Neurology Practice Tests 1 &2,Pharmacology&Med Surg: Chapter 23, Chapter
15: Concepts of Infusion Therapy Exam Cummulated examination tests 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
Neurology Practice Tests 1 &2
The nurse explains that the presence of a thrombus from a stroke can cause
seizures by:
a. depriving a group of brain cells of oxygen.
b. generating a toxin that excites the brain cells.
c. altering the cells adjacent to the thrombus.
d. increasing depolarization of the brain cells.
a. depriving a group of brain cells of oxygen.
The nurse differentiates partial seizures from generalized seizures in that
partial seizures:
a. involve only one side of the brain.
b. cause no impairment of consciousness.
c. have no automatisms.
d. are not treatable.
a. involve only one side of the brain.
The anxious 20-year-old college student who just suffered his only seizure in
his dorm room asks the nurse if he is now an epileptic. The nurse's best
response would be:
a. "No. All other causes of seizure activity must be ruled out before the
diagnosis of epilepsy is made."
b. "Yes, but you may never have another seizure since it has just now
manifested itself."
c. "No, but you should see a physician to get a prescription for a preventative
antispasmodic."
d. "Yes. All seizures are considered to be epilepsy."
,a. "No. All other causes of seizure activity must be ruled out before the diagnosis of
epilepsy is made."
The nurse instructs a person taking phenytoin (Dilantin) that periodic blood
tests are needed to monitor for:
a. potassium depletion.
b. liver damage.
c. increased creatinine levels.
d. increased sedimentation rates.
b. liver damage.
The nurse caring for a patient on IV phenytoin (Dilantin) will assess for:
a. hypertension.
b. hiccoughs.
c. cardiac arrhythmias.
d. nausea and vomiting.
c. cardiac arrhythmias.
The nurse cautions the epileptic on an antispasmodic protocol to avoid the
use of:
a. alternative herbal remedies.
b. alcohol.
c. over-the-counter cold remedies.
d. diet pills with ephedra.
b. alcohol.
The nurse reinforces the information given by the physician that
endarterectomy as an intervention for stroke prevention is reserved for people
who have carotid obstruction of:
a. 30% to 40%.
b. 50% to 60%.
c. 60% to 70%.
d. 70% to 90%.
d. 70% to 90%.
The nurse can help a patient with agnosia by:
a. saying "This is a spoon. You are to eat with it."
b. moving the patient's hand with a toothbrush in repetitive motion to brush
teeth.
,c. saying "The table edge is right in front of you."
d. providing an adaptive fork to enhance self-feeding.
a. saying "This is a spoon. You are to eat with it."
To encourage self-feeding in a patient with right-sided paralysis, the nurse
should:
a. place "finger foods" on the left side of the plate.
b. support the right hand in holding an adaptive cup.
c. seat the patient in the dining room with other residents.
d. place large helpings of food in center of plate.
a. place "finger foods" on the left side of the plate.
The nurse is aware that a key sign of a brain tumor is:
a. morning nausea.
b. difficulty reading.
c. headache that awakens patient.
d. increasing blood pressure.
c. headache that awakens patient.
The patient with brain tumor-related hydrocephalus is to have a
ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt. The nurse explains that this surgical
intervention will:
a. redirect the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the peritoneum.
b. stimulate ventricles to reabsorb excess cerebrospinal fluid.
c. channel excess cerebrospinal fluid to left atrium.
d. provide a port from which excess cerebrospinal fluid can be aspirated.
a. redirect the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the peritoneum.
After a craniotomy for the removal of a brain tumor, the patient exhibits nuchal
rigidity, rash on the chest, headache, and a positive Brudzinski's sign. These
assessments suggest the development of:
a. meningitis.
b. encephalitis.
c. increasing intracranial pressure.
d. intracranial bleeding.
a. meningitis.
Care for the patient who has had an injury to the hypothalamus will include
interventions for:
, a. environmental temperature control.
b. readiness for hemorrhage control.
c. the protection of the eyes.
d. special precautions to preserve skin integrity.
a: environmental temperature control.
The nurse differentiates the sympathetic from the parasympathetic nervous
systems in that the sympathetic system
a. provides energy for "fight or flight" in stressful situations.
b. slows the heart rate after a stressful situation.
c. supports deep sleep after large expenditures of energy.
d. relaxes blood vessels to counteract hypertension.
a. provides energy for "fight or flight" in stressful situations.
The nurse assessing an 80-year-old attributes the slowed knee jerk reflex to:
a. degeneration of myelin sheath.
b. diminished brain cells.
c. weakened muscles.
d. irritation of nerve root.
a. degeneration of myelin sheath.
The nurse explains that the difference between a quadriplegic and a tetraplegic
is that a tetraplegic:
a. has less fine motor movements.
b. can experience pain in paralyzed parts.
c. is more easily rehabilitated.
d. is the same thing as a quadriplegic.
d. is the same thing as a quadriplegic.
The nurse requesting the patient to stick out the tongue and move it rapidly
from side to side is assessing the _____ nerve.
a. hypoglossal
b. glossopharyngeal
c. vagal
d. abducens
a. hypoglossal
The nurse may record a positive Romberg's test if during the test the patient:
a. cannot keep his eyes closed.
15: Concepts of Infusion Therapy Exam Cummulated examination tests 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
Neurology Practice Tests 1 &2
The nurse explains that the presence of a thrombus from a stroke can cause
seizures by:
a. depriving a group of brain cells of oxygen.
b. generating a toxin that excites the brain cells.
c. altering the cells adjacent to the thrombus.
d. increasing depolarization of the brain cells.
a. depriving a group of brain cells of oxygen.
The nurse differentiates partial seizures from generalized seizures in that
partial seizures:
a. involve only one side of the brain.
b. cause no impairment of consciousness.
c. have no automatisms.
d. are not treatable.
a. involve only one side of the brain.
The anxious 20-year-old college student who just suffered his only seizure in
his dorm room asks the nurse if he is now an epileptic. The nurse's best
response would be:
a. "No. All other causes of seizure activity must be ruled out before the
diagnosis of epilepsy is made."
b. "Yes, but you may never have another seizure since it has just now
manifested itself."
c. "No, but you should see a physician to get a prescription for a preventative
antispasmodic."
d. "Yes. All seizures are considered to be epilepsy."
,a. "No. All other causes of seizure activity must be ruled out before the diagnosis of
epilepsy is made."
The nurse instructs a person taking phenytoin (Dilantin) that periodic blood
tests are needed to monitor for:
a. potassium depletion.
b. liver damage.
c. increased creatinine levels.
d. increased sedimentation rates.
b. liver damage.
The nurse caring for a patient on IV phenytoin (Dilantin) will assess for:
a. hypertension.
b. hiccoughs.
c. cardiac arrhythmias.
d. nausea and vomiting.
c. cardiac arrhythmias.
The nurse cautions the epileptic on an antispasmodic protocol to avoid the
use of:
a. alternative herbal remedies.
b. alcohol.
c. over-the-counter cold remedies.
d. diet pills with ephedra.
b. alcohol.
The nurse reinforces the information given by the physician that
endarterectomy as an intervention for stroke prevention is reserved for people
who have carotid obstruction of:
a. 30% to 40%.
b. 50% to 60%.
c. 60% to 70%.
d. 70% to 90%.
d. 70% to 90%.
The nurse can help a patient with agnosia by:
a. saying "This is a spoon. You are to eat with it."
b. moving the patient's hand with a toothbrush in repetitive motion to brush
teeth.
,c. saying "The table edge is right in front of you."
d. providing an adaptive fork to enhance self-feeding.
a. saying "This is a spoon. You are to eat with it."
To encourage self-feeding in a patient with right-sided paralysis, the nurse
should:
a. place "finger foods" on the left side of the plate.
b. support the right hand in holding an adaptive cup.
c. seat the patient in the dining room with other residents.
d. place large helpings of food in center of plate.
a. place "finger foods" on the left side of the plate.
The nurse is aware that a key sign of a brain tumor is:
a. morning nausea.
b. difficulty reading.
c. headache that awakens patient.
d. increasing blood pressure.
c. headache that awakens patient.
The patient with brain tumor-related hydrocephalus is to have a
ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt. The nurse explains that this surgical
intervention will:
a. redirect the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the peritoneum.
b. stimulate ventricles to reabsorb excess cerebrospinal fluid.
c. channel excess cerebrospinal fluid to left atrium.
d. provide a port from which excess cerebrospinal fluid can be aspirated.
a. redirect the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the peritoneum.
After a craniotomy for the removal of a brain tumor, the patient exhibits nuchal
rigidity, rash on the chest, headache, and a positive Brudzinski's sign. These
assessments suggest the development of:
a. meningitis.
b. encephalitis.
c. increasing intracranial pressure.
d. intracranial bleeding.
a. meningitis.
Care for the patient who has had an injury to the hypothalamus will include
interventions for:
, a. environmental temperature control.
b. readiness for hemorrhage control.
c. the protection of the eyes.
d. special precautions to preserve skin integrity.
a: environmental temperature control.
The nurse differentiates the sympathetic from the parasympathetic nervous
systems in that the sympathetic system
a. provides energy for "fight or flight" in stressful situations.
b. slows the heart rate after a stressful situation.
c. supports deep sleep after large expenditures of energy.
d. relaxes blood vessels to counteract hypertension.
a. provides energy for "fight or flight" in stressful situations.
The nurse assessing an 80-year-old attributes the slowed knee jerk reflex to:
a. degeneration of myelin sheath.
b. diminished brain cells.
c. weakened muscles.
d. irritation of nerve root.
a. degeneration of myelin sheath.
The nurse explains that the difference between a quadriplegic and a tetraplegic
is that a tetraplegic:
a. has less fine motor movements.
b. can experience pain in paralyzed parts.
c. is more easily rehabilitated.
d. is the same thing as a quadriplegic.
d. is the same thing as a quadriplegic.
The nurse requesting the patient to stick out the tongue and move it rapidly
from side to side is assessing the _____ nerve.
a. hypoglossal
b. glossopharyngeal
c. vagal
d. abducens
a. hypoglossal
The nurse may record a positive Romberg's test if during the test the patient:
a. cannot keep his eyes closed.
