Chapter 60, Nursing Management:
Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve
Problems: Spinal Cord Problems
Questions All Solved.
The nurse is providing care to a patient with a spinal cord injury who has areflexic bladder. Which
syndrome does the nurse anticipate?
Central cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
Brown-Séquard syndrome
Conus medullaris syndrome - Answer Conus medullaris syndrome
Which interventions should be included in the teaching plan for the patient with paraplegia who is
discharged from a rehabilitation facility? Select all that apply.
Use pressure-relief devices while sitting.
Change position at least every two hours.
Apply massage to areas with sustained redness.
Follow a diet high in vitamins and low in protein.
Inspect all skin areas on a daily basis using a mirror as necessary. - Answer Use pressure-relief devices
while sitting.
,Change position at least every two hours.
Inspect all skin areas on a daily basis using a mirror as necessary.
An older adult person has fallen from a step stool and has a lower sacral fracture. The investigation
reports also show that there is injury to the conus medullaris. What are the symptoms that the nurse
should expect while assessing the patient? Select all that apply.
Bowel incontinence
Urinary incontinence
Difficulty in breathing
Hypotonicity of the lower limbs
Hypotonicity of the upper limbs - Answer Bowel incontinence
Urinary incontinence
Hypotonicity of the lower limbs
The nurse is providing care to a patient who is paralyzed from the waist down. Which spinal vertebra
injury would have caused this manifestation?
Lumbar vertebra 1
Cervical vertebra 4
, Cervical vertebra 6
Thoracic vertebra 6 - Answer Lumbar vertebra 1
A nurse is planning a bowel program for a patient with a T7 level spinal cord injury. What is the most
suitable position for bowel evacuation for this patient?
Prone position
Sitting position
Supine position
Standing position - Answer Sitting position
What type of blunt trauma can lead to a spinal cord injury?
Stab wound
Diving accident
Gunshot wound
Torn spinal cord - Answer Diving accident
Which diagnostic study is used to assess soft tissue injury and neurologic changes?
Doppler ultrasound
Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve
Problems: Spinal Cord Problems
Questions All Solved.
The nurse is providing care to a patient with a spinal cord injury who has areflexic bladder. Which
syndrome does the nurse anticipate?
Central cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
Brown-Séquard syndrome
Conus medullaris syndrome - Answer Conus medullaris syndrome
Which interventions should be included in the teaching plan for the patient with paraplegia who is
discharged from a rehabilitation facility? Select all that apply.
Use pressure-relief devices while sitting.
Change position at least every two hours.
Apply massage to areas with sustained redness.
Follow a diet high in vitamins and low in protein.
Inspect all skin areas on a daily basis using a mirror as necessary. - Answer Use pressure-relief devices
while sitting.
,Change position at least every two hours.
Inspect all skin areas on a daily basis using a mirror as necessary.
An older adult person has fallen from a step stool and has a lower sacral fracture. The investigation
reports also show that there is injury to the conus medullaris. What are the symptoms that the nurse
should expect while assessing the patient? Select all that apply.
Bowel incontinence
Urinary incontinence
Difficulty in breathing
Hypotonicity of the lower limbs
Hypotonicity of the upper limbs - Answer Bowel incontinence
Urinary incontinence
Hypotonicity of the lower limbs
The nurse is providing care to a patient who is paralyzed from the waist down. Which spinal vertebra
injury would have caused this manifestation?
Lumbar vertebra 1
Cervical vertebra 4
, Cervical vertebra 6
Thoracic vertebra 6 - Answer Lumbar vertebra 1
A nurse is planning a bowel program for a patient with a T7 level spinal cord injury. What is the most
suitable position for bowel evacuation for this patient?
Prone position
Sitting position
Supine position
Standing position - Answer Sitting position
What type of blunt trauma can lead to a spinal cord injury?
Stab wound
Diving accident
Gunshot wound
Torn spinal cord - Answer Diving accident
Which diagnostic study is used to assess soft tissue injury and neurologic changes?
Doppler ultrasound
