NURS. 5315 2025/2026 A+ Exam Questions with Verified
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traumatic insult to the brain.
Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] The insult may result in permanent deficits which impair
results from the person's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social
functioning.
males, American Indians, African Americans, and lower
Patients at risk for TBI
income families. They are most common in men.
Glasgow coma scale The lower the score the more severe the injury and the worse the
prognosis
falls, motor vehicle injuries, work and sports
Etiologies of TBI
injuries, and assaults. Falls are the most
common cause in children and older adults.
injuries which directly injure the brain.
They can cause neural damage, glial injury, shearing and rotation
Primary injury TBI forces.
Primary brain injuries are further subdivided into focal
brain injuries and diffuse brain injuries.
primary brain injury which is limited to one area of the brain.
A closed (blunt) head trauma is the most common focal injury.
occurs when the head hits a hard, immobile surface or
focal brain injury
when a rapidly moving object strikes the head, like a
baseball bat. The dura remains intact and the cranial
contents do not come in contact with the environment.
This will likely cause a concussion or may result in the
development of an intracranial hemorrhage.
occurs when the head strikes coup and contrecoup injury
an immobile object, bounces
off the object causing the
brain to rebound to the
opposite side of the original
injury and strike the inside
Answers.
Terms in this set (26)
traumatic insult to the brain.
Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] The insult may result in permanent deficits which impair
results from the person's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social
functioning.
males, American Indians, African Americans, and lower
Patients at risk for TBI
income families. They are most common in men.
Glasgow coma scale The lower the score the more severe the injury and the worse the
prognosis
falls, motor vehicle injuries, work and sports
Etiologies of TBI
injuries, and assaults. Falls are the most
common cause in children and older adults.
injuries which directly injure the brain.
They can cause neural damage, glial injury, shearing and rotation
Primary injury TBI forces.
Primary brain injuries are further subdivided into focal
brain injuries and diffuse brain injuries.
primary brain injury which is limited to one area of the brain.
A closed (blunt) head trauma is the most common focal injury.
occurs when the head hits a hard, immobile surface or
focal brain injury
when a rapidly moving object strikes the head, like a
baseball bat. The dura remains intact and the cranial
contents do not come in contact with the environment.
This will likely cause a concussion or may result in the
development of an intracranial hemorrhage.
occurs when the head strikes coup and contrecoup injury
an immobile object, bounces
off the object causing the
brain to rebound to the
opposite side of the original
injury and strike the inside
