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How would a nurse assess CN XI
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Palpate trapezius muscles while patient shrugs shoulders
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When the babinski response is tested in an adult the normal response is
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When sole is stroked, the toes contract and draw together
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What is the appropraite nursing action when a patient, after undergoing a CT scan, is flushed and states that their stomach hurts
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Call Physician - an alergic reaction is possible
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During a PET scan, an Alzheimer's patietn tates that she feels dizzy and has a headache. What is the appropriate NI
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Comfort patient as this is a normal reaction
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After a lumbar puncture, the complication of a post-lumbar puncture headache may be avoided or managed in what way?
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Have pt remain prone and on bedrest, analgesics, hydration
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How would the nurse assess CN II
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As them to view a Snellen Chart
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What test might a dr order to check for cerebral circulation
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Cerebral angiograph
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What is the Romberg Test used for
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Test a pts balance
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After a lumbar puncture, a patient complains fo a severe HA. What should the response of the nurse be?
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Tell the patient a HA is normal after a lumbar puncture
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Important intervention prior to an MRI
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Make sure no patient care equipment that contains metal enters the room
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Changes in a neuro patient's behavior are most likely due to
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chemical changes
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The anterior cerebral artery is associated with the
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Frontal and parietal lobes
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Your patietn has a history of aspiration and trouble swallowing. This is associated with which CN
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CN 10
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Which of the following would indicated damage to CN XII (hypoglossal
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Tongue deviates to the left when stuck out
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Autitory Receptive Aphasia
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Temporal lobe
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Visual-Receptive aphasia
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Parietal-occipital area
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Expressive speaking aphasia
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Inferior posterior frontal areas
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Expressive writing
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Posterior frontal lobe
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NI for patient scheduled to undergo a ceregral angiogram
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Prep and shave goin and local anesthetic, encouage plenty of fluids before procedure
Instruct pt to void prior to procedure |
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Why should a patient not sleep the night before an EEG is performed
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to increase the change of recording seizure activity
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Pt presents to ED c/o food having a metallic taste, ringing in their ears and facial numbness. Which CN could have a problem
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CN VII
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What score on the Glascow Coma Scal means that the patient is in severe trouble
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an 8
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this CN tests pts ability to rotate their head and shrug their shoulders
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CN XI
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Falx Cerebri is
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Dura mater that dips between hemispheres
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What dies CSF contain that differentiates it from other bodily fluids
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Glucose
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A man is viciously beaten about the head and shoulders with a croquet mallet. He is presenting with aphasia and contralateral hemiplegia. Which cerebral artery do you suspect is bleeding
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Middle
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