ENA Emergency Nursing: Head Trauma Questions CORRECTLY ANSWERED.

ENA Emergency Nursing: Head Trauma Which finding is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? ANSWER: Irregular respiratory pattern Which lobe controls abstract thought? A. Frontal B. Parietal C. Occipital D. Temporal ANSWER: a Which injury is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid period? ANSWER: Epidural hematoma In which location is cerebrospinal fluid manufactured? A. Arachnoid B. Bridging veins C. Choroid plexus D. Diencephalon ANSWER: c Which lobe controls abstract thought? ANSWER: Frontal Which part of the brain regulates behaviors, such as rage? A. Diencephalon B. Midbrain C. Brainstem D. Reticular activating system ANSWER: a For a patient receiving mannitol (Osmitrol), which intervention should you perform? ANSWER: Insert an indwelling urinary catheter. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the gag reflex? A. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve) B. Cranial nerve VII (facial nerve) C. Cranial nerve X (vagus nerve) D. Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal nerve) ANSWER: c In a patient with a diffuse axonal injury in a prolonged coma, autonomic dysfunction causes which