SCRN Practice Exam 2023 /Questions And Answers
(A+)
Quiz :A person with a stroke who seems unaware of their disability: -
√Answer :anosognosia
Quiz :Pt presents complaining of double vision, lacks horizontal eye movements
while tracking is preserved.
What area of the brain can cause internuclear opthalmoplegia? -
√Answer :Brainstem
Quiz :Watershed stroke is described as: - √Answer :Stroke between two
adjacent cerebral arteries
Quiz :Cerebrospinal fluid is produced at a rate of... - √Answer :0.3-0.4ml/min
Quiz :A patient with locked-in syndrome most likely had an infarct in the... -
√Answer :pons (pontine)
Quiz :A lacunar infarct is indicative of an event... - √Answer :in a small artery
Quiz :The MOST important point to emphasize in a community education
program on strokes that will directly improve patient outcome and disability in
setting of a stroke? - √Answer :Activate EMS
Quiz :What is a risk factor for a spontaneous carotid dissection? -
√Answer :Connective tissue disease
Quiz :What is the MOST significant risk factor for stroke? -
√Answer :Hypertension
Quiz :One fourth of all strokes occur in patients under the age of... -
√Answer :75
Quiz :Atrial fibrillation is associated with.. - √Answer :An increased risk of
stroke and mortality
Quiz :What is an example of exclusion criteria for tPA administration? -
√Answer :Bleeding diathesis (unusual susceptibility to bleeding, usually due to
hypocoagubility)
, Quiz :Findings consistent with alterations in posterior cerebral circulation: -
√Answer :Ataxia and visual deficits
Quiz :Predictor of a two-day risk for stroke following a TIA: -
√Answer :ABCD2
Quiz :What sign elicited during a physical examination would be indicative of
meningeal irritation? - √Answer :Kernig's Sign
Quiz :The most sensitive and specific imaging technique for demonstrating
acute infarction is... - √Answer :MR diffusion-weighted imaging
Quiz :A patient with SAH is ordered a cerebral angiogram. This test should... -
√Answer :identify the etiology of the bleed
Quiz :What diagnosis in a patient is a contraindication in performing a lumbar
puncture? - √Answer :SAH
Quiz :A neurologist has ordered a TTE. This test is best at identifying... -
√Answer :ventricular thrombus
Quiz :A woman with sickle cell disease is being seen for preventative stroke
diagnostic testing. What procedure would you expect to be performed? -
√Answer :Transcranial doppler
Quiz :A patient is scheduled for embolization of L AVM. The goal of the
treatment is... - √Answer :Occlusion of the deep arterial feeding vessels
Quiz :Pt with recent head trauma presents with pulstile tinnitus, headache, and
visual disturbances. These symptoms may indicate... - √Answer :dural
arteriovenous fistula
Quiz :MRI report describes a low flow, low pressure vascular lesion in the left
temporal lobe. The RN identifies that this is most likely... -
√Answer :Cavernous angioma
Quiz :Pt has slow speech with inappropriate silences and audible inspirations.
The RN identifies this as... - √Answer :Dysarthia
Quiz :When administering mannitol IV every 3 hours, the primary nursing
considerations include... - √Answer :Serum osmolality, CPP goals, and fluid
balance
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