Exam 51: Cerebral Dysfunction

A school-age child has sustained a head injury and multiple fractures after being thrown from a horse.The child's level of consciousness is variable.The parents tell the nurse they think their child is in pain because of periodic crying and restlessness.What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

The nurse should recommend medical attention if a child with a slight head injury experiences which of the following?

What agents are implicated for causing viral encephalitis?

A young child's parents call the nurse after their child is bitten by a raccoon in the woods.What knowledge should the nurse base her recommendation for treatment on?

What term is used when a patient remains in a deep sleep,responsive only to vigorous and repeated stimulation?

The nurse is preparing a school-age child for a computed tomography (CT scan)to assess cerebral function.When preparing the child for the scan,which statement should the nurse make?

Which neurological diagnostic test gives a visualized horizontal and vertical cross-section of the brain at any axis?

What type of fracture involves the traumatic separation of cranial sutures?

What type of seizure may be difficult to detect?

A 3-year-old child is hospitalized after a near-drowning accident.The child's mother complains to the nurse,"This seems unnecessary when he is perfectly fine." What is the nurse's best reply?

The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses which of the following?

What clinical manifestations would suggest hydrocephalus in a neonate?

What is the initial clinical manifestation of generalized seizures?

The nurse is assessing a child who was just admitted to the hospital for observation after a head injury.What is the most essential part of the nursing assessment to detect early signs of a worsening condition?

The mother of a 2-month-old infant tells the nurse that she worries her baby will get meningitis like her oldest son did when he was an infant.What knowledge should the nurse base her response on?

What is a clinical manifestation of increased intracranial pressure in an infant?

An adolescent boy is brought to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident.His respirations are deep,periodic,and gasping.There are extreme fluctuations in his blood pressure.Pupils are dilated and fixed.What type of head injury should the nurse suspect?

Which of the following statements best describes a neuroblastoma?

Which one of the following sentences describes a concussion?

What is the priority nursing intervention when a child is unconscious after a fall?