Crainal Tumors Sample Questions

Front 1

A statement made by a patient diagnosed with a cranial indicates that they need more education

Back 1

children diagnosed with brain tumors tend to have a poor prognosis

Front 2

A patient that the nurse would suspect having a brain tumor

Back 2

A woman with headache and double viwsion who had anorexia as a child

Front 3

If a patient is diagnosed with a brain tumor and presents with vision disturbances and seizures the nurse will suspect the tumor is located in which lobe

Back 3

Occipital

Front 4

If a patient diagnosed with a brain tumor presents with the loss of the ability to write, seizures, and spatial disorientation, the nurse will suspect the tumor is in which lobe

Back 4

Parietal

Front 5

Exams used to diagnose a brain tumor

Back 5

Neurological exam, MRI, biopsy

Front 6

What medication would the nurse not administer to a pt diagnosed with a brain tumor

Back 6

Coumadin

Front 7

The most common type of brain tumor in children is

Back 7

Astrocytoma

Front 8

A nurse assessing a patient for a potential brain tumor. S/s that could indicate a tumor

Back 8

HA, Vomiting, Papilledema

Front 9

What does a positive Kernigs and Brudzinskis sign indicate

Back 9

Damage to the meninges

Front 10

A patient is admitted for surgical removal of a brain tumor. The nurse must assess cranial nerves 9 and 10 pre-operatively and post opratively to assess for

Back 10

Gag Reflex

Front 11

The most common type of brain tumor in adults

Back 11

Glioma

Front 12

The only factor that might create a predisposition to develop a rain tumor

Back 12

Genetic syndrome

Front 13

What is the most common early symptom of a brain tumor

Back 13

Projectile vomiting

Front 14

A client suspected of having a brain tumor presents to the ED in teh middle of the afternoon, dressed in her nightgown, crying and saying she is looking for her father. When asked where hr father might be, she sharts laughing. The client most likely to have a brain tumor in which lobe

Back 14

Frontal

Front 15

A client with suspected brain tumor is scheduled for a CT scan. What nursing priority should be performed before the CT scan

Back 15

Assess for allergise to iodine or shellfish

Front 16

Recurring HA, specifically at what time of day can be indicative of a brain tumor

Back 16

morning

Front 17

What percentage of brain tumors are benign

Back 17

50%

Front 18

A common symptom of a frontal lobe tumor would be

Back 18

Personality changes

Front 19

An elderly female patient is admitted to the hospital due to sudden onset of blindness and seizures. The most significant finding in this patient's history would be

Back 19

History of breast cancer

Front 20

A concerned mother brings her 8 YO son to the ED with complaints of projectile vomiting. This symptom coupled with what symptom would be indicative fo a brain tumor

Back 20

HA

Front 21

Symptoms of a brain tumor

Back 21

N/V, HA, Unsteady Gait

Front 22

Your patient presents with the following s/s spatial disorientation, inability to write, and loss of recognition of body parth. These are most closely associated with a tumor in which area

Back 22

Parietal lobe

Front 23

Functions of Astrocytes

Back 23

Regulation of contents of extracellular space, cleaning up brain debris, transporting nutrients to neurons

Front 24

Your patient with a brain tumor is learnign about treatment options for a newly diagnosed brain tumor. What statement might you make to the patient

Back 24

Early diagnosis is best because there is no regeneration of brain cells that have died.

Front 25

what test would be most helpful in diagnosing/detecting brain tumors

Back 25

MRI

Front 26

A 53 yo patient is admitted to the ED with the following symptoms unsteadiness, persistent HA, and peripheral vision loss, what would you suspect

Back 26

Brain tumor

Front 27

these cells are involved in the blood brain barrier and form the lining of the ventricles in teh brain

Back 27

Ependymal cells

Front 28

Name two common brain tumor sites

Back 28

brain stem, cerebellum

Front 29

A brain tumor patient underwent a craniotomy a few hours ago, his BP is 156/98, his pulse is 54 and his respiratory rate is 14 per minute. What post craniotomy complication is he experiencing

Back 29

Increased intracranial pressure