Test Bank For Davis Advantage for MaternalNewborn Nursing Critical Components of Nursing Care 4th Edition By Roberta Durham Linda Chapman Connie Miller 9781719645737 Chapter 119 Complete Questions and Answers A

Test Bank For Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Critical Components of Nursing Care, 4th Edition By Roberta Durham; Linda Chapman; Connie Miller ( ) / 9781719645737 / Chapter 1-19/ Complete Questions and Answers A+ A patient has suffered a traumatic head injury. Given an initial clearance, the patient is asked to return in two days. Which of the following may develop over several days? A patient suffers a spinal cord injury at T4. Vital signs reveal bradycardia and hypotension. What does the nurse suspect? A patient suffers severe head trauma from a motorcycle accident. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increasing. Which of the following may the clinician consider for reducing ICP? An adult patient with a head injury is assessed and found to have a positive Babinski reflex. Which of the following is the correct association? A patient has suffered a spinal cord injury. Which level of injury would most likely compromise phrenic nerve function? An initial assessment of a patient with a spinal cord injury reveals an absent anal reflex. What is the correct interpretation? A patient has suffered a tear in the middle meningeal artery due to skull fracture. Which of the following is likely to be diagnosed? A patient suffering from a head injury is observed to have "Battle's sign." What is apparent to the clinician? A nursing student learns that percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) can be used as a factor to assess severity of brain injury. What does PTA indicate? A patient presents with epidural hematoma. Which of the following is the correct response? A nurse is assessing a trauma patient for increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following will indicate that the ICP is increasing? Select all that apply. A clinician is worried that a patient with head trauma has developed Cushing's triad. Which factors would support this conclusion? A nurse is educating a patient who suffered a concussion about postconcussion syndrome. Which of the following is correct for the nurse to include? Select all that apply. A nurse is to assess a patient by using a Glasgow Coma Scale. Which criteria are assessed? Select all that apply. Which of the following may increase a patient's risk for cerebral aneurysm? Select all that apply.