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Neuro NCLEX Practice Questions
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The nurse is about to administer a contrast medium to the client undergoing diagnostic testing. Which question will the nurse first ask the client?
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The client has just returned from a cerebral angiography. Which symptom does the client display that causes the nurse to act immediately?
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The client has received contrast medium. Which teaching will the nurse provide to avoid any neurologic health problems after the procedure?
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The client has undergone single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Which instruction does the nurse give the client?
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The nurse understands that which client diagnosed with neurologic injury is typically at highest risk for depression?
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The nurse is aware that which cranial nerve allows a person to feel a light breeze on the face?
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The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on an 81-year-old client. Which physiologic change does the nurse expect to find because of the client's age?
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The nurse prepares to assess a client with diabetes mellitus for sensory loss. Which equipment will the nurse need to perform this assessment?
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The nurse is performing a rapid neurologic assessment on a trauma client. Which assessment finding is normal?
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Which client will the neurologic unit charge nurse assign to a registered nurse who has floated from the labor/delivery unit for the shift?
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The nurse team leader is working with a nursing assistant in caring for a group of clients. Which task will the nurse plan to delegate to the nursing assistant?
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The nurse has just received change-of-shift report about a group of clients on the neurosurgical unit. Which client will the nurse attend to first?
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The nurse has just received report on a group of clients on the neurosurgical unit. Which client will be the nurse's first priority?
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The nurse has just received report on a group of clients. Which client will the nurse assess first?
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The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who is scheduled for cerebral angiography. The nurse plans to report his condition to the health care provider. Which information will be most important for the nurse to communicate to the physician for a client who is scheduled for cerebral angiography?
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The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a brain biopsy. The nurse anticipates that the health care provider will request which test before the brain biopsy is performed?
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The nurse is instructing a client for whom a position emission tomography (PET) scan has been requested. Which statement indicates to the nurse that the client understands the instructions?
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The results of a client's lumbar puncture indicate that the client's protein level is 150 mg/dL. The nurse suspects that the client may have which condition?
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The nurse is assessing a client with a neurologic condition who is reporting difficulty chewing when eating foods. The nurse suspects that which cranial nerve has been affected?
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The client newly diagnosed with Parkinson disease is being discharged. Which instruction is best for the nurse to provide to the client's spouse?
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The client has Parkinson disease (PD). Which nursing intervention best protects the client from injury?
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The client has been admitted with new-onset status epilepticus. Which seizure precautions does the nurse put in place? Select all that apply.
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The client with dementia and Alzheimer's disease is discharged to home. The client's daughter says, "He wanders so much, I am afraid he'll slip away from me." What resource does the nurse suggest?
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The client with a migraine is lying in a darkened room with a wet cloth on the head after receiving analgesic drugs. What will the nurse do next?
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Which is the most effective way for the college student to minimize the risk for bacterial meningitis?
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The nurse is teaching the client newly diagnosed with migraine about trigger control. Which statement made by the client demonstrates good understanding of the teaching plan?
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The client with Parkinson disease is being discharged home with his wife. To ensure compliance with the management plan, which discharge action is most effective?
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The home health nurse is checking in on the client with dementia and the client's spouse. The spouse confides to the nurse, "I am so tired and worn out." What is the nurse's best response?
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The nurse is caring for the client with advanced Alzheimer's disease. Which communication technique is best to use with this client?
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The client is admitted into the emergency department with frontal-temporal pain, preceded by a visual disturbance. The client is upset and thinks it is a stroke. What does the nurse suspect may be occurring?
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The female client with newly diagnosed migraine is being discharged with a prescription for sumatriptan (Imitrex). Which comment by the client indicates an understanding of the nurse's discharge instructions?
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The parents of a young child report that their child sometimes stares blankly into space for just a few seconds and then gets very tired. The nurse anticipates that the child will be assessed for which seizure disorder?
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The client admitted with cerebral edema suddenly begins to have a seizure while the nurse is in the room. What will the nurse do first?
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The nurse is administering the intake assessment for a newly admitted client with a history of seizures. The client suddenly begins to seize. What does the nurse do next?
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The client is admitted with bacterial meningitis. Which nursing intervention is the highest priority for this client?
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The nurse's friend fears that his mother is getting old, saying that she is becoming extremely forgetful and disoriented and is beginning to wander. What is the nurse's best response?
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The client is being discharged to home with progressing stage I Alzheimer's disease. The family expresses concern to the nurse about caring for their parent. What is the priority for best continuity of care?
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The spouse of the client with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is listening to the hospice nurse explaining the client's drug regimen. Which statement by the spouse indicates an understanding of the nurse's instruction?
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The client with early-stage Alzheimer's disease is admitted to the surgical unit for a biopsy. Which client problem is the priority?
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The wife of the client with Alzheimer's disease mentions to the home health nurse that although she loves him, she is exhausted caring for her husband. What does the nurse suggest to alleviate caregiver stress?
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