.BDecreasingBlevelBofBconsciousnessB(LOC)B

BB.BElevatedBtemperature

BC.BAgitationBandBhostility

BD.BIncreasingBbloodBpressureB(BP)



C.B"CheckingBthisBreflexBassessesBinvoluntaryBmuscularBcontractions."B-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBassessingBtheBpatient'sBpatellarBreflex.BTheBpatientBasksBwhatB
theBpurposeBofBthisBexamBis.BWhichBresponseBbyBtheBnurseBisBcorrect?

BA.B"IBamBcheckingBtheBconsciousBnerveBresponseBinByourBleg."

BB.B"ThisBassessmentBdeterminesByourBhand-eyeBcoordination."

BC.B"CheckingBthisBreflexBassessesBinvoluntaryBmuscularBcontractions."B

BD.B"TheBpatellarBreflexBdemonstratesBlargeBvoluntaryBmuscleBcoordination."



D.BDetermineBwhetherBtheBpatientBisBableBtoBmoveBhisBlegsBandBarmsB-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBperformingBaB"neuroBcheck"BonBaBpatientBwhoBhasBdemonstr
atedBaBdecreasedBLOC.BWhatBisBtheBbestBwayBtoBassessBtheBpatient'sBneuromuscular
Bstatus?

BA.BMeasureBtheBpatient'sBvitalBsigns.

BB.BTestBtheBreactionBofBtheBpatient'sBpupilsBtoBlight.

BC.BCheckBtheBpatient'sBresponseBtoBtheBstimulusBofBpinching.

BD.BDetermineBwhetherBtheBpatientBisBableBtoBmoveBhisBlegsBandBarms

, B.B"TheBprocedureBisBsafeBandBpainless;ByouBwillBhearBaBclickingBnoiseBasBtheBCTBm
achineBrotates."B-
BAnswerBABpatientBwhoBisBtoBhaveBcomputedBtomographyB(CTBscan)BofBtheBbrainBv
oicesBconcernBaboutBtheBprocedure.BTheBLPN/LVNBcanBbestBallayBtheBpatient'sBfearsB
byBmakingBwhichBstatement?

BA.B"CTBscansBuseBonlyBaBsmallBamountBofBradioactiveBmaterialBinjectedBintoByourBb
rain."

BB.B"TheBprocedureBisBsafeBandBpainless;ByouBwillBhearBaBclickingBnoiseBasBtheBCTB
machineBrotates."B

BC.B"YouBwillBprobablyBbeBgivenBsomethingBtoBmakeByouBdrowsyBandBdeadenBtheBp
ainBduringBtheBCTBscan."

BC.B"CTBscanningBisBaBnewBprocedure,BandBsinceBitBinvolvesBtheBbrain,BIBthinkBtheBd
octorBcanBAnswerByourBquestionsBbetterBthanBIBcan."



C.BWhiteBbloodBcellsB(WBCs)B100/mm3B-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBpatientBwhoBhasBundergoneBaBlumbarBpunctureBi
nBorderBtoBrunBtestsBonBtheBcerebrospinalBfluidB(CSF).BTheBnurseBknowsBwhichBlabor
atoryBvalueBisBabnormal?

BA.BGlucoseB60Bmg/100BmL

BB.BClear,BcolorlessBappearance

BC.BWhiteBbloodBcellsB(WBCs)B100/mm3B

BD.BTotalBproteinB40Bmg/100BmL



A.BCSFBcirculatesBwithinBtheBsubarachnoidBspace.B

BB.BCSFBcushionsBandBprotectsBtheBbrainBandBspinalBcord.B

BD.BCSFBisBreabsorbedBbyBtheBarachnoidBvilliBatBtheBsameBrateBatBwhichBitBisBforme
d.B

BE.BCSFBisBformedBcontinuouslyBwithinBtheBventriclesBofBtheBbrainBasBaBfiltrateBfrom
BtheBblood.B-
BAnswerBTheBnurseBisBmeasuringBtheBpressureBofBtheBCSF.BWhichBstatementBaccurat
elyBdescribesBCSF?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)

BA.BCSFBcirculatesBwithinBtheBsubarachnoidBspace.B

BB.BCSFBcushionsBandBprotectsBtheBbrainBandBspinalBcord.B