NRSG 4472: Chapter 33 (Trauma) questions with correct answers
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A patient has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Less than 48 hours later, the patient is on ventilatory support with continuous intracranial pressure and hemodynamic monitoring. Which Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score correlates with this patient's condition?
a) 7
b) 9
c) 11
d) 13 Correct A...
NRSG 4472: Chapter 33 (Trauma) questions with
correct answers
A patient has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Less than 48 hours
later, the patient is on ventilatory support with continuous intracranial
pressure and hemodynamic monitoring. Which Glasgow Coma Scale
(GCS) score correlates with this patient's condition?
a) 7
b) 9
c) 11
d) 13 Correct Answer-a
In a patient with a head trauma, Battle sign is indicative of which type of
injury?
a) Contusion
b) Concussion
c) Skull fracture
d) Cerebral hematoma Correct Answer-c
A patient is admitted for a transient ischemic attack with left-sided
weakness. During the admission assessment, the patient states he is also
experiencing absentmindedness, vomiting, and intermittent photophobia.
The patient is on warfarin (Coumadin) therapy. The patient cannot recall
any significant injury involving a blow to his head. Based on this
information, what is the most likely cause of his symptoms?
a) Acute subdural hematoma
A patient is admitted for a spinal cord injury (SCI) after a 10-foot fall
from a rooftop where he landed on his buttocks. What type of injury
would the nurse expect to see with this SCI?
Rotation
Axial loading
Hyperflexion
Hyperextension Correct Answer-b
A patient with blunt trauma to the upper abdomen has a positive Kehr
sign. This finding is indicative of which problem?
a) Ruptured diaphragm
b) Ruptured spleen
c) Ruptured bladder
d) Ruptured kidney Correct Answer-b
A spinal cord injured patient is complaining of numbness on the left side
and is unable to move the right and left arms. The nurse notes that the
patient can feel temperature and pain only on the left side during a
neurologic assessment. The nurse suspects the patient may be
experiencing which type of injury?
a) Anterior cord syndrome
, b) Brown-Séquard syndrome
c) Central cord syndrome
d) Posterior cord syndrome Correct Answer-b
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with a T5 spinal cord
injury that includes a bowel and bladder regimen. The nurse knows that
this is important because patients with this type of injury are at risk for
what complication?
a) Neurogenic shock
b) Spinal shock
c) Autonomic dysreflexia
d) Hemorrhagic shock Correct Answer-c
A nurse is caring for a patient with blunt chest trauma after a motor
vehicle accident. The patient starts to complain of pain from the chest to
the shoulder and a sense of impending doom. Upon assessing the patient,
the nurse notes that the patient has diminished breath sounds on the left
side, jugular vein distention, and tracheal deviation to the right. The
nurse anticipates the which intervention?
a) Insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter
b) Insertion of a chest tube
c) Obtaining a chest radiograph
d) Administration of pain medications Correct Answer-b
Which interventions would be included in the primary survey of a
trauma patient? (Select all that apply.)
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