Decorticate posturing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 305 ATI Med Surg Neurosensory Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Assured Success New Update 2023/2024 With Rationales. ATI Medical/Surgical Neurosensory AH1 A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a brain tumor. Which of the following indicates cranial nerve involvement? A. Dysphagia B. Positive Babinski sign C. Decreased deep-tendon reflexes D. Ataxia Rationale: Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, can occur as a result of damage to cranial nerves IX (glossopharyngeal) o...

  lOMoARcPSD|5967629 2024/2025 RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY MDC IV (NUR2755) MDC4 FINAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%;(GUARANTEED SUCCESS ) MDC4 Final Exam 1. Which of the following describes the process of initial surveillance of victims injury severity when administering first aid in an emergency situation? A. The Good Samaritan law B. an emergency interview C. Triage D. taking vital signs 2. The nurse reminds a group of certified nursing assistants (CNA) that for ...

Final Exam: NR574/ NR 574 (2023/2024 New Update) Acute Care Practicum Review | Week 5-8 | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION TBI (traumatic brain injury) clinical findings headache dizziness fatigue memory loss confusion difficulty concentrating nausea and/or vomiting drowsiness, stupor, coma blurred or double vision seizure coma irregular or dilated pupils cranial nerve palsy speech impairment motor weakness or paralysis QUESTION Types...

NSG233/ NSG 233 Exam 2 Review: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg III | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing Q: Closed Head Injury- worsening assessment: Answer: Battles signs (behind ear) Raccoon eyes (under eyes) CSF leak (rhinorrhea, otorrhea): risk for meningitis ** glucose test; halo sign (tests spinal fluid leak) Q: Which order would you question for an incontinent spinal cord patient injury? Answer: No foley cath ** pt at risk fo...

NSG233/ NSG 233 Exam 2: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg III Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing Q: The charge nurse is observing a new RN providing discharge teaching for a client with hypertension who is being prescribed Analapril. Which of the following comments by the new RN would prompt the charge nurse to intervene? Answer: "You will need to increase your diet high in Potassium foods" Q: The nurse on the cardiac unit is caring for a ...

BAEP / R - Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling - Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. Mirror Focus Phe...

NUR206 UNIT PEDS EXAM 3 Questions And Answers All Verified Which of the following phrases describes a characteristic of most neonatal seizures? A. Generalized seizure B. Tonic-clonic seizure C. Well-organized seizure D. Subtle and barely discernible seizure - ANS D. Subtle and barely discernible seizure Signs of seizures in newborns are subtle. They include symptoms such as lip smacking, tongue thrusting, eye rolling, and arching of the back. The newborn's central nervous system is n...

MDC 4 Exam 1 Rasmussen University Questions and Answers 100% Solved Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac diseases and why? Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels What does abortive therapy do for migraines? alleviate pain after the headache starts What does preventative therapy do for migraines? prevent a headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe. A patient is taking beta block...

HESI MED SURGE II Exam Questions and Answers 2024 (Graded A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is suspected when: -Answer-A) hypoxemia persists despite supplemental 100 percent of oxygen. Major respiratory problems related to pathophysiology of ARDS include: -Answer- pulmonary edema caused by increased membrane permeability. A client is admitted with a medical diagnosis of Addisonian crisis. When completing the admission assessment, the nurse expects this client to exhibit which ...

decorticate posturing (Ans- from deep brain injury, flexed arms and fist clenched, legs rigidly extended Scotomas (Ans- an area of partial alteration in the field of vision Hemianopsia (Ans- blindness in half the visual field of one or both eyes olfactory (Ans- ability to smell optic nerve (Ans- visual acuity- near, far, and peripheral oculomotor (Ans- controls up, down, and medial EOM and pupillary constriction trochlear (Ans- controls down and medial EOM abdu...

TEST BANK FOR WONG'S NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN 11TH EDITION BY HOCKENBERRY Chapter 30: The Child with Cerebral Dysfunction MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An injury to which part of the brain will cause a coma? a. Brainstem b. Cerebrum c. Cerebellum d. Occipital lobe ANS: A Injury to the brainstem results in stupor and coma. Signs of damage to the cerebrum are specific to the involved area. Individuals with frontal lobe injury may have impaired memory, personality changes, or alter...